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FEATURE | By Mark Kernes
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Left, the Opro2x sex machine; right, the CamasutraVR.com booth. Photos by JFK/FUBARWebmasters.com
in L.A. Some of the stars people can find on our site are Keisha Grey, Natalia Starr, Janice Griffith,
Spencer Scott, top names—I mean, you name her, we’ve shot her. ... We’re a subscription site, and
although we’re not officially affiliated with any other sites, we work closely with all the big brands.”
Each FuckingAwesome video runs about 30 minutes, and most feature the industry’s top male
talent as well, most notably Mick Blue. The site even has a countdown clock to let subscribers know
when the next scene will drop.
Also newly exhibiting at the Expo was industry vet Jeff Dillon, late of Gamelink, who’s started his
own content site, Xblizit.com, albeit one with a twist: “Subscribers” (it’s a free, ad-driven site) get
rewards for each level they access, and the stars can make cash by getting viewers to vote for them.
“Xblizit is a new take on video-on-demand,” said Dillon, who’s way familiar with VOD sites. “It’s
a gamified VOD site built on a very powerful commercial engine of 50 levels. Every level issues a
new reward and then studios can make money putting their content on our platform and building a
channel that will bring in ad revenue and subscription revenue; stars can make money by getting their
fans to vote for them. The most popular star every month will receive $500; the second most popular
will receive $200; and the third will receive $100—every month, So fans can keep voting for their
favorite star, and it’s a great way for everybody to make money. The customers make money from our
rewards program, the stars make money from our contests, and most of all our content producers,
which is why we’re here, because we’re here to jerk off, watch the stars—we also pay them and they’re
getting a share of the ad revenue, which they’re not getting on the tube sites.”
Xblizit currently has about 20 studios posting content to the site, and Dillon figures to cap the
number at 40 altogether. Among the current providers are ArchAngel Video, HookUpHotShot,
Screwbox and the recently signed PervOut.
Another new exhibitor was TeaseUm.com, a 10-year-old content provider with a specialty: photos
and videos of women in bikinis—and they do a bit of webcamming as well—and those bikinis don’t
stay on indefinitely. There’s another twist as well: The TeaseUm ladies will be only too glad to book
you on “luxury lifestyle cruises” to places like Jamaica, Puerto Vallarta, and even Alaska—and a lot
of the models go on those cruises, ready to pose in the tropical sun for all sorts of photos. “There’s
no hardcore; we just like to tease ‘em,” explained model Lauren Lucia. “That’s why we named it
TeaseUm.”
“I’m the director of models for TeaseUm, so I help run over 6,000 models,” said Crystal Knight,
who was staffing the booth with seven of her fellow models. “We have over 300 staff photographers.
We do destination photo shoots to Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, all over. We’re a
bikini, lingerie and nude website that has photo sets, videos—we have probably 100,000 of each of
those, and then we also have webcams, we have bikinis for sale, some of the tiniest bikinis probably in
the business—someone said it’s like dental floss and coasters on your body. Other than that, we help
build models’ careers, teach them how to make a name in the industry, and then they go wherever
they want to go from there, whether it’s porn, just lingerie, glamour, runway—so we help build
girls and teach them to be a persona, a force to reckon with.
While TeaseUm may have had eight models chatting and signing photos, Dolls
Playground featured about a dozen “models,” all displayed across the back wall
of Artists Hall. Of course, they were all rubber, but that shouldn’t make a
difference, right?
“Dolls Playground was set up last year,” said company spokeperson
Daniel Kachler. “We are a party of three: a Canadian guy, me as a
German and Jenny from China. The company is located in Spain, so
you see we are very international. Our dolls are made of TPE, made
in the USA. The difference between those Chinese guys around us
that are using the cheap Chinese TPE, we’re using the high-grade,
FDA-approved TPE, so you can enjoy them without getting any
problems.”
As has become the rule for higher-end sex dolls, the Dolls
Playground inventory all have orifices that are removable for
washing.
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The company currently has a showroom in Germany and is
planning to open a showroom in Los Angeles. Watch for the
launch of DollsPlayground.com for updates.
On the production side of things, one booth that drew a lot
of interest was Padcaster, a portable iPad-based production
studio that basically fits into a knapsack.
“Padcaster is a way to use your personalized IoS device—
your iPad—to capture high-end video,” explained a company
spokesperson. “You take the iPad and put it in our proprietary
metal frame, and we have three different mic options: we have a
lavalier, we have a shotgun mic and we also have a stick mic. In
addition, we also have an LED light. This solution also comes
with a teleprompter, so if you have a script that you need to
read, you can read it off the teleprompter. What’s cool about
the teleprompter is that you’re actually looking into the camera
of the iPad while you’re reading it so there’s zero eye drift.
In addition, it comes with a wide-angle lens and a micro lens
that you can use as well if you don’t want to use the camera
that’s on the iPad. You can also use other lenses that come with
Canon or Sony or Panasonic, etc.”
The company was running an “AVN Show Special” which,
thankfully for non-attendees, will continue through the end
of 2018. It includes dolly wheels, a tripod, a case to hold the
iPad and accessories, all three mics, the LED light, the two-lens
options, the teleprompter, and it also comes with a backpack
that holds everything, so wherever one wants to shoot, all the
necessary equipment is right at hand. Also included is a green
screen so if one is camming at home, with a flick of the editing
software, one can be on the beach or on the golf course or in a
hotel—or a swing club! The whole thing costs $1,299, and is
available at Padcaster.com.
Finally, attendees at the show saw the Opro2x sex machine
for couples. Perhaps the best way to think of it is that it
combines the best parts of a Sybian and one of those fucking
machines.
“The purpose of our machine is to bring couples together;
we’re trying to bring the man and the woman together,”
explained Chris, the company’s owner. “There’s so many
machines out there, mostly for women; there may be a few out
there for men, but we want to have something for couples play.
Our machine is different from the others. You have a dildo that
actually is doing penetration, and inside the dildo is a tube that
delivers lubrication. We don’t want to have women have to stop
in the middle of intercourse, in the middle of having fun, to
lube up. You have it internally, ready to rock and roll.
“You have the functionality of the dildo and your attachment,
and you also have the vibrator, your clit vibe, adjustable but you
can lock it in place hands free, let it go, and with that said, we
also want to bring the man into the mix; we want to make sure
he has lots of fun,” Chris continued.
But that’s just the beginning of this top-level gadget. For one
thing, it’s got a digital readout of all the speeds for both the
clit vibe and attachment. Also, the included lubricating dildo is
removable, and various third party devices can be attached in
its place.
“The really cool thing about our machine that we’re excited
to bring out is our wi-fi capability through our app,” Chris said.
“You’re able to have full functionality in the palm of your hand
with your phone and your tablet, and you have facetime interval
with your partner; you get to see her, she sees you, and you are
on with our app and you are able to run the clit vibe and the
attachment speeds and everything from anywhere you are in
the world. It’s a big seller, especially among the military; we
have a lot of military. We are based out of San Diego; we’re very
proud to be made in the USA so we are in a big community
with military so we do have a lot of military folks with wives
and girlfriends that are at home, and this is about as close as
they can get to just having a little bit of pleasure, fun and sex
with their loved ones.”
Those interested can find the Opro2X sex machine at
Opro2x.com.