What happens when you spend big on a robotic (or otherwise artificial) romantic companion for life, but they stop speaking to you because their tech support has expired? That was the predicament faced by Akihiko Kondo: a Japanese man who fell in love with a speaking hologram, had an unofficial marriage to it, but is […]
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Jamie F is a freelance writer, contributing to outlets such as The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, CNN and Vice, among others. He is also the creative force behind the Audible podcast Beast Master.
A new sextech conference aimed largely at industry professionals is set to launch in summer 2025 in Toronto, Canada. The SexTech TO Conference will take place on June 7 at the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in the Canadian city. Ticket and scheduling details for the one-day event are yet to be announced, but you […]
A $420,000 walking, talking humanoid companion robot powered by a popular AI agent is set to be released in 2025. The ElizaWakesUp robot’s AI ‘brain’, as such, will be powered by ElizaOS . Eliza Labs, the company behind the AI agent, is collaborating with robotics company Old World Labs to create the robot. Preview images […]
Netherlands-based Sextech company Kiiroo is launching a wearable egg-shaped vibrator aimed at live cam performers, that can put on an LED ‘light show’ when fans tip the cammer’s online performance. The Kiiroo Spot released today, January 28, 2025, costs $109. As well as its egg-shaped vibrating section, it features a section with an LED light […]
VR porn site SexLikeReal (SLR) has used its chroma suit passthrough technology to launch SLR For Women: its first dedicated vertical for VR porn with a female perspective. SLR For Women has kicked off with a (meaning singular) VR porn video featuring the male porn actor Danny Steele and Alicia Williams. It is designed to […]
Will metaverse spaces revolutionise online dating and shunt dating apps into internet history? Is Hinge’s new AI function going to eradicate boring prompt answers in the app? Why did a dating app you could only use on Thursdays fail? And has Bumble just announced the biggest comeback of the year? 2025 has already thrown up […]
