Dame Products CEO Alex Fine on the pleasure gap and the importance of listening to users
When Alex Fine was in college, her vibrator caught fire. The poor materials and shoddy design of sex toys back then led her to start her…
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Sex Tech Space founder Alison Falk on her sextech zine for engineers and tackling taboos
Although originally heralding from a developer background, when Alison Falk started getting clued up about sextech, she knew she’d finally found her calling. Alison began to…
The power problem: The present and the future of sex toy batteries and motors
A very common complaint about the myriad of vibrating sex toys on the market is that many of them are simply not powerful enough. This is…
Leika co-founder Billie Quinlan on creating a ‘sensual Headspace’ audio coaching app
Leika is an audio-based sex coaching app, launching early 2018. Think of the product as the ‘sensual Headspace’, and you’re halfway there, with audio coaching clips…
Going deep: The tech behind the Autoblow AI
We recently introduced you to the Autoblow AI by VIECI (Very Intelligent Ecommerce, Inc.), an oral sex simulator for people with penises that’s currently crowdfunding and…
What happens when sextech DIY is your hobby? Maybe don’t try this at home
When we talk about “sex tech”, we tend to focus on the large companies that employ professional product developers and produce toys that cost hundreds of…
The patent that stifled sextech startups has expired, but there could be more trouble ahead
In 1998 – before Google, Facebook, or before any of the internet giants became giants – a patent was filed in the US (US6368268) by a…
Space to escape: Inside Japan’s pay-by-the-hour VR booths
Physical space is a commodity; a well understood resource with price driven by supply and demand. In some places its abundance can lead to somewhat bizarre…
How Hot Octopuss took inspiration from the medical industry to build better sextech devices
Hot Octopuss was started just five years ago on the back of a scrap of paper. Like many businesses, it started as a desire to build…
Virtuleap’s ‘attention algorithm’ could make every adult VR movie and game interactive (and do a whole lot more too)
Virtuleap is not an adult company. Nonetheless, it is a company developing technology that could lead to more immersive and interactive adult VR experiences if developers…
Sextech for long-distance love: How to stay close when you can’t be
There’s no getting around it: long distance relationships are hard. My primary partner and I were long distance for the first year of our relationship, before…
Hostile platforms: ‘Baby, I got your money’
Running an adult-related online business isn't straightforward – even if you make sales, getting your money can be hard work.
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