Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News SexLikeReal is mulling a way to sync e-stim devices to VR cams and videos
SexLikeReal's haptics team is exploring electrical stimulation (e-stim) devices that would sync with VR porn content, targeting mainstream users rather than the traditional BDSM audience. The company is also still developing its debut interactive
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News Brain Waves XR emotion-inducing VR system uses light to trick brain into experiencing arousal
Canadian startup Brain Waves XR has developed a VR system called 'Flow' that uses light emitted from headsets to trick the brain into experiencing emotions and phantom touch sensations, including sexual arousal. The company
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News Wearable haptic skin delivers ‘vivid touching experience’ in AR and VR
Researchers at Hong Kong's City University have developed WeTac, a wearable haptic electronic skin made from hydrogel with 32 electrodes that delivers tactile sensations during VR and AR experiences. Unlike bulky haptic gloves, WeTac
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News Teslasuit’s virtual hug is an important step for sextech in the metaverse
The Teslasuit, a full-body haptic suit priced from $8,500, has demonstrated a 'virtual hug' capability that is generating discussion about its potential for intimate and sexual applications in VR and the metaverse. The suit
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News Kat Walk C2 treadmill lets you sit, crouch, lean forward and run in virtual reality
The Kat Walk C2 VR treadmill, funded via a successful Kickstarter campaign, introduces a wider range of compatible body positions including crouching, leaning, and sitting. The article examines the device's sextech potential in the
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News Realistic VR kissing (and other mouth-related sensations) on the way thanks to new ultrasonic devices
Carnegie Mellon University's Future Interfaces Group has developed an ultrasonic haptic device that attaches to standard VR headsets and simulates mouth sensations including kissing, liquid contact, and other oral experiences without requiring additional equipment.
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News ‘SpinOcchio’ VR controller creates realistic ‘object slipping through fingers’ sensations
The SpinOcchio, a haptic VR controller developed by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's MAKinteract Lab, uses spinning discs to simulate the sensation of objects slipping between fingers. The article examines its potential
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Opinion ‘Haptic vest’ developments could lead to more immersive virtual sex experiences
The article examines OWO Game's new haptic vest, which delivers over 30 physical sensations during VR experiences, and speculates on its potential applications in virtual sex and sextech. It also references bHaptics' competing TactSuit
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News ‘Blended orgasm’ toy gets $1.1m grant via US robotics lab partnership
Oregon sextech startup Lora DiCarlo has secured a $1.1 million grant from the Oregon Opportunity Zone Limited Partnership to develop Osé, a micro-robotic sexual stimulator designed for hands-free blended orgasms. The company is working
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News Ultra-light Dextres gloves add a touch of reality to VR
Scientists at EPFL and ETH Zurich have developed the Dextres haptic gloves, an ultra-lightweight VR glove design weighing just eight grams per finger that simulates realistic touch using electrostatic attraction rather than bulky exoskeletons
