2019 XBIZ Awards: The Best Sex Dolls, VR Porn, Sex Tech Products and Brands

January 22, 2019

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Adult industry honors the best in intimate technologies and experiences.

On Thursday, January 17, the adult industry honored its most prominent professionals at the annual XBIZ Awards in Los Angeles, California. Hundreds of adult film stars and industry executives attended the ceremony hosted by industry legend, Stormy Daniels at the Bonaventure Hotel.

Awards were announced across the following categories: Movies & Production, Web & Technology, Pleasure Products, and Retail & Distribution. Below are the winners honored for their contributions in sex tech:

UPDATE: This newer article takes a closer look at each winner and why they won.
Sex Doll Brand of the Year
Ultimate Fantasy Dolls, Pipedream Products

Condom Manufacturer of the Year
Paradise Marketing

Best Sex Scene – Virtual Reality
Domino Presley, Moving in, Putting Out (GroobyVR)

Virtual Reality Site of the Year
WankzVR.com [NSFW]

Emerging Web Brand of the Year
Nutaku [NSFW]

Luxury Pleasure Product/Line of the Year
Premium, Womanizer

Sex Toy of the Year — Powered (Vibrating)
Tri-It, Screaming O

Sex Toy of the Year — Powered (Non-Vibrating)
Stronic Surf Pulsator 2, Fun Factory

Sex Toy of the Year — Non-Powered
Trident Series, Aneros

Couples Sex Kit/Toy of the Year
Vac-U-Lock – Total Penetration Set, Doc Johnson

Innovative Sex Toy of the Year — Design
Satisfyer Pro Traveler, Satisfyer

Innovative Sex Toy of the Year — Technology
Lovely 2.0, Lovely

Male Pleasure Product/Line of the Year
Satisfyer Men Heat Vibration, Satisfyer

Gay Pleasure Product/Line of the Year
Milan Christopher Dildo Fleshjack, Fleshlight

LGBT Pleasure Products Company of the Year
OXBALLS

BDSM Pleasure Products Company of the Year
The Stockroom

Specialty Product/Line of the Year
Touch, Warm

Image sources: XBIZOfficial

Reba Thomas

Reba Thomas is the CEO and Founder of Sexpert Consultants LLC and the Co-founder and Principal Consultant at 38 Creatives Media Group. She specializes in sexual health education, content creation, resource development, and marketing/communications.

Her written works for Future of Sex focuses on sextech products and male contraception.

She is a member of Women of Sex Tech and serves as an ambassador for the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) and Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington (PPMW). In the past, she has served as an educator for O. school where she taught live, interactive sexuality classes on this women-owned platform geared specifically toward minority audiences.

Reba attended Howard University and received sexual health education training through Indiana University's Center for Sexual Health Promotion.