Control Your Lover’s Vibrator with OhMiBod’s New Remote App

May 31, 2014

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Distance means nothing. All you need is WiFi to get frisky with someone far away.

And sex toy company OhMiBod aims to join the action by releasing its own long-distance love products. Its blueMotion vibrator and companion smartphone app are scheduled for sale this July.

Suki Dunham, co-founder of OhMiBod, says her company wants to tear down the intimate barriers erected by technology, using technology.

“Now when you get into bed at night, you curl up and cuddle up with your iPad as opposed to your partner,” she told Future of Sex.

“The idea behind blueMotion was to bridge that chasm that’s been created by these devices, and instead use these devices to create a connection.”

Compatible with iOS and Android, the OhMiBod Remote App boasts five different modes for controlling the woman’s vibe.

“Rhythm” lets users pick preset patterns, while “touch” allows them to create their own by sliding their fingers over the phone’s screen. “Wave” uses accelerometers already inside smartphones to gauge a device’s angle and then produce stronger or more stable movements.

People can also create custom pulsating patterns with “tap,” or record themselves speaking and then send matching vibrations with “voice.”

The blueMotion vibrator is modeled after OhMiBod’s own award-winning product, the Club Vibe 2.OH — a wireless and wearable device that buzzes to the beat of music. Its sleek, curved design slips easily into underwear and can also be controlled by a remote.

The new vibrator and app rely on Bluetooth, limiting the operating range to less than 30 feet. But, after a successful Indiegogo campaign that raised nearly $27,000, the company should be able to add WiFi capabilities in the next couple months.

So, are you willing to give this remote-controlled vibrator a try?

UPDATE: OhMiBod’s Indiegogo campaign continues to run after surpassing its initial fundraising goal of $20,000. People have until June 19 to contribute and to get the first blueMotion vibrators at discounted prices.

Image source: ohmibodvideo

Jenna Owsianik

Jenna Owsianik is a Canadian journalist and sex tech expert. Since 2014 she has been Editor-in-Chief of FutureofSex.net, the world’s leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, today and tomorrow.

Jenna is the primary author of the Future of Sex Report (2016).

Her expertise covers state-of-the-art sex technologies and the major fields driving innovations in intimacy: robotics, virtual reality, remote sex (teledildonics), immersive adult entertainment, human augmentation, virtual sex, and sexual health.

A trained journalist with a Masters of Journalism from The University of British Columbia, Jenna’s reporting has appeared on Futurism.com, Al Jazeera English, CTV British Columbia online, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS 60 Minutes, Global News, and CKNW Radio in Canada and the United States.

As a sex tech industry consultant, she is especially passionate about helping companies deliver accessible services and products to people with disabilities and other underserved communities.

Jenna also runs the sites SexforEveryBody.com, a sex-positive, body-positive online magazine that promotes inclusive sex education; and DisabledSexGuide.com, an adult resource on sex, disability, and erotica.

In 2013, Jenna won two Canadian Online Publishing Awards for her work on The Pain Project, a multimedia site on global access to palliative care.

She won second place at the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism’s Public Health category for her participation in the documentary Freedom From Pain.

Jenna has an Honors BA in Women’s Studies and Feminist Research as well as a French minor from The University of Western Ontario. She spent a year studying at L’Université Lumière Lyon 2 in Lyon, France.