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Sex Tech News: VR Porn Investors, Slow Progress on Male Contraceptive, Adult Game Streams & Match’s Dating Apps

By Jenna Owsianik
August 7, 2021
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The latest news and trends from the sexual health, adult industry, and dating markets.

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  • Match Group to add audio and video chat, including group live video, to its dating app portfolio

“Dating app maker and Tinder parent Match Group said during its Q2 earnings it will bring audio and video chat, including group live video, and other livestreaming technologies to several of the company’s brands over the next 12 to 24 months. The developments will be powered by innovations from Hyperconnect, the social networking company that this year became Match’s biggest acquisition to date when it bought the Korean app maker for a sizable $1.73 billion.” (via Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

  • Post-pandemic, cybersex tech is driving the future of pornography — and investors are taking note.

“[T]here are signs that, as VR technology has improved substantially, demand for VR porn, already one of the fastest-growing categories on the adult website PornHub, has been growing, spurred on by the pandemic as people were stuck at home and craving a deeper connection. It’s enough to get investors talking about it, at least.

“Bryony Cooper, managing partner at accelerator VC fund Arkley Brinc and Stephan Morais, managing general partner at Indico Capital, says it’s part of a trend of cybersex tech which is an opportunity for investors. ‘There’s a massive market for [cybersex tech]. All you need to do is look at the statistics of how many people watch porn online, for example,'” (via Monica Karpinski/sifted.eu)

Vasalgel infographic via Revolution Contraceptives.
Vasalgel infographic via Revolution Contraceptives.
  • Reversible Male Contraceptive Vasalgel Seeks New Partners in Face of Slow Progress

“Over the past few years, we have continued preclinical studies of Vasalgel, with a focus on testing different formulations, developing an improved reversal methodology, and completing advanced laboratory analytics on the chemistry and structural properties of the material. But progress has been slower than we would like.

“We remain confident that Vasalgel has the potential to fill a critical need for non-hormonal male contraception, but we believe the project is likelier to succeed if we partner with another organization that has the resources necessary to complete the next steps, including clinical trials and regulatory approvals. We've been exploring options with potential collaborators who have urology medical device experience and a shared commitment to our social mission, and continue to seek new connections.” (via Vasalgel/Revolution Contraceptives)

  • Chaturbate Aproves Streaming of 3DXChat Adult Game During Cam Show

“Perhaps this Chaturbate [NSFW] partnership with 3DXChat [NSFW] will be able to succeed where adult live streaming game platform Plexstorm ostensibly hasn't. Launched in 2018, Plexstorm is similar to the live gaming video service Twitch, but with a focus exclusively on adult content, However, readers have told FutureofSex.net it does not regularly show live gaming feeds with models.

“Since Chaturbate is one of the most recognized names in camming, already attracting a huge global audience, the platform is much better poised to help kick off a sticking trend of streaming adult games on cam platforms.” (via Future of Sex)

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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.
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