Reckless tariffs, culture wars …industry has to rise above these and other challenges

If a recent Fast Company report is anything to go by, we might be seeing, if not the end, then possibly a serious decline in the last few years’ multi-billion-dollar sextoy manufacturing and sales boom.  

Unbound’s CEO and co-founder, Polly Rodriguez, explained the financial insecurities brought on by the United States’ international tariffs have created an uncertain atmosphere, where “It’s incredibly difficult to create a strategy during times of economic volatility because it’s impossible to predict what will happen next.”

She added it’s been nearly impossible to attempt to formulate anything close to an effective long-term financial plan, forcing Unbound to adopt a more flexible approach regarding “working closely with our manufacturers and freight forwarders to respond to daily changes in trade policy.”

All this has led Rodriguez to take unprecedented measures, such as increasing product delivery times by reducing shipping costs and weighing low-cost packaging options. 

Everything’s changing—not necessarily for the better

It all comes down to not knowing what’s going to happen next, “If the first 100 days of this administration have taught me anything, it’s to expect nothing but sheer chaos,” she says. “I’m not expecting any long-term stability anytime soon.”

Ill-thought-out tariffs aren’t the only turbulence the sexual pleasure industry may have to navigate in the years ahead.   

“Whether it’s Sephora pulling back from their sexual wellness section or investors becoming more cautious,” sextech expert Bryony Cole contributed, “anything tied to sexuality or bodily autonomy feels under attack right now.”

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Where once it looked as if we might be on the verge of a high-tech, progressive, sexually-accepting social renaissance, now, as Cole put it, “We thought female-founded brands were finally going to make it. But today, it’s more like we’re operating in the shadows, just trying to withstand the storm.”

Time to lay low or speak up?

While admitting that for all its slow, steady advancements, sextech’s never been an especially sure-footed industry, Cole’s alarmed by how much and how frequently today’s business environment can change.

Not that everything’s doom and/or gloom, Cole points to her Sextech School, a pre-accelerator business resource for industry interested employees, managers, and investors. Cole notes it aims to, “Move beyond just delivering physical products,” and financial and social downturns aside,  “People are getting smarter by necessity and fostering more support for one another within our community.”

Echoing Cole’s sentiments, Rodriguez reminds us how crucial it is to play a long game, remembering how “In 1970, only 1% of women used vibrators.” Now it’s an impressively large 65%, showing, “That trajectory doesn’t reverse just because a bunch of old white men are uncomfortable with us enjoying our bodies.”

It’s gonna be a bumpy ride

Cole and Rodriguez’s view of the sextech industry’s stability getting worse before it gets better—due to tariffs, social pendulum swings, and a million other potential drawbacks—is something the business as well as its sexually progressive advocates shouldn’t forget.

Rodriguez reminds us of the proliferation and growing acceptance of pleasure devices, and how people have learned they have the right to enjoy whatever consensual sexual activities they may happen to enjoy.

Besides, until in the hopefully not-too-distant future when predatory capitalism is long and thankfully forgotten, when money talks, people listen.  

Whether the growing proliferation of exciting sextech devices and adult content platforms—despite the efforts of opportunistic, anti-pleasure politicians and religious zealots—shows no sign of ebbing, we know if there’s a demand, then there’s cash to be made.

The sextech industry may be looking at an extended downturn or fallow period until everyone—from governments to sexually ill-educated citizens—comes to their senses, but challenging as everything might become, try to take Rodriguez and Cole’s reserved optimism to heart.

Yes, it feels like sexually-informed, conscientious, and passionate communities and businesses are being forced to take several monumental steps backwards, but we’re all still here making stride after stride forward—maybe not easily, but vitally progressive ones nevertheless.

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Sextoy manufacturers and customers need to take customer data protection seriously

Whether wearing BlueTooth-enabled chastity devices to experience the power-exchange pleasures of sexual denial play or enjoying the mutually interactive possibilities of Internet-connected sextoys, the new world of smart sextech devices is well on its way to enhancing the sex lives of millions of people.

But what happens if a hacker infiltrates the app controlling your chastity device holding your genitalia for ransom—or threatens to expose your interactive self-pleasuring activities unless they receive a certain amount in Bitcoins?

In a study conducted by Dr. Mark Cote, Dr. William Seymour, Dr. Jennifer Pybus, and Dalia Mariasin for the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, these and other types of sex toy hacking involving cloud-based services were explored. 

Add to that Apple allowing the first-ever adult content app to be downloaded on their iPhone platforms in the European Union and the ever-new round of remote sex toys being introduced seemingly every day, we can’t but wonder where we are, mid-way into this decade, in securing our ever-more technologically advanced sex toys and adult apps?

Buyer beware

As this year’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show) illustrated, a slew of new desktops and laptops featuring new chips running ever-advancing-AI software are well on their way, not to mention a slew of next-generation handhelds and a bevy of state-of-the-art BlueTooth-enabled sextoys

But connecting with a partner via the net, while something many have been doing for quite a while and surely a way of playing that opens all kinds of interesting sexual positive possibilities, also throws the lid of Pandora’s Box wide open.

As Adrian Gonzalez, Editorial Director of ToyChats, reminds us, “I hate to admit it, but sex toy apps aren’t immune to data breaches.” 

Emphasizing the need for users to be more security conscious, Adrian added, “It goes without saying, but make sure you’re on a private network when you’re using a sex toy app. You’re putting yourself and any virtual partners at risk if you’re using somebody else’s WiFi or a public network.”

How we got here

By the end of the new century’s first decade, sextoy manufacturers had begun equipping their products with a range of new, interactive technologies, including Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity.

However, while this period also saw a decrease and eventual near cessation of phthalate use in those same products—notably the result of Ulrich Krieg’s research—many of those same companies tended to fall behind in terms of securing their online-capable toys.

Companies start to step up

Fortunately, a growing number of sextech industry leaders are beginning to prioritize customer security more seriously.

“Safety and privacy are top priorities for us at Ohdoki, and we’ve built our devices with key safeguards to protect users from modern digital threats,” Ohdoki’s CEO, JP Wilhelmse, manufacturer of The Handy stroker and Oh! Vibrator told us.

For instance, Wilhelmse’s company has implemented new methods to help ensure user security and anonymity, starting by giving new customers the option to set up a personal account or not.  

Additionally, rather than storing personal data, Ohdoki now utilizes a unique, end-to-end encryption system to ensure that user data and personal communications remain fully protected.

Wilhelmse further summed up their dedication to consumer security, stating:

A strong database with a strong defending system is required for us to keep our app safe, I’m not an I.T. professor so it’s hard for me to explain this, however, what I know the fact is that the personal information was sold by someone in 99% of total cases, not hacked. This means that if we don’t sell this information, the chance of hacking is super low. And we never do something illegal.

Together we stand

In the current climate of what NexGenus calls “frictionless shopping,” a consumer state providing a “seamless customer journey where every touchpoint, from product discovery to checkout, is intuitive and efficient,” it’s becoming clear that most people aren’t fond of waiting for anything—let alone when purchasing smart sextoys. 

Leading, with the proliferation of rapid online checkouts, to suppliers needing to have their products ready to ship at a moment’s notice, but hopefully not sacrificing customer security in the process.

Although some companies are taking steps to keep their transactions and sales private, Adrian Gonzalez also reminds us that it’s just as imperative for buyers to remain acutely aware of their security risks and not let their desires get in the way of their common sense. 

Take control 

Adding to this Caveat Emptor approach, this ExpressVPN article provides even more salient (some might even say obvious) points, such as customers needing to adequately research not just what they are buying but who they are buying it from:

Has this manufacturer suffered security breaches, and, if so, how quickly and effectively were they addressed fixing these problems. These days, you don’t have to dig too deep for reviews…especially negative ones.

Another crucial security measure is to be aware of how a company acquires and uses customer information.

As for how to prevent someone from accessing your smart playthings, ExpressVPN recommends services such as theirs, writing, “VPN will not remove the risk of a hacker infiltrating your sex app maker’s servers. But it will prevent snooping on where exactly it is you might be going when connected to a WiFi sex toy.”

Lastly, be cautious when electronically sharing your Internet-of-things devices, particularly with companies that have a less-than-stellar security rating.  

Be smart, play safe

In the end, what we’ve always needed is well-reasoned, transparent communication between manufacturers and purchasers—no matter what the product is, where, why, and how it’s used—combined with customers also developing some much-needed shopping smarts.

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While female celebrities boldly champion pleasure, male counterparts are nowhere to be found

Celebrity responses to the booming sextech industry reveal more than personal preferences—they highlight a cultural split that’s as gendered as a pink-and-blue toy aisle. While a growing number of female-identified stars embrace vibrators as wellness tools and proudly display their names on pleasure products, their counterparts remain conspicuously absent.

It used to be that no one with a reputation to protect would admit to using sex toys, but times have changed. In the early 1980s, adult entertainers began to endorse products. Some even licensed molds of their body parts to manufacturers. However these days mainstream celebrity women commonly endorse sex toys to empower pleasure, though it’s unlikely they’ll go as far as body molds. 

Whether celebrity endorsements make a difference to consumers or not–and many think they do–it’s clear the sextech industry is booming with no bust in sight.

A few milestones in the shape of things to come

According to Page Six, SheKnows, and MySexToyGuide, a growing number of female stars are happy to endorse sex toys. Some even create and market pleasure products of their own. Here’s a timeline and partial list of US and UK celebrities who are outspoken about their enjoyment of sex toys and who have chosen to add luster, luxury, and sexual empowerment to sex tech products and brands:

• 2005: Eva Longoria tells Self that she didn’t enjoy sex until she learned to masturbate and bought her first vibrator in 2002.
• 2009: Lady Gaga talks about the happiness she experiences with her vibrator in The Sun.
• 2011: Maggie Gyllenhall admits to amassing an “incredible collection” of vibrators after starring in Hysteria.
• 2012: Alicia Silverstone endorsed a vibrator called The Leaf in OpenSky.
• In 2017, Jane Fonda flashed a large purple vibrator on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and spoke candidly about her vibrator use. 
• In 2020, Gwyneth Paltrow sold the first vibrator designed for her GOOP lifestyle brand and Dakota Johnson invested in, and became co-creative director for Maude.
• In 2021, Miley Cyrus showed off her boudoir decor with a rainbow of vibrators. Cardi B granted a cameo closeup to a Vush Majesty 2 vibrator in her music video for “Up.” 
• In 2022, Madonna displayed a vibrating necklace dangling between her breasts and Demi Lovato teamed with Bellisa to create the Demi Wand, a compact vibrator.
• In 2023 Christine Aquilera co-founded Playground to produce vegan, plant-based lubricants and personal care products, also serving as the chief wellness advisor. Charlie Brooks, of the British show, “Eastenders,” announced she was starting her own sex tech company, Crazy Curiosity Ltd.
• In 2024, Katy Perry displayed a Lovehoney vibrator in her music video for “Woman’s World” and Halle Berry developed an intimacy gel in collaboration with Joylux. 

Others such as Cara Delevingne, who co-owns and advises toy company Lora DiCarlo; Amber Rose, who collaborated with Lelo; and Lily Allen, a British singer-songwriter, helped design a vibrator for Womanizer; are also part of this trend to normalize and validate toys for sexual pleasure. 

It’s not just happening in the US and UK, female celebrities in India and elsewhere are also creating products, brands, and websites to promote sexual wellness and pleasure.

In stark contrast

But though adult products are apparently more accepted than ever there remain those for whom a public association with an adult product seems worse than being caught in flagrante by pesky paparazzi. 

One of the most notable incidents concerns a legal conflict between one of the most famous rock drummers in the world, Ringo Starr, and a sex toy company called Screaming O. The company applied for a US trademark for its Ring O vibrating penis ring in 2018. Starr filed a lawsuit in 2019 and a settlement was reached in 2020.

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According to Farout Magazine, Starr’s legal paperwork stated: “Since Opposer’s (Ringo) name is tied to a wide variety of products, consumers will likely believe that Opposer’s newest venture is sex toys—and this is an association that Opposer does not want.”

A settlement was reached in 2020. DailyMail reported: “According to the dismissal settlement, Starr has consented to the use of the name Ring O ‘only in connection with adult aids and desensitising sprays, and so long as there is a separation between the word ‘RING’ and the letter ‘O’’.

There is some irony in noting that Screaming O had been selling the same penis ring, with that exact name since 2008.

Wouldn’t it be nice if—

Given that many male identified persons—particularly heterosexual, CIS-gendered men in the US and elsewhere—are still not comfortable with buying and using sex toys, Starr’s reaction to the Ring O is understandable, though it represents a missed opportunity for something that is sorely needed: sex toy endorsement by an internationally influential male celebrity.

Starr is not alone. Heterosexual discomfort has been noted in several studies. For example, researchers from the University of Copenhagen recently assessed sex toy use in Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, and the UK, and found that “Those identifying as heterosexual reported owning fewer sex toys than those identifying as homosexual, bisexual, or asexual.” 

The researchers offered a reason for this difference as “Furthermore, the widespread heteronormative perspective on sexuality, which binds individuals to stereotypical gender roles and behaviors, may not include the use of sex toys or only certain kinds of normative appropriate sex toys.”

Meanwhile, those not constrained by heteronormative perspectives surely must be having more fun. As early as 2011, researchers at the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University studied sex toy use in almost 26,000 gay and bisexual men and discovered:

A majority (78.5%) of gay and bisexually identified men reported having used at least one type of sex toy, including dildos (62.1%), non-vibrating cock rings (51.9%), vibrators (49.6%), butt plugs (34.0%), masturbation sleeves (27.9%), and anal beads or balls (19.3%)…These data suggest that sex toy use is common among gay and bisexual men during both solo and partnered sexual activities and considered by these men as enhancing the quality of their sexual experiences.

If pleasure is political—and let’s face it, it always is—then the absence of male celebrity voices in sex tech is more than a missed marketing opportunity. It’s a failure to evolve. 

While female-identified persons in the spotlight reshape the narrative around autonomy and joy, too many men still act as if vibrators might bite. 

But perhaps the silence isn’t just about discomfort; maybe it’s about the fear of being associated with tools that prioritize nuanced, non-phallic pleasure. If the next frontier of masculinity includes empathy, vulnerability, and a good buzz, then it’s time for some brave, big-name men to pick up the toy and the mic.

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Say hello to a world of infinitely adaptable smart plastic pleasure devices

If things continue the way there are now—and there’s lots of evidence that they will—in a few years we may be seeing a whole range of objects with the ability to become practically anything.

From fabrics resembling metal or even wood, these smart materials will be able to change color, shape. and even texture. They’ll be able to morph into whatever we’ll need in an instant.

The sexual possibilities, to put it lightly, could be tremendous.

Welcome to the world of programmable matter

Currently, the state of programmable matter is still in its infancy. But researchers are optimistic that with forthcoming breakthroughs, we will soon be seeing a transformable future.

There is a range of approaches to creating substances that can be altered on command. One way is using electromagnetic fields to interact with materials suffused with ferromagnetic particles. Turn on the juice and the stuff could take on an array of useful shapes.

Another approach is what is called claytronics: basically a form of nanotechnology where a substance is mostly made up of atom-sized machines.

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Then there’s the idea of smart plastics. Here the idea is the material would, after receiving a programmed command, expand or contract like artificial muscles. There’s even the possibility it could change color using something like the synthetic version of an octopus’s chromatophores, microscopic dots of color that can be switched on and off to create almost any hue desired.

A shape-changing future

The implications for programmable matter are astounding. Why have a whole toolbox when you can one nanotech device that can become whatever you need when you need it?

Why have a wardrobe full of clothes when a single garment can shift from summer to winter wear at a moment’s notice? Why have a house full of gadgets when one programmable blob of plastic can transform into anything on command? Why have a dressing that needs to be adjusted and changed when you can have a bandage that not only monitors your injury, but applies or decreases pressure and heat to optimize healing?

True, some of this is probably some decades away. But even extrapolating only a few years ahead, the potential for programmable materials is still intriguing—especially when it comes to programmable materials and sex.

The ultimate sex toy

For one thing, imagine a sex toy smart enough not just to learn what you like but also be able to become what you need. Smoothly, seamlessly, it could gain or loose texture, get warmer or colder, or expand or contract by reading your level of arousal.

A programmable matter sexbot could, when not in use, look like a generic figure. But switched on it could morph into a lifelike copy of whoever or whatever you want.

Let’s say you have a long-distance lover. They hook up to a transmission system and connect your robot’s sensory input to wherever they might be. In response, your bot’s smart plastic outer covering becomes a facsimile of their real self—or whatever you and they decide would be fun to play with that day.

As the tech grows even more advanced, it’s possible that our clothing—in addition to being able to change style on a whim—could become a form of wearable sex tech. Feeling amorous? The very fabric you are wearing could contract, expand, or actually even move in a way to scratch that itch.

And, beyond even that, there might be an age when many humans have become cyborgs; replacing their original organic organs with programmable matter parts. For them, their genitals could be whatever they desired them to be, for whatever sex they wanted to have. It would be an age of nearly limitless possibilities—limited only by imagination.

The only certainty is change

While it’s unclear exactly what form the materials of the near and far future may take, one thing is certain: with the way things are going, it will be a world where the only definite thing is that it will be changeable.

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What happens when our smart pleasure devices play well together?

Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth and home computers first became available, what you had on your desk was all there was—or ever could be. Buying your hardware was all about foresight; not just about what you needed but what you might need.

True, some things could be upgraded—like RAM and ROM—but the basic, and stop me if I’m getting too technical here, guts of your computer were pretty much it.

Welcome to the cloud

Along came the Internet. At first it was a place to romp around in—especially for sexy stuff—but that, and computers, changed completely with the advent of the cloud.

In a nutshell, the cloud is where I’m writing this right now. Back in the aforementioned era of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, I would have been clacking away into MS Word, saving the finished piece onto a hard drive or floppy. From there it would then be snail mailed, sneaker-netted, or—with the coming of early Internet—emailed to whoever wanted it.

But now I’m doing my clicking and clacking in Google Docs (take that, Microsoft): each word zapped off almost as fast as I can write it. My machine no longer has to do anything but connect to the web.

It also means that I can pull this article up on my iPad, my iPhone, or any other piece of tech that can connect to the net—and other people at Future of Sex can do the same, as long as I give them permission, of course.

Sex tech and the cloud

Okay, you’ve been patient enough: let’s get to sex. Like any technology, we are seeing all kinds of sex tech that connects, via Bluetooth or a direct physical connection, to the Internet. This allows users to remotely access certain sex toys known as teledildonics. t

Vibrators, butt plugs, you name it, and there’s someone either working on or already selling one that can do some pretty amazing things—but not because of built-in processing power but because it can connect to the web, which does the thinking for it.

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It’s easy, though, to forget a key attraction to the cloud. Sure, you can now program your vibrator with your smartphone or computer, and you can even share your personalized settings with your partner, or the world, and you can link all kinds of devices to all kinds of other devices.

But the cloud also means that if something should happen to your precious sex toy settings all you need to do is pair it with your online profile and—viola—you’re ready to rock again.

Sex tech doesn’t have to be computationally heavy. In addition to flexibility, this also means smaller size and, best of all, reduced cost.

So, no matter where you go, as long as you can connect to the Internet, you can conjure up your favorite stimulations whenever and with whatever device you like.

Essential security

As always, there is a catch—as shown with frightening clarity when recently the Internet of Things played a hand in a massive outage.

Security is nothing to laugh at: as we gain so much with the cloud there’s a equal risk of losing a great deal. As we have stepped away from machines on desks to a web-based world, we are all just a password away from complete exposure—or the.

Sex tech is absolutely not immune to this. Just look at the recent lawsuit against Standard Innovation Corp., the sellers of We-Vibe. A woman, known only as N.P., claimed the manufacturer was collecting very personal and identifying information about people who have used its Internet-connected sex toys, including vibrations settings and IP addresses.

Then there’s the risk of being hacked: it’s frightening enough to think about someone gaining access to your financial information—what about the settings to your favorite sex toys, or your web-based favorites on some adult entertainment site?

Ahead in the cloud

As with so many things these days, there’s much that’s still being worked out—much we all have to deal with before we not only have the benefits of an Internet-based life but effective security as well.

Until that happens it’s always best to play it safe: enjoy your life in the cloud —but always keep your feet firmly on the ground.

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Modular design and sextech integration will make your house more than a home

Love hotels for when sex needs a bit more room than microhomes can offer, as well as virtual and augmented reality to give the illusion of space, are certainly intriguing ideas. But there are more innovations in interactive tech and flexible design that will alter our houses of the future

So what happens when we take the concepts of modular construction and smart home technology and do a bit of future-casting?

Let’s rev up our imaginations and try to picture our sensual, and sexual, residences of the next century

Say hello to your Plug-and-play life

African American man putting on VR headset and looking around with smile while exploring futuristic cyberspace in living room at home

Building anything from scratch is not just difficult and time-consuming but very, very expensive. Modular home construction, however, is not just easier and cheaper than traditional methods but it also can provide a huge range of living options.

Think of it as plug and play: living room goes there, kitchen here, dining room there, workspace there, a place for guests, and then a special environment just for sex.

And if there isn’t a pre-designed room for what you want, you may very well be able to assemble your own. Standardized assembly means you don’t need to do anything from scratch.

Assembly of structures, too, is on the verge of a huge revolution. Combining modular structural design with giant versions of 3D printers, builders can now do in a week what would have taken months.

Smart homes for smart sex

Then there’s the idea of smart homes, which can take sexual space customization to a whole new level.

Part of the Internet of Things, the concept of the smart home is to create intelligent spaces embedded with sensors and actuators that are connected to a local network or the Internet. Heating, cooling, humidity, energy collection (via solar panels, etc), energy usage, what’s running low in your fridge, the progress of your laundry, what plants need attention in the garden… all of this and more will be tied into systems that will either act on their own or draw your attention to what you might need to do.

Your smart device (watch, phone, whatever) will let your residence know you are on your way, heating or cooling to the ideal temperature, prepping a shower or tub, pre-warming the oven, putting some tunes on. If you’re bringing a playmate along, their preferences could be added to the mix to create an idyllic environment for all kinds of sexual activities.

Live within your wildest dreams

To each their own, of course, but now that we have some tools to play with, let’s try a hand at envisioning our own erotic environment.

The heating and cooling would be intelligently designed and controlled, of course, intuiting your personal comfort. No more cold feet, goosebumps, or the unarousing sweat from being too hot. To save energy, it would switch itself off but would also able to be conjured into sensual comfort at a moment’s notice.

The walls could be configured to whatever suits your erotic needs. Want to go for a Victorian vibe? Flocked wallpaper and fancy trim could be clicked into place—or stored away when your needs change. Similarly, it could be equipped with transforming furniture: a gentle pull and your desk becomes a bed or a table becomes some unique form of BDSM sex equipment.

Projectors or luminescent panels could also be part of the decorations: digital illusions of everything from a luscious beach to a mesmerizing fantasy environment. Or why not enjoy a virtual group sex scene by projecting someone else’s bedroom onto your walls?

There’s no reason why you also couldn’t couple interactive sex tech devices to the environment as well. Each gentle wave from that beach illusion tied to the arousing action of all kinds of intimate devices, for instance.

Your friend, your lover, your residence

African girl wearing VR glasses and casual cloth while standing at futuristic city. Attractive gamer playing game while using augmented reality technology accessing in metaverse. AI concept Ingenuity.

Our pleasuredome could also monitor everything from pheromones to specific sound patterns and react by ramping our toys up, or cooling them down, as needed.

And let’s not forget our other senses. A subtle command to your home system and roses, leather, a pine forest, or fresh baked bread could tickle noses—supplied via a store of carefully selected scents. Perfectly balanced speakers would be embedded into the walls themselves, for a perfect surround-sound experience as well as some acoustic dampening for those who like their sex with volume.

Finally, as our home would be an intimate and efficient size, and made of units that could be simply added or subtracted, it would also be extremely portable. As with shipping containers designed to fit on trucks and ships, modular homes could be constructed to be easily transportable, needing only a standardized base for utilities like water, power, waste, and such.

Your home could come with you wherever you wanted to go: the world becoming just another optional feature for your personal environment.

Welcome to your home of the future

Intelligent bedrooms that will know and respond to your sexual desires. Portable and almost infinitely customizable microphones designed to be both comfortable and erotically alluring. It’s certainly fun to speculate, but if we’ve learned anything it’s that no matter what we dream up the real future is always much, much wilder.

But, no matter what does come next, we’ll hopefully all have a place to call home.

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