Sex Tech News: New VR Sex Game, a User-Generated Erotica App and ‘Porn for TV’ Streaming Relaunches
Plus: One sex tech brand addresses the cutest criminals.
Sex Alternative Relaunches ‘Porn for TV’ Streaming Site
“Sex Alternative has relaunched its Porn for TV website, billed as an alternative to smart TV apps for viewing porn.
“Since most TV app stores do not allow explicitly pornographic content in their apps, a rep noted, ‘streaming it to TV can involve a difficult setup process. Any porn site can be viewed with a smart TV browser, but it's a frustrating interface for browsing websites, considering that the TV remote cursor is either too slow or often misses the mark when pointing… Porn for TV was engineered to operate like TV apps when using the remote.'” (via XBIZ)
Games like Eroticissima spell the future of sex and romance
“Enter Eroticissima (Eros for short): a VR game where users create their own digital avatars to meet in a common area, interact with other avatars, and decide whether they want to enter a room for an x-rated simulation. Players have the option to choose various adventures with salacious results, or pick a room of their preference without a quest and simply play with their chosen avatar. Each private room has a different atmosphere… Eros is essentially a sex club—except you're wearing a headset and miles away from your erotic partner…
“Through the lens of an avatar, Eros encourages real connection, conversation, and sensation in ways people never have before. Van Stenis' goal is to use technology beyond static images on a dating app or solo-player VR games with no real person on the other side. But rather than turning sex into an experience that pushes humans away from each other, she’s hoping a game like Eros can instead close the distance.” (via S. Nicole Lane / Daily Beast)
Morari selected as one of the 13 semi-finalists for the San Diego Angel Conference
In a news post from March 3, San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) announced the 13 semifinalists in the running for the $200,00 funding prize. The list includes wearable sex tech developer Morari Medical.
The company’s MOR climax delay patch is the only product explicitly marketed for sexual wellness. Other semifinalists in a similar field include Estrigenix, which develops therapies to reduce the mental and physical effects of menopause, and pumpspotting, a software solution to help companies create inclusive spaces for breastfeeding.
Germany-based PEEKU Launches a New Media Platform for Erotica Written by Womxn for Womxn
“Germany-based PEEKU… is launching its new digital platform for user-generated erotica. PEEKU was founded by Anabel Romero and Nicole Gruber earlier this year with a mission to destigmatize female desire. The duo wants to create a safe space where the desire, fantasies and lust of womxn are prioritized…
“All stories on the platform are deliberatly user generated”, explains Romero.
“We are convinced that there are countless exciting, hot, funny, or romantic stories that are worth telling. Our platform offers authors an easy way to share their stories directly, quickly, and easily with the community. Female pleasure is a globally relevant topic. We want to rewrite the story of female pleasure together with women from all over the world.” (via Femtech Insider)
AI backlash begins: Porn AI community criticized, artists file lawsuit
“As 2023 has kicked off, there’s a growing backlash against some of the companies building [AI porn technology], fuelled by accusations of artwork theft, sexualizing selfies, and aiding non-consensual generation of sexual imagery through deepfakes, has hit.
“AI image generator companies have been sued by artists, AI porn image-sharing communities have been curtailed online, and at least one AI system has been called out for creating content allegedly portraying sexualized images of a child.” (via Jamie F / SEXTECHGUIDE)
Bellesa’s official policy is to replace all dog-destroyed sex toys (in exchange for pupper pics)
“As a dog-loving, dog-owning team who has collectively had many, many (many) vibes chewed up and dismembered by our beloved furry idiots…. we wholeheartedly feel for those who have lost vibrators to sweet, adorable BadDogs.
“Bellesa's official policy is to replace all dog-destroyed sex toys in exchange for pupper pics.” (via the Bellesa team)
Image sources: p0rn.tv [NSFW], PEEKU
