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The “groundbreaking sex robot” Roxxxy is neither groundbreaking nor a true robot. – By Veronica Belmont – Slate Magazine
Feb 6th
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The “groundbreaking sex robot” is neither groundbreaking nor a true robot.
By Veronica BelmontPosted Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at 9:32 AM ET
Usually when I write about a new tech product, I like to have a little “hands-on” time with the device. Perhaps fortunately, that’s not the case with the Roxxxy TrueCompanion, the latest in high-tech sex toys, unleashed at this year’s Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas. While I was next-door at the Consumer Electronics Show, checking out the latest in 3-D televisions and e-book readers, Roxxxy was making waves with sex industry professionals and robot bloggers alike.
Creator Douglas Hines believes his “sex robot” to be the most realistic in existence, with several different personality modes built into each unit (Mature Martha, Frigid Farrah, Wild Wendy) that can be further tailored and shared with other users online. It also has software that responds to touch and offers audio feedback based on activity. While the technology inside of Roxxxy is very intriguing, I’m more curious about how artificial intelligence in the bedroom will change how we real humans view sex.
Starting at $7,000 and topping off at $9,000, depending on how customizable you’d like your doll, Roxxxy isn’t priced low enough to achieve mass-market adoption—any plans to add sophisticated electronics to your existing sex routine are probably a few years off. But as the technology advances and the prices of parts drop, we’ll begin to see more devices out there like Roxxxy. With such advanced sex toys readily available, could a real woman’s role in the bedroom become obsolete?
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Porn Industry Suffers in Economic Downturn – DailyFinance
Jan 8th
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At the Adult Entertainment Expo four years ago this month, I passed through the security checkpoint at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas — and was struck by the sheer volume of people. The porn industry’s annual convention had packed more than 30,000 attendees into two exhibit halls. It was nearly impossible to move around, or have a conversation, let alone interview a company executive. But as I pushed through the crowded aisles between elaborate displays, I could feel the energy pulsing through the room.
This conference, held every year concurrently with the Consumer Electronics Show, is where the adult-entertainment industry goes to work: cutting deals, announcing new talent and products, and setting the tone for an exciting and lucrative new year — not to mention fueling their adrenaline and desires with alcohol and blackjack.
A Quick Decline
In 2006, porn was reaching new heights. DVD sales had hit nearly $4.3 billion for the year just ended, according to Adult Video News; online was good for another $1.5 billion (and hadn’t begun to cannibalize video sales yet). But two years later, AEE was almost unimaginably different. Despite the increased elbow room, the conference had both a smaller crowd and fewer exhibitors. A few major players, like Penthouse, skipped out on what had always been the industry’s biggest event of the year.
via Porn Industry Suffers in Economic Downturn – DailyFinance.
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High-Tech Sex? Porn Flirts With the Cutting Edge – ABC News
Jan 8th
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The porn industry peddles a product as old as Adam and Eve, and it’s always found the most cutting edge ways to do it.Photo: High-Tech Sex? Porn Flirts With the Cutting Edge: Adult Entertainment Expo Kicks Off as Consumer Electronics Show ContinuesAn adult entertainer dances at the 2010 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., Friday Dec. 8, 2010. It’s no accident that each year as the Consumer Electronics Show winds down in Las Vegas, the Adult Entertainment Expo heats up.Zuma Press/NewscomIt’s no accident that each year as the Consumer Electronics Show winds down in Las Vegas, the Adult Entertainment Expo heats up. Bespectacled techies cross paths with corseted porn stars selling high-tech sex toys and tools of all shapes and sizes.Some say technology revolutions like the VHS format, video chatting and the digital delivery of content got a boost from the tech-savvy purveyors and fans of adult fantasy, but the fruits of the tech-adult marriage take a variety of forms.Every year, scattered between the many booths showcasing porn perennials — XXX movies, traditional accessories and attire — are a few vendors that take technology to a whole new, sometimes head-scratching, level. And there’s no subject or function too taboo or outrageous. Here are a few examples:
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