YouTube video that provides a quite extensive preview of ‘Emma the Sex Robot’, or rather smart sex doll from Shenzen AI. At the end of the day, these are still simply luxury sex dolls with an Alexa stuck inside them. The sex robot revolution is still a long way off, but we have to start… Read More »
I recently argued here that there’s a danger of ‘sex robot’ manufacturers deliberately making hysteric soundbites as regards the supposed possible dangers of their products, simply in order to get some clicks and media attention. It’s already backfiring in that South Korea has become the first, and very likely not the last, to come close… Read More »
One of the more interesting articles on digisexuality appeared in the UK Metro paper a couple of months ago, I just came upon it recently. It’s attention grabbing headline states the fear that we might soon be ‘falling in love with people who don’t exist‘. This got me thinking about how ambiguous the term digisexuality… Read More »
Whilst groups claiming to be able to ‘cure’ gay men of their homosexuality are rightly condemned, it seems it’s still legit to treat digisexuality as some kind of disease that can be cured with the right loving touch. That’s if ‘the world’s largest brothel’ is to be believed, apparently claiming that their service is so… Read More »
Another media article was published on the subject of ‘digisexuals’ last week. A term that is fast growing in currency and is loosely defined as those seeking sexual fulfilment through technology. What makes this article more noteworthy is that it’s co-written by the man who coined the term itself – Neil McArthur, professor at the… Read More »
The profile of digisexuals received another boost recently with the publication of an in-depth article in the New York Post entitled – ‘Do You Take This Robot‘.. An excellent and thought-provoking article, it starts with the case of Akihiko Kondo, the 35 year old Japanese male who ‘married’ the holographic anime idol Hatsune Miko. it… Read More »
One of the new buzzwords of the last year or so has been ‘digisexuality’, a term coined to describe the lifestyle of individuals who seek sexual satisfaction through technology (‘digisexuals’). It captures the awareness that digital technology is affecting masturbation, sex, and relationships (even marriage) in ever increasingly powerful and disruptive ways. It can cover… Read More »
BadoinkVR, our pick as the number 1 VR porn site online, recently commissioned a study looking at brain activity of a headset wearer experiencing virtual reality porn, with the aim of establishing if there is any notable differences with the experience of watching ordinary 2D porn. Although the study was not large, it was probably… Read More »
According to Lisa Peyton, a technology journalist for VentureBeat, ‘hyper-real’ intimiate experiences are one of ‘ten ambitious predictions for how AR and VR will shape our world‘. She quotes a sex therapist – Dr Holly Richmond – who is also a writer hoping to ‘normalize sex tech’, who believes that eventually most first dates and… Read More »