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For anyone interested in more stuff like this, I run a site about sex and technology and track open source sex projects: http://www.slashdong.org http://www.sl

For anyone interested in more stuff like this, I run a site about sex and technology and track open source sex projects: http://www.slashdong.org http://www.slashdong.org

qdot76367 14y ago
And while we're at it, fun fact: There's a toy called the vstroker, that's basically an endcap to the fleshlight for doing accelerometer readings. (http://www.vstroker.com http://www.vstroker.com, NSFW). It also uses a CC25XX radio chip, and comes with a USB dongle that's basically the reference implementation. So, since these two talk on the same controls, you should be able to take the dongle from the vstroker and the lelo toy, and have full USB computer control. Boom. Teledildonics capabilities, using a combination of toys that are (vaguely) gender incompatible.
- pizza 14y ago
  Submit the idea! http://www.halfbakery.com/category/Computer_3a_20Teledildonics http://www.halfbakery.com/category/Computer_3a_20Teledildoni...
  - qdot76367 14y ago
    I've got a vibe on order now, so I should have results tuesday. :)
- fzzzy 14y ago
  qdot, you should write a script that automatically inserts (nsfw) after every link you paste.
  - qdot76367 14y ago
    Dude, you should see what I'm doing with eventlet at the moment. :)
    - fzzzy 14y ago
      really? mindblown.jpg, you gotta tell me about it sometime
blhack 14y ago
And here is one that some guys in my hackerspace [semi-jokingly] run: http://dongiverse.com/ http://dongiverse.com/
- qdot76367 14y ago
  Hah, nice, and I'm one of the banner ads and I had no idea! I actually started slashdong as somewhat of a joke 8 years ago, and now I travel internationally speaking on the subject. Life is weird.
Eliezer 14y ago
What we need is a Kickstarter for this stuff, or some sort of prize or bounty system. I don't even know how long I've been reading about individuals online trying to design Random Vibrators (changing speeds in an un-learnable pattern to prevent acclimation, obviously not as simple as sending random numbers to the motor) and various individuals claiming to have homebrewed the even more legendary Intelligent Vibrator (with some sort of sensor that can detect when you get close to an orgasm and stop)... and yet neither of these are ever showing up for sale online. Ever. What's wrong with this market?
- qdot76367 14y ago
  In terms of kickstarters for adult stuff, there's 2 already. http://offbeatr.com/ http://offbeatr.com/ http://www.passionateproduce.com/ http://www.passionateproduce.com/ And companies like lovepalz (http://lovepalz.com http://lovepalz.com) and vibease (http://vibease.com http://vibease.com, where the hell ARE you in this thread, Dema! I know it's like stupid AM over in Singapore but get on here and market, damnit :) ) are co-opting the "kickstarter look" even though they aren't running as actual crowdfunded projects. In the end, you don't see a lot of products make it to market for 2 reasons. First, making hardware is difficult, but that's been covered here a bazillion times over. The contextual issue with sex tech is that people are scared to install a damn printer on their computer. Putting their private parts near it? Yeah right. If you can't design a user interface for an OS that someone is comfortable with, something as intimate as sex is sooo far off your damn radar. I've seen 10s of companies come and go without ever getting a product to market since I started tracking this in 2004. There's a ton of factors that just aren't thought about yet. If you want to see the state of the industry circa 2007: http://vimeo.com/451452 http://vimeo.com/451452 That's a presentation I did back then. A lot of the info still holds, though there's many new players in the game now. I did an updated presentation in May, will see if there's video around. Or if anyone wants a presentation at their meetup of choice around the Bay Area, just lemme know. I'm working on an article about sex tech startups (failed/succeeded, and current) that I'll hopefully get posted sometime this week.
  - dematio 14y ago
    haha! I'm here qdot! Thanks for mentioned Vibease.
VonGuard 14y ago
This. The man knows his field.
- forensic 14y ago
  Aww, you managed to be offensive inside a compliment. Cute.

For anyone interested in more stuff like this, I run a site about sex and technology and track open source sex projects: http://www.slashdong.org http://www.slashdong.org

qdot76367 14y ago

And while we're at it, fun fact: There's a toy called the vstroker, that's basically an endcap to the fleshlight for doing accelerometer readings. (http://www.vstroker.com http://www.vstroker.com, NSFW). It also uses a CC25XX radio chip, and comes with a USB dongle that's basically the reference implementation. So, since these two talk on the same controls, you should be able to take the dongle from the vstroker and the lelo toy, and have full USB computer control. Boom. Teledildonics capabilities, using a combination of toys that are (vaguely) gender incompatible.

pizza 14y ago
Submit the idea! http://www.halfbakery.com/category/Computer_3a_20Teledildonics http://www.halfbakery.com/category/Computer_3a_20Teledildoni...
- qdot76367 14y ago
  I've got a vibe on order now, so I should have results tuesday. :)
fzzzy 14y ago
qdot, you should write a script that automatically inserts (nsfw) after every link you paste.
- qdot76367 14y ago
  Dude, you should see what I'm doing with eventlet at the moment. :)
  - fzzzy 14y ago
    really? mindblown.jpg, you gotta tell me about it sometime

blhack 14y ago

And here is one that some guys in my hackerspace [semi-jokingly] run: http://dongiverse.com/ http://dongiverse.com/

qdot76367 14y ago
Hah, nice, and I'm one of the banner ads and I had no idea! I actually started slashdong as somewhat of a joke 8 years ago, and now I travel internationally speaking on the subject. Life is weird.

Eliezer 14y ago

What we need is a Kickstarter for this stuff, or some sort of prize or bounty system. I don't even know how long I've been reading about individuals online trying to design Random Vibrators (changing speeds in an un-learnable pattern to prevent acclimation, obviously not as simple as sending random numbers to the motor) and various individuals claiming to have homebrewed the even more legendary Intelligent Vibrator (with some sort of sensor that can detect when you get close to an orgasm and stop)... and yet neither of these are ever showing up for sale online. Ever. What's wrong with this market?

qdot76367 14y ago
In terms of kickstarters for adult stuff, there's 2 already. http://offbeatr.com/ http://offbeatr.com/ http://www.passionateproduce.com/ http://www.passionateproduce.com/ And companies like lovepalz (http://lovepalz.com http://lovepalz.com) and vibease (http://vibease.com http://vibease.com, where the hell ARE you in this thread, Dema! I know it's like stupid AM over in Singapore but get on here and market, damnit :) ) are co-opting the "kickstarter look" even though they aren't running as actual crowdfunded projects. In the end, you don't see a lot of products make it to market for 2 reasons. First, making hardware is difficult, but that's been covered here a bazillion times over. The contextual issue with sex tech is that people are scared to install a damn printer on their computer. Putting their private parts near it? Yeah right. If you can't design a user interface for an OS that someone is comfortable with, something as intimate as sex is sooo far off your damn radar. I've seen 10s of companies come and go without ever getting a product to market since I started tracking this in 2004. There's a ton of factors that just aren't thought about yet. If you want to see the state of the industry circa 2007: http://vimeo.com/451452 http://vimeo.com/451452 That's a presentation I did back then. A lot of the info still holds, though there's many new players in the game now. I did an updated presentation in May, will see if there's video around. Or if anyone wants a presentation at their meetup of choice around the Bay Area, just lemme know. I'm working on an article about sex tech startups (failed/succeeded, and current) that I'll hopefully get posted sometime this week.
- dematio 14y ago
  haha! I'm here qdot! Thanks for mentioned Vibease.

VonGuard 14y ago

This. The man knows his field.

forensic 14y ago
Aww, you managed to be offensive inside a compliment. Cute.