In the aftermath of the Adult Entertainment Expo last weekend, one of the rumbles making its way through the bloglands is “are we sure we want to see porn in 3D?” Or, on the performers’ side, “I’m damn sure I don’t want to make porn in 3D! HD is bad enough!” Objections range from the glasses the viewers would have to wear to the excruciating detail that’s possible to capture in high definition 3D vi...

I just spent an hour on the phone with Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY/NPR in Philadelphia, talking about sex and tech and online relationships, and wow does the time fly. Anyone who wants to continue the conversation (especially if you asked me for feedback on your dating profile, 45 seconds before the break), email me: ginalynn@gmail.com. I think the show might be posted here eventually, as there is a search form to look up guests or show dates: Radio...

You know that the first modern vibrator was powered by steam, yes? Look at what this engineering major with sexuality minor came up with: Photos & Story of Sleek Steam-Powered Vibrator its been proven to work (and vibrate) off of compressed air, I’m seeking a more powerful boiler than my pressure cooker so I can actually run it off of steam so please let me know if you know of one. this is prototype so its got some quirks, the engine ...

Too bad he’s outside the Standard Scale of Creepiness — he’s younger than my age divided by 2, plus 7. The squashing in these images is my fault. Click to see the originals, and don’t forget to mouse over them for the hovertext when you get there. Example 1: Example 2:

The new Sexier Sex Lessons blog is up and running and has a couple of months of content now, so it’s ready for you to check it out. It’s a simple blog: one mini-lesson every Wednesday, either excerpted from the book or brand spankin’ new. I’m trying to keep the posts short enough to scan through in a minute and long enough to have something useful to share. Today’s topic is How to Laugh Your Way through Technical Di...

This past Sunday was the 13-year anniversary of my first foray into adult chat. There was something special about that time and place, when the Web was just starting to bring the internet to the masses and new sexual fear-fodder to the media and we were just on the threshold of broadband. When I joined that chat room it was an HTML page that refreshed every five seconds and showed the new posts in a batch, in different font colors. Then it upgrad...

In honor of today’s Adult Novelty Expo in Universal City, CA, I post this link to my History of Vibrators cover story in the final issue of Adult Novelty Business magazine (NSFW). It’s long and requires a lot of clicking through because of the magazine layout, but use the zoom and stick with it and I think you’ll enjoy it. I think it’s one of the best features I’ve ever written. http://www.digitaleditiononline.com/pu...

I have not been able to get a response from Sinulator folks by email or by phone, and have received a few emails in the past few months from other people who have experienced the same thing. Sinulator was a growing thing when I wrote The Sexual Revolution 2.0 but you know how it is with those tech start-ups, particularly SEX tech start-ups. HighJoy is still around, however. I corresponded with them this week (had to resolve a billing issue, which...

LoveHoney sent me a sample of this toy and it’s waiting for me at home. I’m on a business trip for my day job, so I don’t have first-hand experience to share with you yet. It’s interesting and cute, a home version of the intimidating, industrial, and totally hot Chainsaw Masochist at fuckingmachines.com. I’m annoyed by the marketing, though. I know it’s tongue-in-cheek (heh), but to claim that because this ma...

The Freudian Send can get you fired, but it could also get you dumped. Gmail has added a feature — in the Labs, not in full release yet — that tries to give you One More Chance to quintuple-check your recipients before you hit Send. New in Labs: “Got the wrong Bob?” Ever included Bob (your boss) instead of Bob (your friend) on an email by accident? Oops! Turn on “Got the wrong Bob?” and Gmail will check if you...

This past Sunday was the 13-year anniversary of my first foray into adult chat. There was something special about that time and place, when the Web was just starting to bring the internet to the masses and new sexual fear-fodder to the media and we were just on the threshold of broadband. When I joined that chat room it was an HTML page that refreshed every five seconds and showed the new posts in a batch, in different font colors. Then it upgrad...

In honor of today’s Adult Novelty Expo in Universal City, CA, I post this link to my History of Vibrators cover story in the final issue of Adult Novelty Business magazine (NSFW). It’s long and requires a lot of clicking through because of the magazine layout, but use the zoom and stick with it and I think you’ll enjoy it. I think it’s one of the best features I’ve ever written. http://www.digitaleditiononline.com/pu...