Lovense began life as an IndieGogo campaign, though failed to gather their goal funding of $50,000, instead receiving just half. Undeterred, they’ve finally released the first two of what will hopefully be many products: Max, a male masturbator; and Nora, a vibrator.
Of special interest to us though is Max and Nora’s ability to sync with Virtual Real Porn movies. Max has special air pockets on the side that contract with the speed of the actress, while Nora’s rotation speed does the same. Both have vibrations linked to body contact.
Lovense’s devices not only connect to special porn tracks, but also to each other: a form of teledildonics. Designed for long distance relationships, each device is equipped with sensors and a BlueTooth connection so that sensations can be synchronized. Sessions can then be recorded and played back later.
Of course, it can only go so far. We’re intrigued by the air pump contractions on Max, but vibrating toys are so boring: what we’d really like to see is a machine that actually mimics the trusts.
Lovense isn’t the first company to tackle teledildonics on a commercial scale either: RealTouch tried, with a disturbingly terrifying masturbator that could also be linked to special porn tracks, but were forced to stop selling the device at the start of 2014 due to increased manufacturing and licensing costs.
Here’s hoping Lovense doesn’t suffer the same fate. Kiiroo offers a similar pair of devices, though seems to be aimed only at male pleasure given that it’s a one-way communication from the dildo to the masturbator. The Kiiroo device does however go further by using a set of contracting rings, essentially making it a hands-off operation for the guy; as well as linking up with a vast library of (Non-VR) porn videos.
Preliminary reviews of the Lovense products haven’t been so great – with users complaining of connectivity woes and far-too-large penises that can’t possibly fit into the small hole of the Max device – but we’ve reached out to see if we can get our hands on them to judge for ourselves.
For now, it looks like the world of good quality teledildonics is forever just around the corner.
