The future of sex toys: an ejaculation trainer, a new phone sex app for long-distance intimacy and the first vibrator to use sound waves

From premature ejaculation to phone sex, companies at CES in Las Vegas want to address problems in the bedroom with technology.

Long-distance relationships can take their toll, and two companies offering their high-tech sex toys let you connect with a partner no matter the distance between you. They work just as easily with a stranger.

And for men who have trouble staying in the bedroom, a connected device will train you in controlling the muscles associated with having an orgasm.

In years past, sex tech was huge at the big annual consumer electronics show, but this year we found only a handful of companies selling high-tech intimacy on the show floor.

They can all be used online or offline, with a partner or alone.

Last longer with the new orgasm trainer

This FDA-approved medical device looks like a sex toy, but it’s actually a training device to teach men how to avoid early release.

And it’s one of the few sex-tech devices that allow results of clinical trials to support its effectiveness.

Not only does the masturbation device have a skin-like texture, but an attached cover also warms it and gives it an extra realistic feel.

MYHIXEL’s device connects to an app and motion and speed sensors can tell the app exactly what you’re doing.

At the same time, training modules in the app help you get in tune with your muscles and teach you how to control your relaxation.

Once you complete a training session, the gamified app can tell you how you performed and provide tips for improvement.

MYHIXEL is currently undergoing clinical testing, including with the US military.

The device costs $299.

Fleshlight that brings porn fantasies to life – and makes long-distance relationships more intimate

When we approached the booth of Spanish sex tech company Svakom, in the health tech department of the Las Vegas Convention Center, it was immediately clear that this was not a fitness tracker company.

Tablets on stands showed videos of women jumping rope or turning around while shaking their butts. And next to each tablet was a cylindrical device that pumped up and down in time with the video.

These Bluetooth-connected strokers aim to take a customer’s experience when viewing adult material to the next level by coordinating the sex toy’s movements with what you’re viewing on the screen.

Svakom works with porn producers to custom encode their videos so they can be synced across the devices. Videos are available through the Svakom app, a subscription service paid after a one-month free trial.

Their best-selling device, which costs $99, produces suction in addition to the up and down motion.

The soft covers are made of a thermoplastic elastomer and last 60 to 80 uses, depending on how much the user stretches them. Replacements cost $19 to $24.

Beyond their hardware, however, Svakom takes data privacy seriously.

Part of the appeal of connected sex toys is that users can take over each other’s devices to play over long distances, with a committed partner or with a stranger on the internet – or with anyone in between.

But many customers are concerned about their privacy, following reports of hackers exposing vulnerabilities in these Internet-connected devices, allowing someone to monitor your toys without your permission.

To address some of these concerns, Svakom has implemented multiple privacy measures.

First, the app does not ask for or collect any personal data. So the company doesn’t even know who uses their toys, they told DailyMail.com.

“We don’t know ages, we don’t know genders,” said Iker Perez, Svakom’s head of digital marketing. “We don’t have any servers where we store information, nothing.”

And when people connect using the video chat feature, attempting to take a screenshot will turn the screen black, like with Netflix and other streaming apps.

Perhaps the most unique security feature is the sharing codes.

Every time users want to play with each other remotely via the app, a single-use encrypted key is generated.

The next time you want to share your toy with someone, use a new key. This means that someone cannot maintain control of your device if you don’t want them to.

Perez also showed off a vibrator that you can use via an app by swiping across the screen of a smartphone. Swiping high on the screen produces high-frequency vibrations, and lower down for noisy, low-frequency vibrations.

It even responds to sound, for those who want to wear them during concerts

Useful for vibrating to sound

Norwegian sex tech company Handy released a new vibrator at CES this year called the ‘Oh!’

It is a wireless, Bluetooth-connected vibrator that uses sound waves to produce vibrations.

The sound waves are generated by LRA motors, like those in a PlayStation 5 controller.

While using the Oh! device, users can control the frequency and amplitude of the waves via an app.

The motor is so precise that it can even generate music, which the folks at Handy demonstrated by playing Metallica for us on the vibrator.

Oh! can be used by anyone and costs $150. It will be available in spring 2024 and is available for 50 percent off when pre-ordered on the company’s website.

It can be paired with videos or music to sync the vibrations in time with whatever you’re watching or listening to, and it can even be paired with the company’s penis ironing device, aptly named the Handy.

The Handy, the company’s flagship device, consists of an electronic base and a soft cover made of thermoplastic elastomer.

With the base securely mounted to a surface, the soft, stretchy cover moves up and down to simulate sex or masturbation.

So if a couple wants to get intimate remotely, they can pair their devices and have them vibrate or bump at the same rhythm – whether they’re in different rooms or across the world.

Handy can also be linked to videos or sound, so the user feels like they are part of the experience.

The stroker base costs about $200, and each sleeve attachment costs between $15 and $39. Unlike the Svakom models, they are made to last a lifetime, with proper care.

Handy’s devices can also be linked together for remote play, but unlike Svakom, users will share the same unique code each time, rather than a newly generated code.