Lovense Making Headlines With Sex Toys For VR Porn

Mainstream tech sites are blowing up with the news of the partnership between sex-toy startup Lovense and Virtual Real Porn. The deal allows the manufacturer’s Max and Nora pleasure products (for men and women, respectively) to sync up to porn applications designed to run on the Occulus Rift and Samsung Gear VR headsets.

It’s the latest in haptic technology, which has gained popularity in the sex toy industry in recent years. While app-controlled sex toys (from OhMiBod, Standard Innovation and Evolved Novelties, to name a few) are really finding a place on store shelves and couples’ bedrooms, and the RealTouch masturbation sleeve syncs up with properly coded videos for men, the items form Lovense take it up another level. 

The Nora (a rabbit-style vibrator) and the Max (a Fleshlight-like masturbation sleeve) to create a more immersive porn-watching experience. Virtual reality porn was a major talking point at the 2015 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, and adding sex toys and haptic technology only makes sense, particularly given the porn industry’s tendency to take on new technology platforms.

“This was an unexpected partnership, but we believe it is a positive development for Lovense,” said founder Dan Liu in a statement. “Our focus is to use sex tech products to solve problems for consumers, but when they approached us, we immediately saw the potential. They are the top virtual porn content producers, and we are a leading teledildonics [computer-controlled sex toys] company, so the partnership felt natural. We are both pioneers in our respective industries.”

The Max and Nora were initially released in 2013 and were among the first app-based, interactive sex toys. The latest versions, they come with a Bluetooth wireless dongle that pairs with a computer or smartphone. Virtual Real Porn’s movie player recognizes the dongle and then syncs the toys to the movements of the performers.

The toys already work with the Oculus DK1 prototype, the Oculus DK2, and Oculus Rift Consumer Version, as well as Android smartphones, iOS smartphones, and the Samsung Gear VR.

For more , visit VirtualRealPorn.com or Lovense.com.