CHARLOTTE, N.C.—A deluge of requests for the high-tech RealTouch male intimacy device have created a backlog of orders for the system that has been called "the future of sex."
"The order volume has been much greater than normal in the past couple of months and we simply have run out of machines to sell until our manufacturer replenishes the pipeline," said Suzann Knudsen, director of communication for AEBN, the company that developed RealTouch with a NASA scientist and is marketing it online.
Knudsen said orders have come from across the country, but particularly from the Boston area, possibly related to an advertisement in June in the Harvard Lampoon, and a followup story in the Boston Herald, that generated considerable interest in the high-tech male pleasure device.
The headline for the ad in the college humor publication read, "Technology so easy to use, even a pornstar can do you"—a reference to the fact that the system enables men to have virtual sex with an adult star they are viewing on their computer screen, including precise sensations of warmth, moistness and pressure.
The RealTouch library currently features over 1,000 scenes, both straight and gay, and hundreds of stars, a number that increases every week. Device owners can stream movies on a pay-per-view option, or choose to rental a scene for either 7 days or for unlimited access. The device also comes with a 'free to use' track where owners can enjoy the machine without video for no extra cost.
Another burst of orders came over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, when the company temporarily lowered the price of RealTouch to $179.95 from the normal $199.95 retail price, the first discount promotion since RealTouch launched last year.
Knudsen said that anyone asking to order RealTouch will be notified that the product is out of stock and that they will receive an email alert when the supply has been replenished.
The device has earned accolades from the media since its introduction last year. After witnessing a demonstration of RealTouch on his Sirius/XM show, Howard Stern joked with his listeners: "This is what I've been waiting for all my life!" Hustler magazine called RealTouch the "future of sex," while Fleshbot said, "it's one of the most remarkable male sex toys we've ever seen." Radio personalities Covino & Rich told their Sirius/XM audience it is "the best thing from NASA since man landed on the moon."
