We're always excited about gawking new sex toys and tend get a little drooly about any type of shiny new interactive technology, but sometimes this shit is just plain weird. Segment, Inc's still-in-development (and woefully named) Virtual Hole and Virtual Stick—his and hers, for the loving long-distance couple—fall into this technolust/puzzling category.

At their AEE booth this week, the techy innards of the Virtual Hole were on display in this translucent bowling pin, which you can hook up to the visual masturbatory device of your choosing (aka your computer) and synchronize to the movements of a distant friend. Or foe, if you're both down with that.

So why is the male toy manufactured in the shape of a shiny silver bowling pin? "It is very discreet," we were told by a company representative. Maybe in Las Vegas. But will it play in Brooklyn? - AR

· Segment Inc.: Virtual Hole and Virtual Stick (girlsr.tv)
· Fleshbot's 2007 AVN Expo Coverage

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