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Marital Aid Test Kitchen: The OhMiBod Freestyle

Lux Alptraum — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:30:01 EDT

Over the years, OhMiBod has repeatedly impressed the critics with their line of iPod-synced vibrators. But now, with the Freestyle, they've managed to create something that blows all their previous efforts away.

For the most part, the Freestyle is very similar to the original OhMiBod, in that its a vibrator that syncs to the sounds of your music (or, if you prefer, works as a normal vibrator—but where's the fun in that?). But there's one key feature that makes the Freestyle a winner: unlike its predecessors, the Freestyle won't leave you tangled up in wires.

In previous incaranations, OhMiBod's toys always plugged directly into the iPod. While the long cord made the situation workable, it was hard to ignore the fact that you were, literally, tethered to your iPod—a situation that could make things a little tricky, especially during partner play.

The Freestyle, on the other hand, has no such limitations. Rather than plugging the toy into the vibrator, one merely has to plug a transmitter into the iPod, which wirelessly transmits the vibrations to the Freestyle. It's a small change, but one that's greatly appreciated—and greatly improves the experience.

However, the toy wasn't quite perfect: much to my disappointment, the Freestyle abandons the wonderfully curvy shape of the NaughtiNano, opting instead for a Slimline-like body. It's okay and all—but it would be nice to see a wireless iPod vibe with a more body-friendly shape. (I also have fantasies of a very tiny Freestyle that can be tucked into the panties for discreet play in public—but maybe that's just me.)

I'd also love it if some future version of the Freestyle would enable the user to skip through songs using the toy alone. See, because the cord-free nature of the Freestyle gives me such freedom, I've taken to plugging my iPod into my speakers, and enjoying the beats from all the way across the room. And sometimes, well, I'd like to be able to switch a song without actually getting up and going to the iPod. But, uh, maybe that's just me.

Anyway: when it comes to iPod-synced vibes, the Freestyle is easily the pinnacle of achievement (for now, at least). And I, for one, look forward to enjoying many, many wireless orgasms for years to come—or at least until they come out with the next, even better model of this toy.

· Buy the Freestyle (babeland.com)

Marital Aid Test Kitchen: The OhMiBod Gets Nano

Lux Alptraum — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:45:56 EDT

For all its bells and whistles, the OhMiBod vibrator never appealed to me. Sure, it was a fancy vibe that would turn my favorite hits into orgasm pumping jam sessions. But it also looked like a big white plastic Slimline—the kind of vibrator that has never appealed to me. I didn't care what kind of fancy pulsations that vibrator could get up to: it didn't look like something I wanted inside my cooch. And isn't that what we're all looking for? But then the Naughtinano landed on my desk, and I started to reconsider my OhMiBod ban. Unlike the original OhMiBod, the Naughtinano has a slight, curvy form that's both pleasing to the eye and the G-spot. This was all it needed to make me intrigued enough to ignore its cringeworthy name and hook it up to my iPod.As has been noted before, the OhMiBod vibrators respond differently to different types of songs: and they respond best to ones that are bass and percussion heavy. I turned my iPod on and set it to random. It jumped to Devo's "Are You Experienced?" That was a good choice. As the song wound to a close, though, I got a nasty surprise: any lag between songs leads to a lag in vibrator performance. You know how iPods will sometimes have several seconds of quiet during the song transition? Well, that's several seconds sans vibration. Not a good feature. But as I clicked through my song selection, I started to forget about that failing and more became interested in seeing which songs worked well with the vibe and which, well, didn't. A random sampling found that The Roots' "Swept Away," almost anything by The Chemical Brothers or Portishead, Fatboy Slim's "Love Life," and (somewhat surprisingly) Ne-Yo's "So Sick" all made my clit twitch. The Violent Femmes, on the other hand, were largely a failure. For many, the Naughtinano's utility may ultimately have more to do with your taste in music than anything else. If you prefer to masturbate to softspoken slow jams, you may find your sexy tunes leaving you in cold. Electrofiends, on the other hand, should be rather pleased with the experience. Of course, you can always switch out the iPod attachment and turn the Naughtinano into a standard vibe, but I have a hard time seeing why you'd want to. Stripped of the iPod, the Naughtinano is just a basic one-speed vibe. Now seriously, where's the fun in that?
· OhMiBod (ohmibod.com) · Buy the Naughtinano (store.babeland.com)

We've always believed in the power of boobs...

Jonnobot — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:35:29 EDT

We've always believed in the power of boobs here at Fleshbot, but using them to power an iPod isn't exactly what we had in mind. Still, if it means that someday lucky women like Gianna here will be able to go that much longer without having to charge their personal entertainment devices, then ... uh, more power to them! (slate.com)

Justine Sane of Entercourse.tv is July's...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:05:54 EDT

Justine Sane of Entercourse.tv is July's "Mac Chick of the Month." What, no Magic Jesus Phone? (macenstein.com)

More iPhone Porn: Enter The PodDisk

Fleshbot — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:50:32 EDT

We're not really familiar with this whole "iPhone" contraption that all the kids seem to be talking about these days (though we seem to remember reading a post or two about it on our sibling site Gizmodo), but it's already started to create a buzz in the porn world. Earlier this week, Digital Playground announced that it would begin distributing movies especially formatted for the device (instead of, you know, merely formatted for iPods or plain old computers running QuickTime), and now Pulse Distribution ups the ante with the development of something called the PodDisk, described as "the only DVD that will load directly to iTunes, giving you an instant library for your iPhone". Details are sketchy, but it sounds to us like it's little more than a specially formatted DVD that arrives without the copy protection mechanism that ordinarily makes it difficult to transfer content from a disk to your hard drive without knowing your way around applications like DVDx or Mac The Ripper.

Of course, the whole "iPhone porn" angle is really nothing more than marketing hype, since you'll be able to get pretty much any video you're able to import into iTunes onto your iPhone, including plain old QuickTime videos—but we still appreciate any means by which we can take our favorite smut with us wherever we go. And besides, hype is pretty much what this new thingamajig is all about. So, uh, when is it coming out again?

· "Pulse Offers PodDisc Porn for iPhone" (avn.com; super irritating video ad w/sound file warning)
· Pulse Distribution (pulsedistribution.com)

Update: Hustler jumps on the iPhone Porn hype bandwagon as well ... or rather, tries to stop it in its tracks: "HustlerWorld Becomes First Website Available On the iPhone" (hustlerworld.com)

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Previously: We Don't Even Have Our iPhones Yet, But Jesse Jane Got Her "Juice" On Them

We Don't Even Have Our iPhones Yet, But Jesse Jane Got Her "Juice" On Them

Gram Ponante — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:51:15 EDT

Listen, we know that the iPhone won't be out until the 29th, and we further know that it is not any different to put porn on your iPhone than it is to put it on your iPod. But the important thing is that Digital Playground told us first that they would have content for the iPhone and it's not like they said they were releasing movies on Blu-Ray or that they were entering the celebrity sex tape business.

Plus, we have documentary evidence of both Shay J. and Jesse using Macs, so we're inclined to Think Different(ly). - GP

· iPod Porn from Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)
· Dwnload Mobile Porn from Adult DVD Empire (adultdvdempire.com)
· Buy "Jesse's Juice" (gamelink.com)
· iPhone (apple.com)

MadameXpod: Hot Babes And iPods

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:30:50 EDT

From the moment Steve Jobs unveiled the tiny little miracle called the iPod back in 1948, folks have been trying to find ways to use it to get off. Some innovations have been better than others (it's kind of hard to get turned on by action that's 2.5 inches square, you know), but we think the gimmick cooked up by MadameXpod might be one the sexiest we've seen yet. The premise: hot girls strip down to their underwear, plug in their earbuds, turn on their favorite music and see what happens. Meanwhile, the MadameXpod photographers do their best to document the whole thing and share the best captured moments on their site. The samples aren't quite as generous as we'd like, but what you can see is a cool blend of sexy, artsy and naughty photos, that demonstrate the beauty of what a good mix tape can do. Just make sure your battery is fully charged, because you do not want to run out of juice in the middle of your favorite um, ... song.

· MadameXpod (madamexpod.com)

Previously: NakedModern: Art Nudes For Design Snobs, Meet Tanya Dakin, Photos by Waldy Martens, iBuzz 2.0, Marital Aid Test Kitchen: OhMiBod, XPod Clips, iPorn Directory, iPod Erotica