Marital Aid Test Kitchen: The Ki-Wi

You may wonder (as I most certainly did) why someone would a sex toy the "Ki-Wi." But with the toy in hand, there's be no more wondering: this thing totally looks like a kiwi (the bird, that is).

It also, oddly, smells mildly kiwiesque, which I suppose is a bonus if you find that scent arousing. But I digress.

The Ki-Wi is a solid, egg-shaped vibe with a vibrating (and, for some reason, glowing) purple tip. Its operation is simple: press either one of the buttons to turn it on, then continue to click to explore all the different stimulation patterns. (For want of a better description, the upper button serves as "forward" button, the lower as a "back" button—click forward to launch into straight vibration followed by pulse patterns, back to launch into pulse patterns followed by vibration. And, of course, feel free to use a combination of the above to happily toggle your way through.)

In terms of stimulation, the Ki-Wi feels somewhat akin to the rabbit part of a Rabbit Pearl vibe, insomuch as the thin, delicate silicone nose offers a sensation similar to the ears of said rabbit. Of course, the Ki-Wi is a turbocharged version of said rabbit: with three vibration speeds, and seven pulse patterns, well...this Ki-Wi leaves that hare in the dust.

For the life of me, though, I cannot figure out why the tip of this thing glows purple whenever it vibrates (and, more to the point, why you can't disable that). Is there a fetish for glowing purple labia that I'm presently unaware of? Are women in need of a toy that, ahem, lights the way (so to speak)?

Please, if you have any idea, enlighten me. (And if you don't, still consider this toy: compact, sturdy, and totally cute, it definitely gets the thumbs up from me.)

· Buy the Ki-Wi (goodvibes.com)