Sex Tech News: 2 Berlin Events, 1 Love Doll Honeymoon & Sex Tech Users Are Anxious, not Lonely

Jenna Owsianik
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Plus sex tech savings continue into “cyber week,” fellow deal-hunters.

When Sex Marries Tech: Future of Sex Tech Community - Industry Meetup

If you want to take advantage of savings during this “Black Friday” deal season, we’ve compiled a list of some in this sex toy sales roundup post, which includes a VR porn for women offering.

If you are based near Berlin and want to connect with the sex tech community, you’ll be pleased to learn that SxTech.eu has scheduled two events for the new year.

“When Sex Marries Tech: Future of Sex Tech Community.” Tickets for this industry meetup on Jan. 17, 2022, are on sale for €12 at Eventbrite.

The erotic technology event group also sent out “save the date” for its annual conference. SxTech EU 2022 will happen on August 31, 2022, in Belin. Tickets are not yet on sale. (via SxTech.eu)

“A new study by researchers at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University found that people who reported higher rates of anxiety and depression — but not loneliness — were more likely to use emerging digital sexual technologies, or “sextech,” including sending sexually explicit images or videos and visiting erotic webcam sites.

“The researchers said this suggests that individuals with impaired mental health may use sexual technologies to experience temporary relief from their psychological distress.

“Alexandra Marcotte, lead researcher on the study and a postdoctoral research fellow at the Kinsey Institute, said new technologies — including virtual reality, artificial intelligence and shared online environments — already provide opportunities to explore new forms of social interaction and sexual fulfillment.” (via Indiana University)

“The 36-year-old surprised his more than 110,000 followers on Instagram with the reveal of his new partner Luna – another sex doll – in August.

“Intimate photos from their lavish trip to Bulgaria show the couple having lunch at a restaurant in the country’s capital, Sofia.

“The bodybuilder also showed what the preparations for their flight entailed as he wrapped Luna’s head in bubble wrap and placed it in a plastic travel box.” (via Metro)

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Jenna Owsianik is a Canadian journalist and sex tech expert. From 2014 to 2022 she was Editor-in-Chief of FutureofSex.net, the world’s leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, today and tomorrow. Her expertise covers state-of-the-art sex technologies and the major fields driving innovations in intimacy: robotics, virtual reality, remote sex (teledildonics), immersive adult entertainment, human augmentation, virtual sex, and sexual health. A trained journalist with a Masters of Journalism from The University of British Columbia, Jenna’s reporting has appeared on Futurism.com, Al Jazeera English, CTV British Columbia online, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS 60 Minutes, Global News, and CKNW Radio in Canada and the United States. As a sex tech industry consultant, she is especially passionate about helping companies deliver accessible services and products to people with disabilities and other underserved communities. Jenna also runs the sites SexforEveryBody.com, a sex-positive, body-positive online magazine that promotes inclusive sex education; and DisabledSexGuide.com, an adult resource on sex, disability, and erotica. In 2013, Jenna won two Canadian Online Publishing Awards for her work on The Pain Project, a multimedia site on global access to palliative care. She won second place at the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism’s Public Health category for her participation in the documentary Freedom From Pain. Jenna has an Honors BA in Women’s Studies and Feminist Research as well as a French minor from The University of Western Ontario. She spent a year studying at L’Université Lumière Lyon 2 in Lyon, France.