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4 Sex Nerd Devices That Bring Science to Your Orgasm

Number-crunching your climaxes is…hot?

Dana Dickey

By Dana Dickey

Published Mar 25, 2024

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Think of it as Vibrators 2.0: Orgasm Tech is the newest way to optimize your sex life.

That’s according to a collection of device makers who are manufacturing everything from wands to insertable gizmos that you use via apps. These silicone-covered gadgets have various purposes from strengthening your pelvic floor to letting you compare if your body spasms more after one kind of foreplay versus another (or, say, if your climax is more powerful after you have a glass of wine than after you go for a jog). Perhaps it’s time for this, since we’ve arguably reached peak vibrator—they have, after all, been sold for 120 years now, dating back to a 1903 advertisement referring to vibrating belts as sexual stimulators. Sales of sexual devices is expected to more than double in the ten years leading up to 2030, so it makes sense that all of us horny consumers have learned how to have more orgasms. Now, how about having better ones?

Is This All a Good Idea?

While my personal experience of orgasm tech devices is limited, it has been positive. But I can’t help wondering if this is all risking the experience of being in our bodies and feeling our feelings—call that the original biofeedback. Here’s an analogy: I was extolling my Oura ring to a friend, crowing about how it told me if I slept well or not. “But, don’t you know if you slept well?” she asked simply.

And yes, I should know that, shouldn’t I? While mapping the exact high and low points of my sleep experience and other nuances is interesting and potentially useful via the high-tech sensors of the Oura ring, and it’s also important that I feel my actual body in order to assess my quality of sleep. So, I am enthusiastic about these new sex tech devices. I just want to make sure that we’re do so mindfully, thoughtfully and lustily…and staying present, for best results. Now, an overview of the four tech devices:

4 Orgasm Tech Devices to Know

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Dana Dickey

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