Can Sex & Technology Mix Without Ending Up In Really Strange Places?

Today in "What a Time To Be Alive" news, Dazed Digital (link below) is taking a look at some of the strangest convergences of sex and technology that we've seen in the last year or so. They're also keeping an eye on the future. A really dirty eye.

In addition to the Scroguard and the Cuddlr App, they also shine a spotlight on some of the breakthroughs we have to look forward to...

HOLOGRAM SEX

Interactive hologram technology could revolutionize sex entertainment in both public and private, adding an unprecedented level of immersion and engagement that allows for tailor-made sex fantasies. This brilliant piece of holographic magic is called the Leia System and uses water vapour and Leap Motion to add interactivity. Responsive displays are a cornerstone of the world-building toolkit in science fiction, which, in turn, influences the landscape of everything from camgirling to remote sex work. Of course, using a Leia makes a big statement – for personal use, there’s the far more discreet option of holographic glasses.

Of course it's called the Leia system. Most tech geeks sexual awakenings started with Carrie Fisher in that metal bikini in Jedi. 

Are you also one of those people who really like the Fleshlight and other realistic sex toys, but find them just too unrealistic? Well, the artificial tongue may be making its way to your bedside table sooner rather than later.

ARTIFICIAL TONGUES

All right, this isn’t a development specific to sex, but overall improvements in the tasting and kinetic capabilities of artificial tongues can only mean a whole new world of excellent sex toys, can it not? A new type of tongue has been engineered specifically to taste wine tannins, but who’s to say the next generation of lab-grown lickers won’t benefit from this tech? Enhanced sense capabilities, combined with texture-sensing technology, could add a whole new dimension to consumer sex toys.

Artificial tongues and holographic sex are all well and good, but what about those of you who crave human touch, just not necessarily from your current significant other? You're covered too!

BACK UP YOUR PARTNER

Now we come to technology and the ever-expanding definition of infidelity, which has reached new heights of neuroticism this decade. This basically encompasses all the ways in which we keep old lovers as “back-burners” via social networks, or scout around on dating sites just to look at options, including the apparent trend of women keeping a “back-up husband” in case the current one doesn’t work out. While all this seems like a general mutation of the FOMO mind-set, this new social and psychological paradigm will have significant influence over how we view sexual partners, romantic partners, and further unhinge the age-old assumption that sexual and emotional connections go hand-in-hand.

Right, right, but do they have a catchy jingle that refuses to leave my head?

Was that second guy Chris Pratt? Man, he's everywhere these days!

Via Dazed Digital