No, This Is The Last Airbender: The FLIP AIR

If you're like me, you've always wished that Tenga would combine the awesome, cock-hypnotizing power of the Flip Hole with the retro attitude and questionable utility of the 1989 Reebok Pump. Well wish no more because the FLIP AIR is here and I am about to recommend it wholeheartedly!

For those of you who don't already know how strongly I feel about the Tenga Flip Hole and its ability to deliver new sensations to your penis (not to be confused with New Sensations), here's a quick recap: this Japanese company makes a marvelous sex toy that is sleek, elegant, easy to clean, and far more fun to use than any novelty item I've had the fortune to use in my line of work.

So when a package with the White and Black editions of the new FLIP AIR showed up, I was ecstatic. I considered making one of those videos in which people unbox fancy swag that shows up in the mail, but it would have eventually turned intimate and I'm not one to post to XTube.

The FLIP AIR is about the same size and weight as its predecessor, and it has the same basic idea: it's a masturbation sleeve filled with intricate patterns of pleasure inducing jelly and it flips open for easy cleaning/drying. If the Flip Hole were a Pokemon, the AIR would be its evolved form: the hinge has moved from the far end of the cylinder to the side of the casing (it opens more like a laptop and less like a crocodile), the plastic sheath that holds the toy together only has one prong, the bumpy insides jut out less dramatically, and the entire thing is encased in hard plastic.

The main thing that differentiates the AIR from the regular Flip Hole is, of course, the ability to toy with the pressure inside the sleeve using two buttons on either side of the cylinder. When you squeeze, the air escapes from the jellified wonderland around your penis and the whole thing gets tighter; for those of you who have used a Fleshlight before, it's something akin to toying with the rear screw (ha ha) that changes pressure. Not only does this change the sound the jelly makes when you thrust in and out of it, it allows the toy to contour to your cock, making a tight, custom fit that feels phenomenal while prolonging the life of your Tenga. Now you get to burn out and fade away at the same time!

Truth be told, I missed the way the high-relief gelatin of the regular Flip Hole delivered different, distinct sensations to my penis. For example, the FLIP AIR Black tries to imitate the innards of its mentor, the Flip Hole Black, with bas-relief versions of the Cross Walls, and while they were quite pleasing to my frenulum in the old model, they're barely noticeable inside the AIR. The AIR Black is almost too tight to let you feel anything more than a wet mash (albeit an extremely pleasing wet mash). The White version is a little less constricting, but unless your penis can read braille, you won't be able to discern the bumps from the waves.

I'm afraid I must admit that I wasn't blown away by the AIR like I was by the Flip Hole. The ability to personalize your toy's overall tightness doesn't affect you as dramatically as the ability to squeeze specific spots along your shaft and head. That being said, the FLIP AIR is extremely fucking cool. Let's break it down:

1. It keeps lube off of your crotch even better than before.
2. The new hinge makes it even easier to clean and dry (just stand it up by itself).
3. Elegant doesn't begin to describe this thing. I've seen Apple stores that look less dainty than the FLIP AIR. In fact, I left both of these things in an Easter basket full of chocolate bunnies, candy, eggs, and fuzzy toys that my roommates put on the coffee table, and nobody realized they didn't belong. They just thought someone's mom had included some high-concept Pez dispensers.
4. Most importantly, this thing can send all kind of chills from the bottom of your prostate to the top of your spine. I am warning you: if you ejaculate while completely inside this toy, be prepared for spasms of overstimulation as your drained body tries to cope with the last licks of silicone goodness against your dick.

So I'm a little bummed that the AIR is missing the glorious End Orb that encases the tip of my cock in a brain-obliterating shell of gushy love, and yeah, this thing still makes some goofy sounds. But so what? The way I see it, there are only a few masturbation tools in the history of mankind that quickly adjust to the size that you want, and one of them is your hand.

· Tenga (e.tenga.co.jp)
Buy the FLIP AIR from:
· Babeland (store.babeland.com)
· Good Vibrations (goodvibes.com)
· ToyDemon for the White or for the Black (toydemon.com)