You always knew the future would involve some kind of advancement in sex technology, but you couldn’t quite put your finger on what it would be. Until now, that is: Popular vibrator maker Jimmyjane has just released what may well be the next wave of personal stimulation that will do for old, bulky vibrators what the microchip did for computers. Say hello to the Hello Touch: a wearable device with tips that turn your fingers into a vibrating surface, for easy manipulation and, ahem, “exploration,” in the company’s own words.
Jimmyjane says that Hello Touch, which is waterproof, washable and sells for $65, also “allows hands to play naturally. Stroke, tickle and squeeze — the dual Vibration Pods have the same mobility and flexibility as your fingers.”
It looks like something Tom Cruise’s character might have worn in “Minority Report.”
Weaker fingertip vibrators have been on the market already, but this one claims to be the first not to skimp on the pleasure power.
But would anyone use such a strange, sci-fi contraption that looks more “Blade Runner” than “Rabbit”?
Some New York women are eager to try it.
“I’m all about this, wires and all,” says Diana Vilibert, a 26-year-old freelancer who has written for Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and others. “It’s nice to be able to add extra stimulation when you’re with a partner without wedging a vibrator shaped like a duck down there.”
Hello Touch will be available in time for Valentine’s Day at Babeland, a sex-toy shop with three locations in New York City. Store founder Claire Cavanah thinks it might be the best design she’s seen in 20 years of selling sex toys . Customers are already clamoring for it.
“It’s an innovative approach to sexy play because the vibrations can go anywhere hands go, so imagine the possibilities!” she says.
The appeal for customers is that it’s discreet and fun for couples, eliminating the need for a bulky object you have to hold onto.
But some arousal seekers worry this is the Apple-ization of their own personal touch pad.
“The design looks a little too robotic and sterile, and well, too much like an iPod,” says Katrina, a 22-year-old blogger from Bed-Stuy. “It doesn’t seem sexy or organic. I like the idea of putting more power into something I already use, but it could stand to look less like a robot.”
One adventurous lady says the device doesn’t go boldly enough into the promised future.
“I like the idea of cyborg sex, and sex without a large plastic animal jabbing at my [private parts], but it doesn’t seem as futuristic as they are claiming it to be,” says Emily, a 27-year-old social worker in Manhattan. “In the future, there should be no wires.”
It might not look sexy but for a generation of multitaskers, it may have just the right touch.