- Sex-simulation software developer ThriXXX announced it has integrated the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset into its soon-to-be released Chathouse3D product. It’s described as a peer-to-peer 3D chat client that lets adult-only users socialize in private virtual spaces, virtually date, and engage in multi-player sexual role play fantasies while plugged into a “Matrix” or “Avatar” movie-like VR world.
ThriXXX Integrates Oculus Rift Into 3D Chat (XBIZ; demo video above via)
- Porn star Lisa Ann alleged Monday that a male performer was scheduled to shoot a scene despite testing positive for hepatitis, raising questions once again about whether the industry’s current testing protocol is enough.
The Porn Industry’s Hepatitis Problem (Daily Beast)
- Sarmai made six, and I want them all! “The Avengers – 6 pieces of pleasure; Captain America – silicone vibrator; Iron Man – twin motor vibrator; Thor – electrical stimulator; Hawkeye – G-spot vibrator; Black Widow – discreet clitoral stimulator; Hulk – 12” silicone dildo”
Dear geek girls, today I made something special… (Sarmai)
- A new charitable website – The brainchild of two recent Colorado State University graduates – could be described as “hardcore with a heart,” is set for its official launch. Porn For Charity. The co-founders said Benevidz.com (crowdfunding here) seeks to channel money from the “multi-billion dollar” adult industry into deserving fund-seeking organizations.
Porn for Charity Website Set to Launch (XBIZ)
- Available now in .pdf and .pdf with links: Academic paper: Journal of Women’s Health: “Double Crap!” Abuse and Harmed Identity in Fifty Shades of Grey (online.liebertpub.com)
- European-based producer/director Max Candy announced today the advent of “The World’s First Copyright-Free Porn Film,” code-named “ZiP.” Candy says fans will be able to participate in the film’s production, “mash it up, recut it and upload it to their heart’s content.” The description suggests a highly symbiotic production process between Candy and the film’s future viewers.
Max Candy to Produce the ‘World’s First Copyright-Free Porn’ (XBIZ)
- Tyler’s new book is, I really believe, what all of us had hoped “Fifty Shades” would actually be. “Review: Alison Tyler’s new book Dark Secret Love paints a wonderfully vivid tale of a girl named Sam, a character who is shaped by and based on Alison herself. This book is as true as it can be.”
Review & Interview: Alison Tyler’s Dark Secret Love (Geek Nymph)
- American Apparel – Tesia in the Micro-Mesh Bra Bodysuit and Thigh-High Stripe Socks (above; americanapparel.tumblr.com)
- New US petition aims to end revenge porn: “Have you tried to hire a lawyer to pursue a civil action against the perpetrator, only to be told that it would cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars to sue and stop who’s behind this?”
Petition: End Revenge Porn (endrevengeporn.org, via Without My Consent‘s newsletter)
- This Thai Commercial Sells a Push-Up Bra Perfectly (above video via Cheezburger)
- U.K. TV Channel 4 has put together a slate of programs for its “Real Sex Season” focusing on how porn effects British citizens’ sex lives.
U.K. TV Series Looks at How Porn Affects Brit’s Sex Lives (XBIZ)
- You’d think that the Geek Squad would have learned their lesson by now. Best Buy paid an undisclosed amount to settle a civil lawsuit after a Michigan nerd herd stole and shared a customer’s nude photos of herself.
Geek Squad Accused Of Stealing, Distributing Customer’s Naked Photos. Yes, Again (Consumerist)
- Sabotage Times brought out some oldies but hotties, and ones I hadn’t yet seen in their list of the 14 ‘best’ erotic photography books.
The 14 Best Erotic Photography Books (Sabotage Times)
Thank you so much for the “Dark Secret Love” shout out. I’m so pleased with the reception thus far!
XXX,
Alison