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On this site you’ll find instructions on how to make your own teledildonics and a community of people who will help you make them. The creator of this site has also launched the OpenDildonics Wiki. Both sites are great places to start any search for information on teledildonics, and if you’re someone who wants to explore your own ideas, the Wiki offers a collaborative place to do that.
The Sinulator
One of the first inexpensive and commercially available versions of teledildonics, this site will sell you the toys and the interface to allow remote control use of sex toys via the Internet. Unfortunately, the interface itself is unsatisfying, the sex toys are of poor quality, and users have to be willing to tolerate a certain amount of pornifying of their teledildonic experience -- none of which means it still can’t be a lot of fun.
High Joy Toys
This service bills itself as a dating/social networking site. You need to pay for a membership which gives you access to the site and a user interface that allows you to control sex toys over the Internet. The sex toys are manufactured by a major sex toy manufacturer, Doc Johnson, and are available through the website and in some retail sex shops. The user interface is less “jokey” than the Sinulator, but no less clinical. Drawbacks include overpriced toys (of medium quality) and the expense of maintaining a membership on their “dating” site which may not have anyone you’d want to date on it.
JeJoue/SaSi
Neither the JeJoue nor the SaSi can be remote controlled in real time via the Internet, but they can still be considered teledildonics as they allow for you to email instructions (they call them “grooves”) to the vibrator and tell it what to do. One partner can go on the site and construct a series of moves for the vibrator to make. They can then send this to the partner with the vibrator, who can download the information to their vibe. The SaSi is the soon to be released second generation and promises a vibrator that can remember what you like. While real time control would be nice, both products are of excellent quality, neither requires anything beyond the initial purchase, and they are more widely available at high-end sex shops.
The Thrillhammer
By far the most sophisticated teledildonic device commercially available, the Thrillhammer also offers the most involved, and expensive remote experience. A chair that is fitted with webcams and comes with a device that simulates penetration and vibration and can be controlled remotely. These products are only available through custom orders and cost in the thousands of dollars. One of the early models is on permanent display at the Museum of Sex in New York.
Real Touch
As of June 2009 this newest and most promising teledildonic product is only available for pre-sale, but it represents the most significant development in easy to use, relatively affordable teledildonics to date. The first generation Real Touch is meant to be used with visual pornography. The toy fits over the penis and as you watch porn what you see on the monitor is mirrored in how Real Touch touches you. The toy has two soft rubber belts, a heating element, four vibrating areas plus the ability to self-lubricate. It's backed by a large company that seems to be in it for the long term which means better quality, more interest in consumer feedback, and hopefully successive generations of toys that are even more immersive than the first.
What’s Next?
The good news is that as mainstream technology companies and designers turn their attention to the emotional and intimate aspects of human interactions, it’s likely that we’ll see better-designed, better-made, and eventually more affordable devices that will allow us to add to our experience of remote sex. These products may not market themselves as sex toys, but by not narrowing their focus to a particular genital act, they’ll actually go much farther in expanding our sexual experiences through technology.Learn more about teledildonics:
