CHATSWORTH, Calif. – The Diamond Products family of companies — Pipedream Products, Jimmyjane and Sir Richard’s — introduced refreshed product lines and new products during the ANME Founders Show in Burbank Jan. 14-15 in Burbank, California. Pipedream introduced a refreshed take...

BISMARCK, N.D. – For many years, I believed former attorney Jack Thompson, the man who once prosecuted 2 Live Crew for obscenity, spent years concocting and promoting flawed legislation that sought to regulate video games like pornography and was later disbarred for a variety of...

MUMBAI – Statistics indicate the worldwide pleasure products market generates $15.25 billion annually. Indian consumers account for only about 5-10 percent of that volume, but according to a 2014 Juniper Research forecast, India’s contribution to global pleasure-product revenues...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – GayHub.com, a gay-first tube site built by gay studios for gay studios and powered by live-cam giant Flirt4Free, has launched. “GayHub is part of a larger objective that we have to service the online gay community a little bit better,” said Director of...

NEW YORK – Age-verification amendments to the U.K.’s Digital Economy Bill would violate international human-rights accords by exposing internet users to breaches of privacy and curtailing free speech online, a United Nations official has warned. Furthermore, the bill’s...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Larry Garland, founder and chief executive officer of Eldorado Trading Company, died Jan. 15. He was 66. An admired and respected member of the pleasure products industry for more than 40 years, Garland passed away unexpectedly while attending an industry...

LOS ANGELES – More than 100 winners of 2017 XBIZ Awards were crowned Jan. 12. Categories covered every corner of the industry, from performance and production to manufacturing and retail, plus all sectors of the online industry. Winners in the Web & Technology division were:...

BISMARK, N.D. – A nationwide trend to regulate what adults may access on the internet by requiring manufacturers to install filters on all new electronic devices reached a new low this week when legislators in North Dakota labeled all devices capable of connecting to the internet...

LONDON, Ontario – One of the reasons the scientific method has been so successful over the centuries is its reliance upon the ability of researchers to reproduce outcomes as a way to confirm prior experimental results. Repeatability and confirmability are crucial elements of any...

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – Shaped like a saddle with a silicone clitoral stimulator where the saddle horn should be, Pipedream Products’ new International Rockin’ Chair was designed based on studies indicating a rocking action is the key to many women’s sexual satisfaction. Though...