The Sex Toy Industry Fought for Normalcy at the All Digital CES 2021
Last year, sex tech was allowed at CES on a ‘trial basis.’ So what was the outcome?
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Last year was a watershed moment for sex tech. For the first time in CES’s decades-long history, the category wasn’t banished to the dark corners of the showroom floor. This was after a contentious 2019, when the Consumer Tech Association (CTA) revoked an award from Lora DiCarlo’s Osé sex toy for being “immoral, obscene, indecent, or profane.” The backlash made headlines, the rescinded award was re-awarded, and CES 2020 was a “trial” for sex tech as a category. If it did well, perhaps the CTA would welcome back sex tech exhibitors to the world’s largest consumer electronics show in 2021.
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This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) looked different from the previous 53 editions. Held annually in Las Vegas, US, this year’s show – which brought together some 1,900 tech companies – was virtual. It’s estimated that around 150,000 people tuned in online throughout the week.
Perhaps unsurprisingly Covid was the dominant theme this year, whether it was tech solutions for pandemic life (high-tech facemasks) or how to make time at home more enjoyable with the help of a robot that doubles as a waiter. We take a look at some of the biggest trends.
Lora DiCarlo returned to CES for the third time to debut a new lineup of sex toys Drift, Tilt,’ and ‘Sway, feature new warming technology to simulate body heat
The vibrators rage in price from $95 to $150 and are available for purchase
Lora DiCarlo received an ‘Innovation Award’ in 2019, but was then disqualified
But the move has not deterred the firm from attending the tech event
CES 2021: The futuristic gadgets killing Covid
In years gone by,
City A.M. would have been on the showroom floor in Las Vegas bringing you the latest news from the frontline of the tech world. This year, of course, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has done digital, and if any expo in the world can pull off that feat, it should be this one.
The pandemic has cast its long shadow over the event, with fewer wacky creations and an emphasis on useful devices that can help combat coronavirus and its fallout. Here’s our pick of the best on show.