Caitlin Petrakovitz

Sex tech company Lora DiCarlo gets CES robotics award it was first denied

At CES 2019 the biggest topic, almost by accident, was sex tech. That’s because the governing body of the event revoked its Innovation Award on realizing the company behind the winning robotics technology makes sex tech products. That company, Lora DiCarlo, makes a device that taps advanced microrobotics to give women hands-free orgasms. The company still …

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Taco Bell is now on Grubhub and I’ve never been happier

Seriously, the headline says it all: Taco Bell now delivers via Grubhub, and I’m not really sure why you’re still reading this instead of putting in an order.  I know in my heart of hearts that Taco Bell isn’t technically the best restaurant ever, but you try going years without it and then telling me you don’t miss it. Who …

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Cyber Monday 2018 Newegg deals: $949 Acer Aspire 7 VR

Newegg rolls into its Cyber Monday sales straight from its Black Friday discounts, with continued deals on staples like laptops, TVs, smart home gear and home audio components. Some of these deals are follow ups to their Black Friday counterparts, but we’ve highlighted the best newcomers below. All of the deals listed are on sale now and continue through Monday, Nov. 26 unless otherwise noted. …

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First image of BlackBerry Key2 LE surfaces

TCL’s BlackBerry Key2 already has a low-end follow-up coming, and after FCC paperwork seemed to confirm the name Key2 LE, we may now have our first look at the forthcoming keyboard phone. Android Police released the image above Friday morning, along with these purported specs:  Snapdragon 636 processor 4GB of RAM 32GB or 64GB of storage 4.5-inch, 1,620×1,080-pixel LCD display …

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Marvel VR hands

VR is hard for some people to grasp. It’s not necessarily hard to get into, but it’s pretty hard to buy into. And not (just) because of the price, but because VR’s biggest problem is that you aren’t hyped about it — and you can’t be an evangelist about it — until you try it. But sometimes, you find that …

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Porn site CamSoda lets you use your penis as your password

Using your penis as your password isn’t new (you can already do it on an iPhone), but one porn site wants to make it standard practice for members.  On Thursday, live-cam site CamSoda launched “Dick-ometrics,” a stand-up new way to log in to your account. (CamSoda assured us this is not a belated April Fools’ joke.)  CamSoda has a history …

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Smart condom ring i.Con is like a Fitbit for your man bits

Now playing: Watch this: A sex-tracking condom ring is coming 1:41 What’d you expect? Condamns? British Condoms The i.Con Smart Condom, which markets itself as the “world’s first smart condom,” is actually a ring that fits over a boring, dumb condom and claims to track the exercise of your man bits, as well as detect chlamydia and syphilis. The ring, …

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‘Deciphering’ emoji has never been so hilarious

If you’re old, emoji can be scary. I get it. Between peaches, fire and eggplants they may not always mean what you think they do. The real fun, however, comes when the uninitiated attempt to decipher them, as Twitter user @Bry_Nap found out late Tuesday night. To be honest though, the full piece aired on Seattle’s Q13 Fox and was …

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Don’t worry, Netflix hasn’t totally changed its interface

We know Netflix runs a lot of testing, sometimes without subscribers even noticing — most notably changing the title card photos of certain properties often. Now, it’s begun testing an interface change on desktop. Previously, if you clicked a piece of content, it would open to an Overview tab where you would see a short synopsis of the show, a …

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Disney proves not all drones are created equal

The Federal Aviation Administration last week granted Disney a waiver so it can show off its amazing drone skills in the Orlando and Anaheim parks. Not a company known to wait well, it’s already released a video teasing Disney’s use of the drones to create what appears to be a floating, rotating Christmas tree. The clip, posted Monday to its …

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