Gizmodo: Avn

Gizmodo's Very, Very NSFW Porn Convention Adventure

Adam Frucci — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:50:13 EST

CES, it takes a toll on you. Sometimes, you need a break. So Jason, Mark and I decided that on the last day of CES, we'd also go check out AVN, the NSFW porn convention that happens at the same time as CES. I was kind of apprehensive at first, as I thought I would get grossed out and feel uncomfortable with the things that I would be forced to experience, and for the most part, I was right. But in the end, as you can see, Chen taught me a thing or two about life, love and the resiliency of the human spirit. Enjoy. [Shot and edited by Mark "Fellini" Wilson]

Energizz: The Official Energy Drink of Gizmodo at CES/AVN

Jason Chen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:00:58 EST

Wonder how we get the energy to pump out hundreds of posts from CES and AVN with only about four hours of sleep every night? Energizz, the new official drink of Gizzmodo. Energizz: Get Your Recommended Daily Allowance of Gizz.

Hands-on With FyreTV, the Best Porn in the Living Room Solution Yet (NSFW)

Jason Chen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:17:05 EST

FyreTV, the guys who are releasing a nondescript set-top-box that streams IPTV adult video straight into your living room just gave us a hands-on demo with their machine. Here's what we think: it's the best thing we've seen yet to bring you on-demand porn over the internet into your living room.

You've already seen the details. The FyreTV streams you DVD-quality adult IPTV from major studios, letting you enjoy content without having to store it locally. You've got three packages to subscribe with beyond the mandatory $9.99 monthly fee that gives you a certain bucket of minutes.

• Buying more on-demand minutes to use as you watch, which will be somewhere between $0.17 to $0.24 a minute.
• Buying a specific movie to get unlimited viewing.
• Buying a monthly pass to get unlimited access (for that month) to a specific studio's content, which gives you all the movies in their catalog. This will be somewhere around $24ish, depending on the studio.

The box performance was great. DVD quality video was good on the cheap Vizio set they were demoing it on. The remote control was super responsive, and when you queue up a video it streams incredibly fast (probably because of their setup on the floor, so we'll have to see how it performs in the real world when we do a hands-on at home).

Other great functionality include bookmarking, favorites, playback history, playlists, scene ranking (1 to 5 stars), combination tag searches (Blondes, Boobs, Blondes + Big Boobs were the ones we used) and easy fast forward/rewinding through scenes.

FyreTV's best news is that their box will have no stickers (as shown in the pictures) or markings on it, so you can hide it in plain sight next to your DVR and have your in-laws be none the wiser. Why watch porn on your little computer monitor when you can watch it on a 150-inch HDTV in your living room? Oh and if you've read this far, it means you're definitely interested in this thing. We're going to have a special code soon for Gizmodo readers that will get you into the expanded beta (they went from 5,000 to 10,000 beta units) ahead of everyone else. [FyreTV]

Photo credit: FyreTV

Losing Dignity at AVN: The Best Receipt Ever

Adam Frucci — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:23:09 EST

Mark, Chen and I just got out of AVN. We're making a video. This is an actual receipt I got for one of the services I paid for at AVN for use in our video. I need to expense this now. I'm sorry Blam, I really am. Stay tuned for the video, it's sure to make you think even less of me, if that's even possible.

CES Attendees Getting Excited For AVN

Jason Chen — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:57:07 EST

Give it a minute.

Fujitsu AVN2210p SatNav System: Finding Its Way Stateside in May

Addy Dugdale — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:33:59 EDT

Fujitsu has teamed up with TomTom for its first joint foray into the US Sat-Nav market. The AVN2210p is a car audio unit complete with detachable PND that includes GPS antenna, rechargable battery and speaker, so that you can use it separately from the base unit. Maps of the US and Canada are on a separate SD memory card and It also benefits from TomTom Plus.

The audio unit has a satellite broadcasting digital radio with optional tuner, plays MP3 and WMA files on its CD and CD-R/RW player, supports iPods and other DAPs. There's 5V of preamp outputs and a 50W x 4-channel power amp with three-band equalizer and a low-pass filter, and will support your cellphone via Bluetooth. Cost is around $900 and it will be available next month. – Ad Dugdale

Press Release [Fujitsu Ten via PC Watch]

Fukuoku Massage Glove Hands-On: Good Vibrations

Gizloco — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:00:06 EST

Marketed as the world's first multi-speed waterproof massage glove, the Fukuoku should be used to give yourself or someone you know a nice, thorough massage. At the porn convention, however, all bets were off and the glove was used by this crazy old man to harass random passersby. We could use this after a week on non-stop CES and MacWorld coverage. – Nicholas Deleon with video by Richard Blakeley

Product Page [Amazon]

OhMiBod iPod Vibrator Hands-On

Gizloco — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:00:45 EST

The OhMiBod iPod vibrator first made an impact last summer but we were able to get a hands-on this past week. To recap, it's a vibrator ("marital aide") that vibrates in sync with the music being played on an iPod. Once you ignore the fact that it's, you know, a vibrator and actually appreciate the underlying technology, you'll like it as much as we do. Something like that. – Nicholas Deleon with video by Richard Blakeley

Product Page [OhMiBod]

Format War Over, Says Mechanical Bull Riding Nymph

Louis Ramirez — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:35:53 EST

Still deciding whether to make the jump for Blu-ray or HD DVD? We asked this bull-riding nymph for her advice on which format to support. – Louis Ramirez with Video By Richard Blakeley

Rimba Electrosex Power Box 880: Should Cause Pleasure But Causes Pain Instead

Gizloco — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:05:00 EST

Just down the Las Vegas strip from the main CES convention center this week is the porn convention and Gizmodo went over there to check out all the latest technological innovations. One thing that caught our eye was the Rimba Electrosex Power Box 880, a device that causes pleasurable feelings by contracting muscles... usually. Unfortunately this pretty lady ended up hurting herself. By the looks of it, she would have been better off using this taser on herself instead. Good thing we were there to catch it all on video. – Nicholas Deleon with video by Richard Blakeley

Product Page [Miko Wholesale]

Johnny 5 On Viagra

Noah Robischon — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:00:28 EST

I guess royalties from Short Circuit aren't what they used to be. Still, it's good to know that b-list former Robot Child Stars can still get a little action. –Curtis Walker

Schwag Competition: AVN Edition

kthompson — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:30:00 EST

If you thought CES was the only expo giving away freebies this week, you were wrong. A short scouring of the Adult Entertainment Expo yielded a mound of goodies, most of which you (can't) see above. You'll find a full breakdown and uncensored goodness after the jump.

• Two tees, one of which may be useful in trashy bars (or Vegas)
• Enough DVD "samplers" to load up a four course menu of debauchery
• Various trial cards for services both online and off
• Silly putty (consult your local Kama Sutra for explanation)
• A syringe-shaped pen to ease you off your heroin addiction or prank your diabetic roommate
• Packets of personal lubricant (yes, the 40oz. jumbo tub of KY is not the only means of distribution)
• Dog tags for your comrades who fall in battle
• A pill to help you rise to the occasion
• Stickers that remove all doubt of your perverted nature, including the foreboding "Jerk Off Zone" warning sign

Get the full, uncensored, not work safe version of the loot picture containing photographic depictions of real human breasts by clicking here! – Karson Thompson

AVN: A Manual Revolution

Mark Wilson — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:00:35 EST

Sometimes the simplest explanations are the best. – Mark Wilson

Celebrator: It's Fun To Brush Again

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:45:06 EST

"Honey, what are you doing in there?"
"Brushing my teeth."
"But you wear dentures!"

The Celebrator is a silicone head for an Oral-B toothbrush that takes the mundane brushing experience to the next level. Dubbed as the "product of the year" by their PR spokesman, we're guessing they missed the Macworld keynote.

Just make sure to swap your brush attachment back when you are done. Morning mouth could get a whole lot worse. – Mark Wilson

Photo by: Curtis Walker.

CES vs. AVN

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:30:04 EST

It can get confusing sometimes. – Mark Wilson

Photoshopping by Curtis Walker.

Adult Entertainment Expo: Yep, We're Here Too

Travis Hudson — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:30:06 EST

The Adult Entertainment Expo begins tomorrow and you know we will be there covering all of the sick and twisted gadgets available for the adult industry. We'll try our hardest to keep it work-safe, but if you need even more coverage of AEE and the AVN awards, go check out our blogging cohorts, Fleshbot (very NWS).

For the rest of Gizmodo's coverage, go here.

–Travis Hudson

Eclipse AVN2210 Car Stereo With Ejectable TomTom GPS

Brian Lam — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:26:46 EST

Eclipse makes clean, powerful car stereos. This one, the AVN2210, is a double DIN sized unit, with an LCD faceplate that is actually a removable GPS system. And get this: The GPS is powered by Tom Tom's OS. Other perks: Bluetooth, USB port for iPod and thumbdrive docking. Then there's the optional satellite radio, four 50 watt outputs, or 5 volt preamps. Very cool, especially considering the stereo costs less than a grand. The stereo's UI is pretty nice, too. See:

–Brian Lam

Eclipse [Eclipse]

AVN IMterview: Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD

johnb — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:56:11 EDT

AVN IMterview: Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD

You ask and we provide. Today we talked to Kathee Brewer, former technology editor for the Adult Video News about the adult industry and the format wars. Read on for her take on this sticky situation.

Gizmodo: Ok. Well, tell us about your beat at AVN.
Gizmodo: And do you guys have all kinds of sexy parties?

Kathee: I was the technology editor for many years (about 5), and now I'm "editor at large"
Kathee: sexy parties? I wish! lol
Kathee: it's very dull around the offices, actually
Kathee: except for the occasional porn babe parading through on her way to an interview

Gizmodo: Well, they're saying that where the adult industry goes, the tech industry follows. So let's discuss next gen DVDs.
Gizmodo: Have you gotten a chance to see them both?

Kathee: I have seen HD-DVD product
Kathee: Blu-ray is a bit trickier for the adult industry, because Sony is proprietary about it
Kathee: there are a couple of products emerging that allow HD-DVD authoring, though

Gizmodo: Huh
Gizmodo: so you're saying that Sony is going to shoot itself in the foot by being closed? Is that accurate?
Gizmodo: Or is it a "wait and see" sort of thing?

Kathee: apparently so
Kathee: on the shooting in the foot thing

Gizmodo: Poor sony.

Kathee: pretty much
Kathee: one company, Hi-Deff XXX, has been beta-testing authoring programs

Gizmodo: See, I was under the impression that Blu-ray had great studio and tech company backing.

Kathee: and has released content in that format, I think
Kathee: it does, in the mainstream!

Gizmodo: hrm
Gizmodo: so would you say that the adult industry is as important as it used to be in this matter?

Kathee: but apparently the companies that are going to be able to duplicate product on Blu-ray discs are going to be so busy working with mainstream companies that they won't have a lot of time left to squeeze adult products onto their lines
Kathee: if the adult industry can figure out a way to make an end-run, it will — so I do think it's still important to the adoption of the technology

Kathee: most studios seem to be taking a "whichever way the ball falls is the direction we'll go" approach

Gizmodo: so which comes first, the HD content chicken or the adult egg?

Kathee: the ones I've talked to all say they've been shooting in HD for quite some time now, so it's just a matter of encoding the content for one format or the other (or both) and having it duplicated

Gizmodo: will they wait to see who makes out the best before releasing content?
Gizmodo: or do they intend to release in both camps?

Kathee: some will release in both camps, at least until one or the other comes out on top
Kathee: and some also are looking at a third minor entrant in the space, too

Gizmodo: ???
Gizmodo: which one?
Gizmodo: on-line distribution?

Kathee: just a sec — I need to look up the name of the company
Kathee: New Medium Enterprises' Versatile Multilayer Disc
Kathee: it sort of snuck onto the scene at CeBit in March

Gizmodo: i remember that, i think.
Gizmodo: not quite DVD

Kathee: not quite

Gizmodo: so in your expert opinion, what do you think will happen?

Kathee: but one of the things about the adult industry is that if something looks like it might catch some attention, the industry will take it seriously and investigate it

Gizmodo: so they can simply move faster than everyone else
Gizmodo: if blu-ray takes off, they'll follow it.
Gizmodo: if hd-dvd takes off, they'll follow that.

Kathee: "they" being the adult industry, yes

Gizmodo: yes

Kathee: exactly

Gizmodo: how will that effect the market, do you suspect?

Kathee: and you'll probably see at least some content coming out in both formats, at least for a while
Kathee: adult is an early adopter of any new technology, because it can be

Gizmodo: have you seen any special - errrr - features?

Kathee: the industry has the money to invest in new technologies and try them out — "prove" them, if you will

Gizmodo: coming out with HD?

Kathee: adult studios are exceptionally fond of producing "DVD extras"
Kathee: and most have stockpiles of that kind of thing just lying around

Gizmodo: but these extras better be amazing, because then they might as well be just turning out DVDs

Kathee: it hasn't been used in the past because there wasn't room for it on standard DVDs, so it's "new" content as far as consumers are concerned

Gizmodo: i think our readership - I'm a mormon, so I've never seen pornography - might like to see that angle feature they were planning for DVDs.

Kathee: interviews with stars, outtakes, deleted scenes
Kathee: you're a Mormon, and you're writing about porn?

Gizmodo: well, i'm considering mormonism.

Kathee: lol

Gizmodo: i hear they have wonderful benefits.

Kathee: love those garments

Gizmodo: anyway, any advice to the budding porn purchasers?
Gizmodo: should they get a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player right now?
Gizmodo: or wait until things shake out?

Kathee: I can tell you I'm waiting until things shake out a bit
Kathee: like every new technology, the first models will be incredibly expensive
Kathee: and that probably is going to determine, to a large extent, which format takes off in the public
Kathee: or with the public
Kathee: although it's not a plane, so....

Gizmodo: plane?

Kathee: taking off with the public sounds like it's going to contain them

Gizmodo: oh
Gizmodo: oh!
Gizmodo: like on lost

Kathee: sorry — it's early and I haven't had enough coffee yet

Gizmodo: and half of the island will have blu-ray
Gizmodo: and half will have HD-DVD
Gizmodo: and then they'll start killing each other as offerings to the DVD gods
Gizmodo: but what's in the hatch!

Kathee: uh.... the real mccoy?

Gizmodo: the proverbial money shot.

Kathee: the money shot to end all money shots

Gizmodo: ok. thanks so much. we'll keep our eyes peeled.

Kathee: always glad to be of very little help

– John Biggs

Live From AVN: This Ain't No Willie Wonka

gizmodo.com — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 18:48:49 EST

CES overlaps with the adult entertainment expo here in Vegas, so I figured you would want a peek at some of the cool "adult" gadgets featured at the show. The classic Clone-A-Willy allows you to make a copy of your Johnson, and with the optional motor you can even turn it into a vibrator. The latest version is the Chocolate Clone-A-Willy which lets you make a real milk chocolate copy that is 100% edible and, apparently, quite tasty. It'll be available in about two weeks, so start scouting early so you'll have time to make a copy of your manhood.