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Babeland Launches Sex Toy Design Contest
Babeland, a sexuality boutique owned by women, has launched a sex toy design contest called “Project Sex Toy.” Babeland.com customers will judge contest finalists online beginning in June of 2006, and all entrants will retain ownership of their designs.
Doc Johnson, Private Media Reinvent Toy Line
Toy manufacturer Doc Johnson and adult media conglomerate Private Media have partnered to update and redesign the Private Toy Collection line, which first debuted in 1999 with Doc Johnson as its designer and manufacturer.
Court: Alabama Can Continue Sex Toy Sales Ban
In a blow to sex toy and novelty retailers, Alabama’s sex toy ban survived another court challenge in federal court. A U.S. District Court in Birmingham ruled that Alabama has a right to limit sales of vibrators, sex dolls and butt plugs, as well as any other device used for sexual arousal.
Pipedream Website Leading Toy Pack
Just months after Pipedream Products, a leading manufacturer of adult gifts and novelties, announced the launch of its new website, web-rating site Alexa shows the site is the most visited in its category.
Adult-Toy-Mart.com Launches Infinite Rewards
Online adult retail shop Adult-Toy-Mart.com launched a new rewards program this week to lure customers to its sizable sex toy, novelty and video-on-demand resource.
TV Sex Expert Tracey Cox Launches Sex Toy Line
International sex expert and author Tracey Cox has plans to launch her new Supersex sex toy and lubricant range just in time for Valentine’s Day. The Supersex line is currently available via her website, TraceyCoxShop.com, as well as LoveHoney.co.uk.
Adult-Wholesale to Begin Powering Studio A's Erotic Toy Line
Adult-Wholesale.com, a provider of wholesale sex toys and bulk DVD distribution, has teamed up with Andrew Blake and Studio A Entertainment to begin powering Blake’s online adult toy shop.
GreatPleasures Launches Adult Toy Store, Partners With Playgirl
SAN FRANCISCO — GreatPleasures, an online retailer of adult toys, has launched an adult toy store on Playgirl’s website.
Colo. Sex Toy Shop Settles Over Fines, Closes
Christal’s, a sex toy and novelty shop that was involved in a six-year zoning dispute that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, has closed its doors after the owner and city officials agreed to settle hundreds of citations.
Adult Webmasters Host 2nd Annual Toy Drive
SexEntertain.com, FullOnVideo.com and Book-Mark.net today announced the launch of the “Webmaster Toy Run” website. The toy drive is a nonprofit joint venture created by SexEntertain co-founder Mike M., JMK of Full On Video and Patrick of Mark’s Book-Mark.
iPod Sex Toy Outsells Rabbit Vibrator at LoveHoney
The rabbit vibrator, the best-selling sex toy for the past three years at LoveHoney.co.uk, has been knocked off the top spot by the new iBuzz, a sex toy that vibrates in time to music played on any iPod or MP3 player.
50 Cent Launches Condom, Sex Toy Line
Thug life is out and adult videos are in—for hip hop artists and rappers, that is. Since the release of Snoop Dogg’s 2001 adult video “Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle” (Hustler Video), the worlds of adult video and hip hop music have continued to merge and define a new type of “gangsta” lifestyle.
Strip Club Fined for Sex Toy Show
A rarely used section of Canada’s criminal code was used this week to fine a St. John’s strip club $6,000 for featuring an “immoral theatrical performance.”
Adult Store Clerk Not Guilty in Sex Toy Case
An adult retail store clerk arrested during a June raid and accused of illegally selling adult toys was found not guilty of the charges Wednesday.
PlugInFeeds Releases Sex Party, Fuck Toy Feeds
CYBERSPACE – PlugInFeeds, the leader in reality based plug-in content, has announced the release of two new feeds; "Wild College Fuck Parties" and "Extreme Fuck Toys."
Alabama Sex Toy Ban Back in Court
Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal in February to hear an appeal to an Alabama law that prohibits the sale of sex toys, a number of plaintiffs from that case have filed a new challenge in U.S. District Court in Huntsville.
New Toy from Pipedream, Red Light District
New Toy from Pipedream, Red Light District
A Tightening Toy Market: 2
In part one we looked at changing perceptions and the increasing demand for sex toys. Today we'll wrap things up with a look at celebrity endorsements and the evolving sex toy market.
A Tightening Toy Market: 1
The only reason men exist, comedian Jay Leno once quipped, is because vibrators can't move furniture. As we continue to observe a worldwide cultural shift toward the embracement of sex and sexuality as a healthy preoccupation, it should come as no surprise that sex toys are no longer a niche market and that the most profitable sector of the market is made up of online and catalog sales.
Toy Purchasers Get Free Porn, SexToy.com Announces
Giving webmasters a seasonal bump, SexToySex's affiliates will receive 10 minutes of free adult pay-per-view content on SexToy.com with the purchase of a sex toy.