VAN NUYS, Calif. – The latest product line in Icon Brands’ Nines series may seem familiar to some pleasure products buyers, if only due to name recognition. Orange is the New Black is a collection of affordableBDSM pieces that combine basic black with orange trim like faux fur...

TEMPE, Ariz. – Generally, trade shows present abundant networking opportunities. At the annual Phoenix Forum, the opportunities start even before the show. On Wednesday, two events will give TPF attendees the opportunity to connect with old friends and make new contacts in an...

By Patrick Theodore Special to YNOT ALBANY, N.Y. – Upon the recommendation of a friend who works as a state assemblyman in New York, I took a shot at watching a new line of gay porn from a studio called UFC — which must stand for “Ugly Fucking Crackers” because aside from having...

SAN FRANCISCO – Industry veteran Sunny Rodgers has joined Diamond Products as the company’s category brand manager for the Jimmyjane products line. In her new position, Rodgers will use her 17 years of adult and mainstream experience to develop long-term programs and services to...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Sometimes, the best ideas come from unexpected places. Who could have predicted it would be a place like North Carolina, for example, to cook up the undeniably great idea of establishing an official state religion back in 2013? (For some reason, this...

TEMPE, Ariz. – Every year, one of the most eagerly anticipated events at The Phoenix Forum features a group of gals with really big balls. Every year, the ladies mysteriously wind up naked. Every year, the crowd goes wild. This year’s Juicy Dodgeball competition will be no...

SAN FRANCISCO – When pleasure products manufacturer Jimmyjane unveiled its Live Sexy line of mid-range intimate massagers in January, the company’s goal was to provide premium sex toys at price points consumers at every level could afford. Evidently, the company succeeded in its...

PHOENIX – The second leg of the YNOT Grand Prix’s 2016 season will take to the track March 30 — without the European driver who has trounced everyone else for the past two years. Jurgen from PlugRush will sit this one out. Perhaps this time American drivers can win a race in...

MONTREAL – Always at the leading edge of consumer technology, the porn industry is betting big on stereoscopic pictography (SP) as the next big thing in the consumption of erotica. Within the industry, SP is seen as the best hope to rekindle flagging revenue figures, a decline...

ONTARIO, Calif. – Pleasure product manufacturer JOPEN describes its new Vanity Vs series “everything consumers have come to love about [the original Vanity Collection] with a little something extra.” Vanity is JOPEN’s flagship collection of premium intimate massagers. The special...