YNOT – The anniversary is simply too numerically perfect: Ben Wa International, creator of and trademark holder for the timeless Ben Wa Balls pleasure product for women, celebrates its 69th anniversary in 2011. Founded in 1942 by Fred Malorrus, Ben Wa’s primary product is a...

YNOT – Axel Braun’s Batman XXX: A Porn Parody and BatfXXX: Dark Night from Bluebird Films flew away with an obscene number of 2011 AVN Awards as porn parodies raked in many of the top honors Saturday night. In addition, new categories revealed crowd pleasers in the novelty and...

YNOT – Apple might not like the idea of sex invading its App Store, but that hasn’t stopped inventive developers from perverting, in a good way, iPhone technology to their own hedonistic ends. Take, for instance, the new Body Heat app from OhMiBod, creators of a whole line...

YNOT – Never one to shy away from asking the hard questions, adult mega-retailer Adam & Eve asked Americans what they’re doing in their free time. Not surprisingly, the majority are dealing with a less-than-ideal economy by taking matters into their own hands. According to...

YNOT – Family-owned adult novelties, toys and lingerie distributor Williams Trading Co. has added a new dimension to its 35-year practice of giving clients what they want. The company recently launched SexToyStoreBuilder.com, a do-it-yourself pathway to adult industry...

YNOT – EroticStoriesAndToys.com is generating some buzz in erotic fiction circles, thanks to the publication of the Ravenous Romance anthology Sex Toy Stories: Erotic Tales of Naughty Play. The e-book contains a total of 12 erotic short stories, nine of which were contributed by...

YNOT – In the wake of California’s burgeoning controversy about condom usage on adult-film sets, Nashua, NH-based condom manufacturer CautionWear Corp. is offering a year’s worth of free condoms to all U.S.-based producers of legal erotica. Strings are attached, of course. In...

YNOT – Sometimes life imitates art fantasizing about life. Kaylani Lei, one of the “Best Group Sex Scene” 2010 AVN Award winners for her role in Wicked Pictures’ erotic cyberpunk hit 2040, has been immortalized as a RealDoll. RealDoll, which since 1996 has manufactured...

YNOT – You don’t need to wait for the AVN Awards in January to begin celebrating in the bedroom. Sextoys.com’s pre-awards promotion offers special discounts on all award-nominated pleasure products. The 2011 AVN Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place Jan. 8 at the Palms...

YNOT – Honey’s Place Live, a 30-minute webcast talk show, has bowed, offering direct-from-the-manufacturer info about pleasure products. “Our first webinar aired earlier in the year, which turned out very well and received great feedback,” Honey’s Place President and Chief...