Hot Octopuss the luxury sex toy brand has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to scientifically-backed pleasure. They are responsible for the world’s first guybrator (that’s the male vibrator that goes on the penis, not up ya bum!), the Pulse Solo.

And they’re now building on the already-successful model in a move to merge your sex life with virtual reality. Due to their PulsePlate technology, the Pulse has already been hailed as a “hands-free” experience, and now it vibrates in-sync with the porn that you’re watching. Enter: Pulse Interactive.

Users can sync the toy with their smartphone and explore over 4,000 interactive 2D and VR videos seemingly synced. Meaning watching porn has never felt this realistic before.

And now for even easier use, you can adjust its settings from your phone – or let your partner do it!

Oh yeah, ‘Solo’ may be in the product’s name, but this toy is very much for couples too. Not only can you use the app to connect with other users and in turn have some pretty stimulating video calls (yep, cybersex is well and truly back with a futuristic twist), but you can order the toy in a couples package and sync your toys together via the app. Which is great for long-distance couples, or those that are kept apart by like, I don’t know, a global pandemic.

During national lockdowns, when we were banned from hooking up by the British government (LOL), sex toy sales skyrocketed. So it makes sense that in uncertain times, researchers are looking at ways to push solo pleasure to its maximum, and keep couples sexually connected, even when they’re physically apart.

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Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Facebook would rebrand as Meta, which – let’s face it – looks like a fancy version of Habbo Hotel. It’s quite clear that technology is too far gone now to ever slow down, and our lives online will continue to merge with our real ones. So it’s not a stretch to imagine that in 20 years, many people will be living out sex lives solely with interactive virtual reality.

Interactive sex toys aren’t a brand new idea and began to emerge around 2-3 years ago, but the incorporation of porn-syncing and VR to app-controlled stimulation is an original one. They’ve also mostly been designed for couples, whereas this design for singles will likely be just as popular.

So as to whether interactive sex toys are our future of masturbation, the answer is no, they are our present. Get up to date, now!

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