OhMiBod
| File:OhMiBod logo.jpg | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sex toys |
| Founded | 2006[1] |
| Founder | Suki Dunham Brian Dunham |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | ohmibod |
OhMiBod is an American company which manufactures sex toys. It is based in New Hampshire, United States.
Its name has been used as a collective reference to a range of remote controlled vibrating sex toys. The device originally translated an electronic music output into vibrations.[2] The volume and beat of the music determines the strength of the vibrations.[3]
Though the device had to work with any output, marketing of the product was aimed at iPod users.[2] The product was not endorsed by Apple, although the co-creator Suki Vatter had previously worked for Apple's product marketing department.[2] Vatter, who created the product with her husband Brian, said that the vibrator is designed to be "socially acceptable".[3][4] One journalist commented that the packaging looked like "something that might have come straight from the iPod factory".[3]
The website for the product also included the series "ClubVibe" which allows users to anonymously share playlists and experiences.[2]
The product was made compatible with the iPhone in January 2008 and now responds to ringtones and voice calls.[5] In addition to the upgrade, a smaller and cheaper 'nano' versions of the toy was released.[5]
A 2008 review in MacLife (by Violet Blue) pointed out that the vibrator could be heard "distractingly loud" over the iPod's earbuds.[6]
Ohmibod has been used by webcam models, who program it to vibrate to the sound of online tips.[7][8][9]
Body Heat is the name of an iPhone app designed to control an OhMiBod vibrator's vibration speed, intensity, and patterns. OhMiBod team acquired the product after a prototype was presented at the sex tech conference Arse Elektronika in September 2010 in San Francisco.[10] The app's designer Heather Kelley is collaborating with them on creating upgrades of the software.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "OhMiBod". www.ohmibod.com.
- ^ a b c d "Ohmibod - the first iPod acsexory". GizMag. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ a b c "Unholy Alliance". Melbourne: The Age. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "Good vibes from Apple's iPod". Australian IT. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ a b "OhMiBod iPod Vibrator Getting iPhone Compatibility". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "OhMiBod Naughtibod | Mac|Life". Maclife.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "How a Cam Girl Conspiracy Theory Sparked Masturbation Innovation". Vice (Motherboard). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "This Dildo of the Future Is Helping Cam Girls Make Bank During Performances". Mic (media company). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "So Chaturbate's Kind Of A Big Deal - But Who's Using It?". Bauer Media Group (thedebrief.co.uk). Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ ""The Performant: Dies Arses have it", San Francisco Bay Guardian, October 6, 2010".
- ^ "Body Heat: sexy iPhone application is now available on the App Store - monochrom". monochrom.at.