4 Sex Nerd Devices That Bring Science to Your Orgasm

This “smart vibrator” is an eight-inch long rabbit-style vibrator that has a temperature sensor and force sensors along the insertable end, and an accelerometer and gyroscope in the handle to track changes in vibration versus muscle movement. It sends a readout to your phone with a chart that measures the peaks and valleys of your sexual session; you can watch the readout in real time as it’s happening (one user told the New York Times that watching the tracking feature in real time could be distracting, something that “takes away from the experience.”) The device also lets you record the data, for review later—perhaps like watching a winning football game to review what move to make when? Lioness sells for $229 and comes in grey or purple.

This insertable pelvic floor strengthener is marketed by its parent company alongside breast pumps, at first glance an unusual co-branding exercise for a sex toy. But though this device, which sells for $119, is marketed for urinary incontinence in post-partum recovery (and is therefore FSA/HSA eligible), pelvic floor strength is related to female orgasms. (The National Institute of Health reports that studies show the weakness of pelvic muscles could contribute to the inability of a woman to achieve orgasm and women who had anorgasmia (aka delayed, infrequent or missing orgasms) showed a significantly lower pubococcygeus muscle strength compared with women who had orgasms.) How it works: You insert a tampon-like silicon device containing sensors into your vagina, then try to squeeze it when prompted by the app’s video game-like prompts. Post-game, you get feedback on five data points: contraction quality, endurance, strength, control and speed.

This pelvic trainer is shaped differently from Perfit, more like an egg with a little exterior wand to hold it in position. I used the device as a Kegel exercise trainer, and had fun playing its version of a video game, in which my interval squeezes moved a character through a race course, sprinting forward, jumping hurdles and finally getting a prize. TBH, the device’s prompts not only strengthened my muscles over time, by using it I learned about a number of tenses and contractions I didn’t until then knew I could do—and they have subsequently led to more powerful climaxes. It sells for $199 and is available at retailers including Goop, natch.

Not-yet-to-market, this device is forthcoming from a company led by CEO Penda N'diaye whose online bio reads “I am storyteller, pleasure enthusiast and community leader closing the orgasm gap for women.”  The U-shaped silicone toy reportedly will come in flesh-toned colors and will also include a phone app with A.I.-powered audio erotica, how-to videos, insights from OB-GYNs and guided meditations.