YNOT – Floggers, clamps, strap-ons and other accoutrements of BDSM play are becoming sparklier, brighter and otherwise “softer” as more style-conscious women embrace the alternative lifestyle, according to a California adult novelties distributor....

YNOT – The dating scene in Brazil must be tough. As promotion for the first international convention of inflatable dolls, which took place March 9-13 in São Paulo, sex shop Sexônico mounted an online auction of Brazil’s first lifelike sex doll. The winning bid at midnight March...

YNOT – Sixty-three percent of American adults prefer the convenience and privacy of shopping online over heading for a local store, at least when it comes to adult products and services. So says the latest data from Adam & Eve’s Great American Sex Survey. The web-based...

YNOT – Police are seeking suspects in an early Tuesday incident that left a condom store in an upscale Dallas suburb riddled with bullets. Condom Sense opened in mid-January in a down-on-its luck strip mall on the outskirts of Plano, Texas. At the time, city fathers hoped the...

YNOT – Over the past several years, adult webmasters have learned that catering to narrowly defined niche audiences can return big dividends. That’s a secret Paradise Marketing discovered more than three decades ago. Now celebrating 35 years as a primary distributor of condoms,...

YNOT – Intimate accessories manufacturer PHS International has gone vegan with a line of restraints, cuffs, collars and bondage accessories made from animal-friendly leather alternatives. Constructed of affordable polyethylene and durable biothane rubber, PHS’s vegan products...

YNOT – E.L. James’ best-selling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its sequels have changed the complexion of sexual conversation in the U.S. With the popularity of so-called “mommy porn,” people are beginning to re-evaluate what is considered “normal” sexual behavior. Minds —...

YNOT – Evidently Homegrown Video’s recent acquisition of Shane’s World will have no noticeable impact on the latter’s unrepentant love for controversy. Late last week, Shane’s World announced a new tour that will take the adult studio back onto college campuses nationwide, this...

YNOT – MunkeyBarz, a new sex-play accoutrement billed as “love handles for your hips,” has launched its first website, complete with an affiliate program. The unusual apparatus, consisting of a wide leather belt outfitted with handles that jut out to the sides, resembles a...

By Erika Icon YNOT – Sex toys are one of the most lucrative product categories in the adult industry. For a long time, novelties were considered the almost-exclusive purview of women. In recent years, though, many manufacturers and retailers have discovered a thriving market in...