BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Larry Garland, founder and chief executive officer of Eldorado Trading Company, died Jan. 15. He was 66. An admired and respected member of the pleasure products industry for more than 40 years, Garland passed away unexpectedly while attending an industry...

LOS ANGELES – More than 100 winners of 2017 XBIZ Awards were crowned Jan. 12. Categories covered every corner of the industry, from performance and production to manufacturing and retail, plus all sectors of the online industry. Winners in the Web & Technology division were:...

BISMARK, N.D. – A nationwide trend to regulate what adults may access on the internet by requiring manufacturers to install filters on all new electronic devices reached a new low this week when legislators in North Dakota labeled all devices capable of connecting to the internet...

LONDON, Ontario – One of the reasons the scientific method has been so successful over the centuries is its reliance upon the ability of researchers to reproduce outcomes as a way to confirm prior experimental results. Repeatability and confirmability are crucial elements of any...

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – Shaped like a saddle with a silicone clitoral stimulator where the saddle horn should be, Pipedream Products’ new International Rockin’ Chair was designed based on studies indicating a rocking action is the key to many women’s sexual satisfaction. Though...

LOS ANGELES – On the Twitter account for pornstar-turned-politician Ela Darling, just above where her official @ElaDarling handle is displayed, are the words “Stoned Adulterer.” It’s a cute handle, sure, and certainly won’t shock Darling’s legion of devoted fans or voters who...

  LOS ANGELES – A new collection of rechargeable toys from Screaming O offers consumers rumbling vibration, a safer rechargeable battery, body-safe materials and a two-year warranty. Affordable pricing opens new profit potential for retailers. The Charged line is rooted in...

CHATSWORTH, Calif. – Heather McNeely has joined Pipedream Products as a regional sales and marketing representative. She will assess each retailer’s individual situation and help them plan strategies for effective collateral usage, product assortment, marketing tools and...

WASHINGTON – In the middle of a confirmation hearing at which the headline-making questions and answers were mostly about immigration, race and abortion, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah raised the specter of pornography: Would Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions...

VALENCIA, Calif. – Brendan Mahar, a 12-year veteran of global merchant services management, has joined Online IPS as vice president of business development. As the global ecommerce market has grown more sophisticated, Mahar has worked closely with merchants in some of the most...