By the June 2026 edition, the Berlin festival that started as a sextech conference had left most of the tech behind. It will not run in 2027, founder Ola Miedzynska is stepping down, and no successor has been named. https://sextechguide.com/events/sx-festival-expo-founder-steps-down-no-2027/

The Lovense Lush 4 is rumblier than the Lushes before it. The tail does not reach: ours stopped around the pubic bone, and only the faintest vibration travels to the tip. 7.4 out of 10 at $259. Lovense supplied the unit. https://sextechguide.com/reviews/devices/lovense-lush-4-review/

Blush's AI character Rowen now has an 8.5 inch body at $299.99, and the AI part is a scannable code in the box. What it unlocks is not spelled out, and nothing syncs the chatbot to the device. We have asked Blush. https://sextechguide.com/ai/blush-rowen-ai-character-dildo/

Devin's site says the audio "responds to your arousal in real time". Its own FAQ says body-responsive features are "still being developed and tested". The $249 vibrator is estimated to ship in 2027. https://sextechguide.com/gadgets/devin-ai-vibrator-arousal-audio-erotica/

Warwick and Loughborough academics want driverless taxis designed to put you off having sex in them. The evidence includes 297 amateur porn results for "public transport", January 2026. https://sextechguide.com/safety/academics-want-driverless-taxis-redesigned-to-put-you-off-having-sex-in-them/

The Handy's Stripchat sync used to be private and one to one. Tip Sync opens it to the room, connected through the Sex Toy section of a model's tip menu with the device's connection key. https://sextechguide.com/gadgets/handy-tip-sync-stripchat-public-rooms/

The depth control on the Womanizer Next Duo is genuinely good. Almost everything wrapped around it gets in the way. We landed on 5.6 out of 10. Womanizer supplied the unit. https://sextechguide.com/reviews/womanizer-next-duo-review/

For $5, Stud or Dud runs your date through courthouse documents, bankruptcy filings and tax liens. The person you search never finds out. https://sextechguide.com/dating/dating-appdates-sep-26-bumble-lets-men-go-first-stud-or-dud-vets-your-dates-and-tiktok-hits-pause/

Lelo's F2S Double Sonic has a Humanize mode that deliberately varies the timing and intensity of its vibration rather than holding a steady pattern. 13 modes, 5 of them app only, at $279 against $199 for the F2S it follows. https://sextechguide.com/gadgets/lelos-f2s-double-sonic-launch/

SexLikeReal rebuilt Build Your Own Journey as a video editor inside the site. A creator with more than 250 Journeys on the old one calls the new interface "way too complicated by comparison". A code editing mode is promised. https://sextechguide.com/vr/sexlikereal-rebuilt-build-your-own-journey/

Twin We-Vibe motors, strong and rumbly, in a body our reviewer found hard to grip. The Arcwave Zing measures 110 x 59 x 59mm, the buttons need real force, and we scored it 4.4 out of 10 at $149. Arcwave supplied the unit. https://sextechguide.com/reviews/devices/arcwave-zing-review/

Tokyo's government run dating app has married off 285 couples from about 16,000 members, screened down from roughly 38,000 applicants. That plus Hinge's founder promising to eliminate dating app steps, not improve them. https://sextechguide.com/dating/dating-appdates-aug-2026-overtone-chatfish/

Evas Doll has put 6 motors into its doll legs so you can position them by voice, not by hand. Cut the power and they go completely limp. Evas Doll recommends a 4 hour limit before the motors get significantly hot. https://sextechguide.com/ai/sex-robots/evas-doll-voice-controlled-sex-doll-legs/

Our reviewer had done Kegels for two decades and had the squeeze right. The Smile Makers Pelvic Partner buzzes until you release, and that is where it caught her out. 7.4 out of 10 at $69. Free unit, no copy approval. https://sextechguide.com/reviews/smile-makers-pelvic-partner-review/

Somnia Lab is motion capturing performers to build more than 100 sex positions for its Model L robot. The base model ships with four. The rest arrive over the air, on a robot that does not walk. https://sextechguide.com/ai/sex-robots/somnia-lab-model-l-sex-robot-motion-capture/

The Manhattan DA's office has seized 12 domains it says were selling celebrity deepfake videos of more than 1,200 people. It used New York state warrants, not the federal Take It Down Act. No charges yet. https://sextechguide.com/safety/regulations/manhattan-da-seizes-celebrity-deepfake-porn-sites/