In this week’s Alert Me: YouTube funnies (NSFW), dildo use gone horribly (horribly) wrong, and a good news for Avon readers.

 

Soft Core: Why Do Sex Toy Makers Have Such Horrible Videos?
Source: http://techcrunch.com/

If you’re having a bad day, I guarantee this link will cheer you up. The title of Jordan Crook’s article is pretty self-explanatory; YouTube promo videos from various sex toy manufacturers looked over with a blunt, comedic eye.

From Vibease’s Personal Massager (for God’s sake, call it what it is, people – a vibrator!) that runs off your Android phone, to the JimmyJane Form 6 (which is waved around like a mime prop by a pair of creepy white gloves), this Tech Crunch offering made my morning. And for all those fans of air guitar, get ready to rock out with OhMiBod’s one-woman vibrator rock-concert.

On a slightly more serious note, this article touches on the growing number of Bluetooth enabled sex toys. I’ve got my eye on this trend …

 

Doctors Remove Sex Toy From Man’s Intestines That Had Been There for Days
Source: http://www.medicaldaily.com

In the unlikely event that you get a nine-inch dildo lodged in your bat cave, can I recommend that you go to the doctor IMMEDIATELY and not FIVE DAYS AFTER THE EVENT!

This article about a thirty-year-old Chinese man really did make my eyes water. Getting a sex toy stuck in your intestine is no laughing matter and, in this case, the consequences could have been very serious for this poor bloke:

 

‘ … doctors found that the sex toy had caused intestinal blockage and damaged some tissue.

“If we did not remove the dildo in time, the man could have gone into critical condition,” Dr. Yao Liqing, from the Zhongshan Hospital, said to Shanghai Daily.’

 

Ouch. Just … ouch.

 

Avon Is Experimenting With DRM-Free eBooks
Source: http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/

Now this is interesting. Romance publisher Avon is experimenting with DRM (digital rights management). In addition to launching a Facebook App that will allow readers to read and share excerpts from up-coming books, select titles are to be offered to consumers free of DRM. Are we starting to see the effects of J.K. Rowling’s ground-breaking move from earlier this year, in which she launched the Harry Potter ePubs free of DRM?

I’m a big fan of removing losing this Big Brother technology as it’s a real pain in the backside for those who have legitimately purchased eBooks. Fingers crossed, Avon’s move signals a change in stance from the major publishers.

Interested in Avon’s Facebook App? You can find out more about it here.