teledildonics

Teledildonics, also referred to as cyberdildonics, is a term used to describe virtual sexual encounters that involve the use of networked electronic sex toys to replicate and expand human sexual interactions. The term became known after technology critic and writer Howard Rheingold used it in his 1991 book Virtual Reality. In the publication, Rheingold advanced futuristic conclusions and summaries concerning technology and employed the term 'teledildonics' to refer to remote sexual activity using technology. Nowadays, the term is commonly used to describe remote sex (or, at least, remote mutual masturbation), where tactile sensations are communicated over a remote connection between the participants. The term can also refer to the integration of telepresence with sexual activity that these interfaces make possible. It can be used in conjunction or interchangeably with the term "sex-technology". The term has also been used less accurately (since there's no "tele-" element) to refer to robotic sex, i.e., computer-controlled sex toys that aim to substitute for or improve upon sex with a human partner. Nowadays, it is commonly used to refer to Bluetooth-enabled sex toys.

==Background== The term is commonly used to describe Bluetooth-enabled sex toys, many of which have entered the market beginning in 2003, with development of remote sexual technologies existing since the 1990s. As well as being open to a remote connection for control, some toys can also be connected with corresponding devices to deliver synchronized movements between couples and remote partners. Teledildonics have also been used within the adult industry to create 'immersive' webcam shows, whereby users control the vibrations of the webcammers sex toy. Some media outlets have reported on 'teldildonic' technology used by long-distance couples in order to maintain sexual relations.