Hot Octopuss
{{Short description|London-based sex toy company}}
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| founded = March 2011 in London, England
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Hot Octopuss is a London-based sex toy company. Founded in 2011 by Julia Margo and Adam Lewis, the first Hot Octopuss, Pulse (stylized as PULSE), also known as the "Guybrator", was released in September 2013. The male apparatuses oscillate to stimulate men.{{cite news|last1=Evans|first1=Natalie|title=Mixing business with pleasure: Meet the man behind the world's first 'guybrator'|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/meet-creator-worlds-first-guybrator-6134401|access-date=25 January 2017|work=Mirror|date=August 11, 2016}} The PULSE range is highly popular and has been featured in Playboy,{{Cite web|title=When a Staycation Is the Only Option|url=https://www.playboy.com/read/when-a-staycation-is-the-only-option-1|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.playboy.com|language=en-US}} The Wall Street Journal,{{Cite news|last=Lieberman|first=Hallie|date=2022-01-07|title=Startups Aim to Broaden the Market for Sexual-Health Devices|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/startups-aim-to-broaden-the-market-for-sexual-health-devices-11641571215|access-date=2022-01-21|issn=0099-9660}} GQ Magazine,{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=The best masturbators for hands-free pleasure|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/gallery/best-male-masturbator|access-date=2022-01-21|website=British GQ|language=en-GB}} Men's Health{{Cite web|last1=Hayes|first1=Annie|last2=Allerh|first2=Rhalou|date=2021-11-25|title=14 of the Best Sex Toys for Men - Fleshlights, Vibes and Butt Plugs to Blow Your Mind|url=https://www.menshealth.com/uk/sex/g31237678/best-sex-toys-for-men/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Men's Health|language=en-GB}} and Cosmopolitan.{{Cite web|last=Anne-Brooks|first=Hollie|date=2022-01-20|title="I tested loads of sex toys for disabled people and these are the best"|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/g30054631/sex-toys-for-disabled-people/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-GB}} Hot Octopuss products are available globally in over 50 countries.
History
In 2008, while working in conference management, Lewis had an idea for a durable male sex toy. He discovered an article on Penile Vibratory Stimulation,{{cite news|title=PULSE II: the sex toy developed with disabled people in mind|url=http://disabilityhorizons.com/2015/08/pulse-ii-the-sex-toy-developed-with-disabled-people-in-mind/|access-date=25 January 2017|work=Disability Horizons|date=August 25, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Semen retrieval by penile vibratory stimulation in men with spinal cord injury|last1=Brackett|first1=Nancy L|url=http://humupd.oxfordjournals.org/content/5/3/216.short|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329063910/http://humupd.oxfordjournals.org/content/5/3/216.short|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 March 2013|website=Oxford Journals|access-date=25 January 2017}} which described a way to bring about ejaculation in men with spinal cord injuries, regardless of sensation below the waist. He went to Denmark to meet the scientists who had developed equipment to do this and obtained the patents to use the technology in his sex toy.
Lewis and partner Julia Margo created Pulse, which was described by Wired as a "Darth Vader-style vibro helmet for penises".{{cite magazine|last1=Solon|first1=Olivia|title=The Pulse 'guybrator': A Darth Vader-style vibro-helmet for penises|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/guybrator|access-date=25 January 2017|magazine=Wired|date=November 12, 2013}} It sold out in the first six months by word of mouth. In 2015, Pulse II, with a second motor was released. In 2016 the company released Pulse III.
In January 2016, after a Time Out survey revealed that 39% of male New Yorkers masturbated while at work, Hot Octopuss created a masturbation booth called GuyFi in New York City that invited men to self-stimulate their penises to ejaculation.{{cite news|last1=Slattery|first1=Denis|title=Sex toy company unveils Manhattan 'GuyFi' booth — including laptop and Internet — for men to 'relieve stress' during the workday|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/manhattan-guyfi-booth-men-relieve-stress-article-1.2499002|access-date=25 January 2017|work=NY Daily News|date=January 16, 2016}}
Hot Octopuss' was featured in "Pillow Talk" that had sex expert, Jenny Block (who blogs regularly for Huffington Post) riding around Manhattan on a four-poster bed. The event was featured on ABC's Nightline.{{cite news|last1=Block|first1=Jenny|title=Pillow Talk: I Rode Around NYC on a Pedal-Powered Bed, Talking to Strangers About Sex|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/pillow-talk-i-rode-around-nyc-on-a-pedal-powered-bed-talking-to-strangers-about-sex-8779324|access-date=25 January 2017|work=Dallas Observer|date=October 7, 2016}}
Products timeline
- 2013 PULSE v1 (now discontinued)
- 2015 PULSE II (now discontinued)
- 2015 PULSE II SOLO (now discontinued)
- 2016 PULSE DUO launched{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss Launches 3rd Wave of Pulse Toys|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/213764/hot-octopuss-launches-3rd-wave-of-pulse-toys|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=28 October 2016 |language=en}}
- 2017 Pocket PULSE
- 2017 Pocket PULSE Remote (now discontinued)
- 2017 Queen Bee launched{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss' The Queen Bee Now Available|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/221942/hot-octopuss-the-queen-bee-now-available|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=28 July 2017 |language=en}} (now discontinued)
- 2018 ATOM launched{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss Debuts 2 New Upgraded Pulse Solo Guybrators|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/247653/hot-octopuss-debuts-2-new-upgraded-pulse-solo-guybrators|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=16 October 2019 |language=en}}
- 2018 ATOM PLUS launched{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss Reinvents Cock Ring With Atom, Atom Plus|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/233736/hot-octopuss-reinvents-cock-ring-with-atom-atom-plus|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=21 February 2018 |language=en}}
- 2019 JETT launched{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss Launches JETT Customizable Guybrator|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/242201/hot-octopuss-launches-jett-customizable-guybrator|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=15 February 2019 |language=en}}
- 2019 DiGiT launched{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss Unveils DiGiT Finger Vibe|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/245258/hot-octopuss-unveils-digit-finger-vibe|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=8 July 2019 |language=en}}
- 2019 PULSE SOLO ESSENTIAL launched
- 2019 PULSE SOLO LUX launched
- 2019 AMO launched{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss Launches 'Amo' Bullet Vibe|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/248143/hot-octopuss-launches-amo-bullet-vibe|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=6 November 2019 |language=en}}
- 2021 KURVE launched{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss Launches G-Spot Vibe With 'Treble and Bass' Technology|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/258602/hot-octopuss-launches-g-spot-vibe-with-treble-and-bass-technology|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=15 April 2021 |language=en}}
- 2021 ATOM PLUS LUX launched{{cite web |last=XBIZ |title=Hot Octopuss Debuts Remote-Control 'Atom Plus Lux' C-Ring |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/260567/hot-octopuss-debuts-remote-control-atom-plus-lux-c-ring |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=XBIZ |date=20 July 2021 |language=en}}
- 2021 PULSE SOLO INTERACTIVE in partnership with KIROO launched
Partners
Hot Octopuss products are sold directly via their [https://www.hotoctopuss.com/ online website] and also are available via Lovehoney, Adam & Eve, Amazon and other global distributors.
Awards
Some awards are:
- 2014. XBIZ Awards, for Couples Sex Toy Of The Year with the PULSE{{Cite web|last=Alex|title=Couples Sex Toy Of The Year at 2014 XBIZ Awards|url=https://aiwards.com/xbiz/2014/couples-sex-toy-of-the-year|access-date=2022-01-21|website=AIWARDS|language=en}}
- 2014. ETO Awards, for Best Male Product with the PULSE{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=Hot Octopuss's Pulse Wins ETO Award|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/181028/hot-octopusss-pulse-wins-eto-award|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=24 June 2014 |language=en}}
- 2015. XBIZ Awards, for Male Sex Toy of the Yearwith the PULSE II{{cite web|title=Hot Octopuss Wins Male Sex Toy of the Year at 2015 XBIZ Awards – Synergy Magazine {{!}} Adult Industry Trade News|url=https://www.synergymedia.com.au/hot-octopuss-wins-male-sex-toy-of-the-year-at-2015-xbiz-awards/|access-date=2022-01-20|language=en-US}}
- 2018. XBIZ Awards, for Male Sex Toy/Line Of The Year{{Cite web|last=Alex|title=Male Sex Toy/Line Of The Year at 2018 XBIZ Awards|url=https://aiwards.com/xbiz/2018/male-sex-toy-line-of-the-year|access-date=2022-01-21|website=AIWARDS|language=en}}
- 2021. XBIZ Europa Awards, for Luxury Pleasure Product of the Year with the KURVE{{cite web|last=XBIZ|title=2021 XBIZ Europa Awards Winners Announced|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/261746/2021-xbiz-europa-awards-winners-announced|access-date=2022-01-20|website=XBIZ|date=16 September 2021 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.hotoctopuss.com/ Official Website]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220520080608/https://maywoodchamber.com/best-vibrating-panties-with-remote-control/ Vibrating Panties]}}
Category:Sex toy manufacturers