A company called "Immersion" holds a patent that allows them to claim royalties for things that vibrate or provide force-feedback. Just be sure to keep the lid on tight or it won't just be a colony that's collapsing. Also, how much longer can Immersion (issued the 1999 patent, above) claim an exclusive ...
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Sure, Immersion uses an alter ego, "Internet Services, LLC," as an alias for when it licenses the rights to its "teledildonic gaming devices" patent to pleasure seekers of the flesh variety, but it's still the same tech at heart. Next up: A DIY project that turns the Wii Fit balance board into a customized Tantric sit-and-spin BMI calculator. Who's with me? [ Boing Boing Gadgets ]
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Remember when it was cool to joke about how the vibrating Wii remote looked, felt and behaved pretty much like a vibrator? No? Well, too bad, because it turns out that the two were more similar than the light-hearted humor suggested. In fact, both tools of pleasure employ technology built from a patent from the same company, Immersion.
Sure, Immersion uses an alter ego, "Internet Services, LLC," as an alias for when it licenses the rights to its "teledildonic gaming devices" patent to pleasure seekers of the flesh variety, but it's still the same tech at heart.
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Sure, Immersion uses an alter ego, "Internet Services, LLC," as an alias for when it licenses the rights to its "teledildonic gaming devices" patent to pleasure seekers of the flesh variety, but it's still the same tech at heart. Next up: A DIY project that turns the Wii Fit balance board into a customized Tantric sit-and-spin BMI calculator. Who's with me? [ Boing Boing Gadgets ]
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A company called "Immersion" holds a patent that allows them to claim royalties for things that vibrate or provide force-feedback. They're the reason that Sony's Playstation 3 controllers had no rumble features at first - it took losing an $82 million lawsuit before Sony capitulated.
But you know what else vibrates? Things you put inside yourself for sexual pleasure. (Including my personal all-natural pleasure generator: a jar of bees. Just be sure to keep the lid on tight or it won't just be a colony that's collapsing.
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