Imagine a world where you can strap on your VR headset, crank up your smart bodysuit and have virtual sex with someone on the other side of the globe. It sounds like the setting for a sci-fi porn flick, but this remote sex haven is closer than you think. What does the future of sex toys hold? We spoke to a panel of Sexperts to find out

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How smart is your sex (tech)?
They say the future is now. Just a couple of decades ago, however, men could only dream of the items they can now run out and buy at the store. They also say that girls just want to have fun, but guys are looking for some excitement, too especially when it comes to sex and masturbation. In just the last 10 years alone, innovators have started coming out with products that rival the real thing while being extremely easy to use and maintain.
Here are the top 6 future-inspired options currently available:
Warning: This gallery contains sexual content and descriptions not suited for children. Vibrators have always vibrated, but technology is taking today's sex toys a lot further. We're talking 3D-printed robot masturbation aids, interactive Kegel exercisers and more racy gadgets. Some of them look so stealth you can't even tell they're about sex. As part of Turned On , CNET's special report exploring the intersection of sex and technology, we've updated this gallery to include some of the latest smart toys hitting bedrooms and beyond. Pictured here is the Lovenuts , a vibrator that can also be used as a flashlight. The Lovenuts was an undercover vibrator previously seeking funding on Indiegogo under the Indiegogo After Dark umbrella. It looked like a little acorn, fits in your hand and can be used as a flashlight.
An award-winning team of journalists, designers, and videographers who tell brand stories through Fast Company's distinctive lens. Leaders who are shaping the future of business in creative ways. New workplaces, new food sources, new medicine--even an entirely new economic system. In mainstream culture, the discussion about sex toys has shifted from whispers at brunch to, well, an actual conversation. Just a few years ago, erotic products were relegated to back-alley shops and bottom drawers. Journalist Rita Orrell noticed the burgeoning sex tech revolution a few years ago when she was researching products to feature in her blog, Designythings.