NOVELTY INDUSTRY NEWS

“Big Al” Peterson, founder of Spartacus Leathers, died May 3, at the age of 85. read full story...

Baci Lingerie will help Déjà Vu’s open its newest DV Love Boutique location, inside Las Vegas landmark Stratosphere Hotel and Casino, at an Alice In Wonderland-themed party May 25. read full story...

Angelina Valentine has announced a party Memorial Day weekend to officially launch her new production and clothing company, Sexually Disturbed Media. read full story...

Categories for The Sex Awards, the new consumer-voted awards show co-produced by the X3Sixty Network and AVN Media Network, have been released. Performers, talent agencies, novelty manufacturers, video producers and anyone associated with the adult business are invited to submit pre-nominations. read full story...

The X3Sixty Network and AVN Media Network have joined forced to create The Sex Awards, the first consumer-voted adult awards show to be broadcast on a national television network. read full story...

The bigger toy images pop from a graphic white leather background in the new artwork, and the outer sleeves have been revamped to create a more modern feel. read full story...

Turns out even the people who make good money making big-budget movies aren’t above the occasional five-finger discount. read full story...

Everyone knows that Phil Harvey is the co-founder of adult mail order giant Adam & Eve, but fewer know that he also has a "day job": President of the D.C.-based DKT International, a non-governmental organization (NGO) which supplies health services to the populations of Third World countries. So it shouldn't be too surprising that Harvey keeps up with the goings on regarding the United States' involvement in and interaction with the foreign countries that DKT serves. read full story...

Reality TV star Nick Hawk mingled Thursday evening with adoring fans at Hustler Hollywood. The standout star of Showtime’s Gigolos was on hand to officially launch his line of sex toys to the general public. read full story...

An anarchist group in Spain, sometimes known as the Anticlerical Pro Sex Toys Group, is suspected of sending explosive devices hidden in boxes of vibrators to ultra-conservative Catholic leaders in Spain. read full story...