Pulse II Duo Vibrator For Men
One of the newest sex toys out there is the Pulse II Duo, shown above. This is the first time I’ve seen one of the high-end vibrating sex toys designed for male pleasure as well as couples play, and although I don’t have one to test, it looks rather promising! Features it offers that I’ve never seen before in a vibrating stimulator for penises include:
1) Oscillation tech applied directly to the frenulum, instead of the standard vibrator buzzy-motor;
2) A vibrating area external to the toy intended for partner pleasure;
3) A hands-free wireless remote control controlling the external partner-pleasure vibration;
4) Wings that wrap around the penis allowing for hands-free use;
5) Said to work on a flaccid penis.
To me, the hands-free use and lack of need for a continuous sustained erection implies some scope for BDSM fun, orgasm control, and tease-deny play. If the Pulse II Duo stays on his penis even while his hands are bound out of the way and can bring him erect and/or to orgasm from a flaccid state as advertised, it sounds to me like a low-effort way for a lazy dominant to have a lot of fun playing with his helpless dick…
According to the sales copy:
PULSE is a multi-award winning stimulator for men that features oscillating sensations never before seen in a men’s toy, setting it apart from all other toys that came before it.
The PULSE II DUO can either be used for male solo play or as a hands-free toy for couples. Though both versions feature 5 patterns, each with 9 speeds of intensity, the remote control included with the DUO allows for complete control over 3 speed settings specifically designed to stimulate your partner. One of the great things about this revolutionary sex toy is that it can either be used flaccid or erect, allowing the user to enjoy the sensation of being made hard and ejaculating, while offering some great possibilities for men who suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED).
Its unique design specifically combats sexual dysfunction in people with neurological or physical disabilities, by utilizing a piston-type mechanism that causes the Pulse Plate on the interior of the unit to move up and down against the frenulum (tissue under the glans). This technique, known as “Penile Vibratory Stimulation”, is the first time this patented technology has ever been used in a sex toy and is another reason why we’re so excited to be carrying it.
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Since I find Rosie Palms and five sisters provide me with a solid and highly convenient baseline wanking experience, I have certain rules when it comes to my purchases of (non-anal) sex toys designed for him rather than her.
– I’m not buying anything modelled on disembodied female anatomy. (lets just say it’s a squick for me, okay?)
– I’m not buying anything where the mess ends up *inside* the device. (go ahead and make cleanup a royal pain, why dontcha?)
– I’m not buying anything where lube is required rather than optional. (more prep, more cleanup, bah!).
– I’m not buying anything that ignores 100+ years of women’s sex toy development. (stimulation, not simulation!).
Which means I don’t end up purchasing many sex toys, my toy-box previously being limited to:
– Ye goode olde vibrating cock-ring (electronic! rechargable!). A bit tricky to don and position correctly, usually requires the attention of Rosie and her sisters to get off with, but an enhancement when I can be bothered with it. Since it’s small enough to be easy to mislay, and I’ve mislaid it, I mostly can’t be bothered with it.
– A monstrous and implausible machine that is essentially a geared down electric weed-whacker motor, with the weed-whacker removed and replaced with a silicone vibrating shaped pad, that also too goes for the frenulum. You carry and position it against the…ahem…’subject’…with the built a handle, it weighs a couple of pounds, it runs off the mains supply (240V here), is loud, ugly as sin, goes up to 11 — well actually 6 on the 5 point thumb-wheel — and unless you’re already quite worked up, you’ll probably want some cloth between you and it until you are. Would have looked better with a Steampunk rather than rubberised black look. Its utter unwieldiness and the mains tether means it mostly sits on a shelf gathering dust, despite it being pretty darn good at its job.
So given that my initial reaction to yon post above was “Somone’s made a toy the right shape!”, and the thing avoided all my no-no’s, well yeah I went and bought the solo version, although from a stockist on the same continent as me, and I’m pretty pleased with it.
The packaging and styling…well clearly I am not the target demographic (am I ever?).
The company rejoices in the name of ‘Hot Octopuss’ which of course they emboss in loopy script on one of the wings of the device; whilst the frenulum pad thing is also embossed, but with a veritable crown, belike. And of course you will be transporting your new ostentatiously understated black and grey device in the provided ostentatiously understated black and grey ‘Hot Octopuss’ loopy script branded draw-string cloth carry bag. Frankly, I’m surprised at the lack of gold leaf. Oh, and the silver box its packaged in has a black and white Union Jack as the background to one side. “Enjoy your Guybrator ™” enthuses the front of the tiny multi-language instruction booklet.
Yeah. I can’t help but snigger at this point, I’m afraid. A Steampunk version, I see a great need :)
The thing itself a bit chunkier than it looks in the instructional diagrams (I didn’t watch the video), with quite a meaty ballast section. Turn it upside down and I guess it looks rather like a racing helmet for a miniature T-Rex, with the ballast taking up half the height of the device. It’s not exactly heavy but for that BDSM scenario you might need to add some support strapping unless the subject is laying prone.
You charge it via USB, so you might want a mains to USB adapter if you don’t already have one. I’m not entirely convinced by claims of waterproofness given that the other end of the USB cable goes into a socket protected by a flip up rubber lid. The charging LED above the flip up lid goes green when charging is done.
In use its what I hoped it might be, somewhere between the vibrating cock ring and the implausible machine, and more convenient than either given the size and the ability to start flaccid, and yes it *is* the right shape.
With yourself in position, you hold down the power button to start it up, and press it again to switch between the vibration patterns, of which there are six. There are also two other buttons labelled + and -, I have no idea what these do as the only comment on them the tiny instruction booklet has to give is two letters: ‘X9’. Maybe strength, or speed of the pattern or something? Personally I couldn’t tell any difference after various presses. EDIT: Experimenting whilst not in the relevant position, it look like these are for strength, although it does seem to have the biggest effect with the continuous vibration pattern, the others rather less.
Cleanup is a doddle, quick go round with a soaped then unsoaped flannel will set you right.
As for noise? Well its a vibrator, it whirrs industriously like a clockwork whirr-y thing. I don’t have a decibel meter to tell you how whirr-y but yeah it whirrs, a closed door will block out it.
Overall, I think the solo version of this gives a good baseline for what a sex toy for someone with a penis should be, and other toys should really be building on this sort of idea, rather than a lot of the usual nonsense. The couples version? I’ll leave reviews of that to couples doing the couple thing. From the diagrams in the tiny instruction leaflet it looks like it should work, but…*shrug*
Thanks for the notes, Zarras! Since I’m not actually much of a sex toy reviewer these days, it’s always good to hear from people who have experience of the toys I mention.
That is a top review zarras.
I’m tempted to get one. Mainly to help work out the exact levels of whirriness. Maybe I can come up with some sort of whirrometer to aid in the analysis of sex toys.