Sony Resumes Vinyl Production After 28-Year Hiatus

This year global revenue from vinyl sales is expected to reach $1 billion. Renewed interest in the format—once thought dead—stems from nostalgia, a more tactile product and that old-fashioned retail experience. Sony Music, one of the three globe-dominating record companies, plans to relaunch their vinyl pressing by March 2018. This will commence in their Tokyo set-up, though it’s not clear whether they’ll be producing from …

Videos Synchronize With Connected Pleasure Objects

While interactive video isn’t new, PornHub has found a way to make it even more engaging. Partnering up with pleasure object brands Fleshlight and Kiiroo, the porn site is launching a new category of movies that will synchronize with your connected sex toy. According to The Verge, “Depending on what’s happening in the video, the toys will simulate the action with pulses—removing the need to …

Animals That Love Touchscreens

“Orangutans at the Miami Zoo are already using tablets to give their keepers dinner suggestions,” explains a new report by Atlas Obscura. We’ve long observed or heard about cats’ reactions to iPad games or penguins playing with tablets. But touchscreen use has grown beyond this and found value within scientific studies, rehabilitation efforts and plain old fun. Species ranging from tortoises to silverback gorillas and …