Lovense announced Glint on Oct. 20, a touch-responsive butt plug for couples that the Singapore-based company says synchronizes anal stimulation with a partner's thrust during intercourse. The company says the external base senses touch and movement and adjusts the vibration in real time, so couples can stay in the moment instead of reaching for a phone.
Most couple toys still take their cues from an app or a remote. Glint, according to Lovense's announcement on PR Newswire, flips that: physical contact is the control.
Per the company, a sensor in the external base tracks how much skin is covering it, the angle of contact and how long it lasts, then shifts the vibration across five intensity levels. Lighter contact can get a lighter response, and broader or firmer contact a stronger one, depending on the sensitivity the user chooses. Users pick that setting, plus one of three response modes, in the Lovense Remote app:
- Pulse: up to three rhythmic pulses per touch-and-hold
- Sustain: vibration for as long as skin stays on the base
- Crescendo: starts low, builds while contact continues, then resets
The specs, per Lovense: Glint is 0.84 inches (21.5 mm) across and weighs 55 grams. It runs up to 7,500 vibrations per minute, lasts 95 to 178 minutes on a charge depending on level, charges in about an hour and is IPX7 waterproof. Lovense positions the small size as approachable for people new to anal play.
During intercourse, each thrust against the base triggers the stimulation in real time. In foreplay, one partner wears Glint while the other uses a fingertip or hand on the base. Through Toy Sync, the base can also drive other Lovense devices, including Edge 2, Lush 4 and Gush 2 Motion, so one partner's touch can change the vibration in both partners' toys. Either partner can wear Glint. For couples in different cities, Lovense Remote still offers long-distance control.
Glint also includes Touch Records, an optional feature that is off by default. If enabled, it lets users review selected interaction data after a session. The company says users choose whether Touch Response is active and set sensitivity before play begins.
Lovense backs the pitch with research from Indiana University, published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy in 2010. In that nationally representative U.S. study, 43.8% of heterosexual men reported having used a vibrator. Among male users, roughly 94% had used one during partnered sex and 82% during intercourse. The release also cites Grand View Research projections that the global sextech market will reach $107.85 billion by 2030. Those figures come from the company's announcement, which links the sources in its footnotes.
"The simplest thing two people do during sex is touch each other," said Dan Liu, CEO of Lovense. "With Glint, we wanted to explore what happens when touch becomes a new control layer between two people — so the couple can stay inside the interaction rather than reaching for a screen."
Glint launches worldwide on lovense.com. Lovense says that during sex, the app can stay on the nightstand.