Is Sex Good For You? Smart Condom Can Rate Sexual Performance, Measure Girth And Detect STIs
Men won’t have to worry about how they’re performing under the sheets thanks to a new condom ring launched by British Condoms, which is reportedly capable of rating sexual performances. The U.K. condom and lubricant supplier introduced its latest development, the i-Con Smart Condom Ring, Tuesday, which the company said in a statement would be the world’s first “wearable tech” condom.
The Smart Condom Ring is a reusable ring that men can wear over a condom during sex and comes equipped with a six to eight-hour battery, which can reportedly be recharged through a USB port. Not only does the ring measure every aspect of guy’s bedroom performance, including how many calories are burned during sex, duration of sex, girth measurements and average thrusts during sex, but the ring can also detect sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like Chlamydia and Syphilis with the help of built-in indicators that alert users by changing colors.
“We knew we were on the cusp of creating something special with i.Con and bringing a new meaning to ‘wearable tech,’ but being advocates of safe sex, we wanted something more and the addition of an STI indicator has certainly done that. With over 96,000 pre-registrations for the product, we know that this is a complete game changer,” Aaron Slater, British Condoms spokesperson said in a statement.
A Nano-chip and Bluetooth technology located within the condom ring will transmit data regarding a male’s sexual performance, like how many times positions were changed and what positions were used during sex, to a smartphone app, allowing men to assess (and potentially improve) their sex skills.
The i-Con Smart Condom Ring, which is currently in its final stages of testing, doesn’t officially hit shelves until later in 2017, but men can preregister for first dibs on condom rings online. The condoms are expected to retail for about $75 a ring.
With nearly 20 million cases of STIs occurring in America each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control, British Condoms’ latest gadget seems to be a rather timely one. In the U.S. , more than 1.5 million cases of chlamydia were reported in 2015 while nearly 29,000 people suffered from syphilis that year.
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