Turin

I first bought one of these several years ago. By far my favorite toy in my collection. But after a quite a bit of use, not always gentle, it just wore out. The inner texture started coming lose, the entry tore. It was time to replace it.

Worst mistake ever...

They have changed the entire design and completely ruined it. The materials aren't the same, the size isn't the same, not even the color is the same. The material they're using now is way too soft and has an oily texture that won't wash off. The inner material is actually the exact same as the outside, just a darker shade of pink.

This new material is terrible. You can barely feel the texture, not that they even have the texture right either. The entrance looks the same, but after the first couple of inches, it might as well be smooth, you can't even feel it.

This thing is as close as you can get to getting a blowjob without finding a willing mouth. Even though you're fully inside the sleeve when using it, it feels like a pair of lips sliding up and down your shaft. You feel the motion on specific areas. One setting has a shallow thrust that feels like it's concentrating on the head, another has a deeper thrust that feels like it's sliding up and down over several inches. It's really quite remarkable. The pre-programmed motion settings offer a good bit of variety. A couple of the have enough different motions that it feels a bit random, others are more regular. For the most part, it actually doesn't feel too mechanical in it's motions.

The device itself is massive. I would guess that it weighs at least five pounds. From top to bottom it measures fourteen inches, and is seven inches wide across the top. While the machine can be used while lying down, you will have to hold it up either manually, or with something pretty solid. It has a flat base and sits very securely on a flat surface. It's heavy enough that even on it's fastest setting, it doesn't move around. There are also three threaded holes on the back that you could use as mounting points if you wanted to attach it to the underside of desk, though it's not something I plan to do. One problem I've noticed is the very smooth finish on the machine. It makes it very difficult to handle with one hand. It's too big and heavy, and there's no good place to grab it, so you almost have to use two hands to move it around.

It's not the loudest toy I've ever used, on the lower settings, it's actually pretty quiet. On high, someone in the next room might start to wonder what's going on. It does get warm while in use, and even features a cooling fan that exhausts out of the top rear of the machine. You can hear it running, but it's a quiet hum, easily ignored. It has an auto turn off feature that I don't like. After thirty seconds, if it isn't in motion it shuts off. I think it should have a longer delay.

The video sync integration works. Though you do have to sign up for an account on a Japanese website to be able to use it. The device does not come with with the dongle you need to connect it to a computer. I tried using the dongle from my A10 Cyclone, it does connect to the Piston, but doesn't produce any motion. I also tried connecting via Bluetooth, and it did connect momentarily when using a third party program I have, but again, no motion. You can download a smartphone app that works well enough though. You get one sample video, which is a little over a half hour and features three Japanese women working over a single man (sadly, it's a censored scene). You can watch it in either VR or 2D, the phone app can make both work from a single video file. The sample is not very well synced in places, but it gives you a good idea of what's possible. If this thing gets the same kind of attention I've seen for other similar toys, there will hopefully be some custom software coming in the future.

Now, the price. It's the single most expensive toy I've ever purchased. Including a couple of extra sleeves, and it's downright silly to be spending this kind of money on a sex toy. But, it is fun. Only you can decide if the it's worth the money. So far, I don't regret my purchase.

Someone has copy and pasted my review that I wrote here and is passing it off as their own over at Amazon. I've requested that Amazon remove it. I'm putting this here as second review because the comment and reply buttons on my original review don't seem to do anything for me.

Not only do you get a huge bottle for the price, but you really don't need to use very much to get the job done. On top of that, it doesn't really dry out much, so it lasts awhile. The bottle has clearly been designed to be use with toys. The narrowed round opening is the perfect size for squirting a little lube into the entrance of a toy. Overall, this is a great value.

This one doesn't due much for me. The grooves aren't as large as they are on Shape, and the narrowing effect doesn't due much unless you're thrusting, which kind of defeats the point of these things. Of the four I've used, this one gives the least sensation.