Technosexuality
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Technosexuality is a word used to mean two things:
- Having a strong love of gadgets. This is a joining of the two words "technophile" and "metrosexuality". It was first used by Ricky Montalvo[1] to describe someone who was in love with himself and his urban lifestyle, as well as gadgets such as mobile phones, PDAs, computers, software, and the web."[2]
- A different word for Robosexuality. This meaning of Technosexuality is a join of "technophile" and "sexual".[3]
Sometimes "technosexual" is used as an insult, implying that someone would prefer a sex toy to an actual sexual partner.
The Calvin Klein company trademarked the term technosexual in 2005.[4]
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i-wear [change]
'i-wear' (or 'e-wear') is intelligent clothing that joins fashion with technology. i-wear was born out of the collaboration between European fashion designers and computer technicians. i-wear is a step made towards technologizing a person's fashion, and in this sense, a person can be more as a part of technosexuality.
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Other websites [change]
- Gore, Edward (2002). The Technosexuality, Pygmalionist & Mind Control Fetish FAQ 3.0 The Pygmalion Syndrome
- Hughes, James (2003). The Future of Sex: What will happen when we can transcend erotic desire, romantic love and the human body? Betterhumans
- Miller, Katharine (2004). Enter the Technosexual AlterNet
- De Thézier, Justice (2006). Extreme Makeover Needed: Why and how transhumanists must transcend their nerdy aura Transhumanity
References [change]
- ↑ "icky Montalvo: There is a geek in all of us, so why not show us". http://howigeek.typepad.com/about.html. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ↑ "Word Spy contributors" (2004) Technosexual wordspy.com
- ↑ Scott, Lisa (2007). "Metrosexual: Let's mech love". Retrieved on 10 February 2007.
- ↑ Wilson, Eric (2007). "How to Bottle a Generation". Retrieved on 8 March 2007.
