Playstation 2 vs. Le Lynx: Battle of the $249.99 Toys
By Judi B. • Dec 11th, 2004 • Category: Research LabsGame on! I think as I enter your typical huge, bustling, obnoxiously loud and visually over-stimulating electronics store. Flat screen TVs line the walls, and I almost get suckered into their high-definition wonderlands, promising mega-pixels this and liquid-projection that, but I keep my focus. Video games, where are the video games, I wonder as I pass a tower of special-sale-priced Tivos and must-have mp3 players. Passing an aisle of just-released best-of Brittany limited-edition DVDs with bonus-footage, I finally find myself in the video game section, where kids and parents alike vie for a spot at the set-up modules flashing car races and guns. Finally, safe from (most) distractions, I find the Playstation 2 module boxes, pull one off the top and sit down on the ground and start reading.
1 or 2 players, check
Hours of fun, check
Games have different levels and speeds, check
Aesthetically pleasing, check
Comes with cords, check
I take mental notes as I thoroughly look over the box. Will she like it? yes. Is it the perfect gift for my girlfriend? — that I’m not certain of. Not yet. There’s another toy I need to study first, and that’s my next mission. Off to work I go, and ask to see the sample product making its way around the office.
The Le Lynx. Okay, with a name like that I assume already that this is not your typical run-of-the-mill sex toy. And, it isn’t. The Le Lynx is a new titanium vibrator from a company formerly in the aircraft industry. Titanium? you say… Titanium! I say. Aerospace, medical grade titanium is twice as strong as aluminum and about 50% lighter than steel. What does that mean in terms of a sex toy? Strong and beautiful, light and high quality. Screams “GIFT!” like no other sex toy can. Inside its super-cool lockable chrome case, I find the Le Lynx in its bed of velvet — one main body and three attachable heads, each with a different speed and texture. I screw a tip on and feel the cool metal vibrate in my hand. I run the vibe under warm water and feel it heat up in my hand. Titanium, I discover, retains heat even better than my favorite sex-toy material, silicone. Interesting. I start to make my mental notes about the vibe:
1 or 2 players, check
Hours of fun, check
Different speeds and texture, check
Hot packaging, check
Waterproof, check
Dishwater safe, check
Portable, check
I start to think about the Playstation, and compare notes. Okay, the Playstation would be a really great gift. However, I know by my own experience, that video games aren’t very… stress relieving, while the Le Lynx will have more of an, uh, relaxing effect. And that’s a big check to add to my list. Oh, and more likely than not, my girlfriend will choose a game I don’t really want to play (like Basketball, ugg) and I’ll be benched, so to speak, while she plays. Check minus. The Le Lynx, although she can use it by herself, is probably more apt to be something we use together. Check plus. Playstation, Le Lynx, Playstation, Le Lynx… And then I remember something… last Christmas I gave her a DVD player and she gave me a Low Rise harness, and I remember thinking at the time, now this… this is a gift! Check! The Playstation can wait for her birthday — this year, titanium is all the rage.
Judi B. >> a cake eater and the ex-editor of GV Magazine. Her idea of a perfect day would involve: mimosas in bed, Huevos Rancheros with real red chili, a phone call from her mom, a trip to the dog beach, and cocktails with friends while watching America’s Next Top Model. She shares her life with her hot librarian girlfriend and their two brilliant pit bulls. She has over 80 neck-ties.
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