The major show for the Adult Industry is the Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) held in Las Vegas in January. This is one of the major opportunities to check out new adult products, and take a lot of pictures of porn stars and cam girls. It is also an important show for us as the things we learn there set up our editorial calendar for much of the year.
The show has a long and interesting history, and I have been attending them since back when they were still part of the Consumer Electronics Show. For a bit more history, check out last year’s AEE Memories.
This year the show was towards the end of month. We did do a January piece on Awards Season – AVN covering the winners of the AVN Awards, which is held the last night of AEE, but the rest of the show coverage continues throughout the month of February (It takes a lot of work to write these things up).
We also have our Behind the Scenes look at the show, which you can check out on our blog on the Center for Sexual Expression (CenterSEE) site. This includes a lot of photos that did not make the cut for our main articles. There is a series of caught from behind shots- You can view Part 1 here and Part 2 here and Part 3 here. There is also Who Are You? with a few pictures that talks about getting the names of the models.
While we were in Las Vegas, we saw the Puppertry of the Penis show, and you can read our full review here. We also visited the Erotic Heritage Museum and the Las Vegas Adult Film Festival, and we will have write-ups on them in March.
There is so much going on at the AEE that we broke it down into several articles. They include:
AEE Show Round-up – Sex Toys Part 1
We love sex toys, and here we look at some of our favorite new products on display at the show.
This is where we cover the BDSM related events and the new and interesting BDSM products we saw at the show.
AEE Show Round-up – All Dolled Up
There were so many sex dolls at the show that we gave them their own category. It was like wandering around in the backstage area of Westworld.
Cam Girls are ascendant in the adult industry right now. Here we include some of the major Cam sites and photos of some of the lovely women you can cam with.
Video is still in the picture. Here we look at the key players who were on the show floor and photos of some of the lovely women who play for them.
AEE Show Round-up – Sensual Products
Here are things you rub on, lick off, and use for a healthier life.
Coming in March
AEE Show Round-up – Sex Toys Part 2
More sex toys!
More of the adult video performers we saw at the AEE with lots more photos.
There were only a handful of companies announcing new VR products. We will include them in a more expansive feature in the upcoming Future of VR. Another popular category was sex machines, and we will have a feature on the State of the Art of Sex Machines coming up soon, including the many we saw at the show.