The recent XBIZ Awards – held in Los Angeles, California – saw two more awards added to Planet Earth’s catalogue, thanks to FixSation and XR Brands.

FixSation, this year’s must-have couples toy, won the award for Best Couples Pleasure Product of the Year whilst XR Brands, known in the UK for Wand Essentials and Clean Stream, won BDSM Pleasure Product Company of the Year.

Wowing the judges with its unique take on couples pleasure, FixSation has been designed so that it provides clitoral pleasure without obstructing the vaginal entrance. This increases comfort for both partners and ensures that the FixSation vibrator does not dominate the experience and ruin intimacy.

XR Brands won favour after the introduction of the Master Series, which followed other successful BDSM products like Size Matters pumps, Clean Stream enemas and the sensational Zeus Electrosex range, which recently underwent a rebranding exercise which formed a platform for the launch of a collection of new accessories.

Speaking about the awards, Louise Boote, Managing Director for Planet Earth, said: “Planet Earth maintains its stance as a market leader when it comes to predicting consumer trends and these awards illustrate we continue to be ahead of the market when it comes to sourcing products and helping our partners build their brand.

“It has been a pleasure working with XR Brands and FixSation over the last twelve months. Both companies offer fantastic products that consumer’s love, which makes our job easy. They deserve the success and to win such a prestigious award for all of their efforts.”

Both FixSation and XR Brands’ products are available exclusively through Planet Earth, current holders of ETO’s Best Adult Pleasure Products Distributor and the Erotixxx Award for Best Product Assortment.

For more information on Planet Earth and to place your order for the Verspanken male masturbator, contact Planet Earth on +44 (0)1924 333 320 or email sales@planetearthwholesale.com. You can also connect with Planet Earth via Twitter @PlanetearthUK and Facebook www.facebook.com/PlanetEarthWholesale

Designer male chastity device CB-6000S, from CB-X, the world leader in male chastity, has joined the ranks of prestigious XBiz Award winners with the title of Alternative Product of the Year.

The CB-6000S seduces men into the chastity device bondage fetish with a dazzling chrome finish and high-quality craftsmanship. Bolstered by the booming fetish market, the CB-6000S from CB-X’s Designer Collection was among the hottest releases of 2012.

“CB-X is honored to receive this recognition from our industry peers,” CB-X Corporate Director Nikki Yates said. “Based on one of our flagship devices, the CB-6000S was released as part of our Designer Collection in 2012 and met with great enthusiasm from our retail partners and fans.”

The CB-6000S model is a shorter 2 ½” inch version of the original CB-6000. Offering the utmost in comfort and security, the ring is made of a medical grade polycarbonate material, hypoallergenic, vented for hygiene and features an opening at the bottom which allows for long term use. The Chrome-finish CB-6000S model also is available as a cage-only unit for people that already have the Chrome CB-6000 and would like to try the smaller cage.

“2012 was a defining year for CB-X and starting the new year with this accolade from XBIZ can only mean greater things are in store for 2013,” Yates said. “Thank you to XBIZ and everyone that voted for us!”

CB-X devices of discipline include a cage, locking pins, rings, spacers, a padlock and storage pouch. Each product is packaged with one 4cc deluxe re-closeable travel-size Premium Silicone Lube from System Jo, thanks to a partnership between the lubricant brand and A.L. Enterprises.

The 2013 XBiz Awards were presented last Friday, Jan. 11 in Los Angeles. The star-studded event brought together A-list movers and shakers, generating buzz throughout the business and media.

To learn more about CB-X Male Chastity devices visit CB-X.com 

or to place an order email info@cb-x.com

Jopen, the premiere luxury pleasure product company, takes home the Innovative Pleasure Product of the Year Award in Design for Intensity.  Bestowed on the luxury brand by XBiz, the honor was received by the Jopen team on Friday night, January 11, 2013 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, California, during the magazine’s annual awards show.

“What a great honor,” says Susan Colvin, President and CEO of Jopen.  “Intensity is such an amazing pleasure product which also boasts sexual wellness features.  The design is a careful collaboration between the all-woman design team at Jopen and the professionals who originally conceived of the Kegel exerciser.  Thank you to Alec and Mo Helmy, Sara Ramirez and Ariana Rodriguez, as well as the entire team for this incredible accolade!”

Intensity is a luxury product with both sexual wellness and pleasure benefits.  It targets Kegel muscles to tone and tighten as it delivers pleasurable satisfaction.  All Jopen products are designed with form and function in mind.

Robin Stewart, Brand Manager of Jopen, says, “Intensity created a phenomenal buzz in 2012 and this award is a testament to how far it has come over the past year.  Watch for more exciting, revolutionary pleasure products from Jopen in 2013!”

For information about Intensity, and other Jopen brands, please visit www.JOPEN.com.

XR Brands has been named 2013 BDSM Pleasure Products Company of the Year by adult industry media outlet XBIZ. This prestigious award recognizes the manufacturer for creating the broadest range of specialized product lines that cater to consumers’ unique needs within the fetish and BDSM realms. XR Brands makes it easy for retailers to expand their consumer demographic with high-quality niche merchandise designed by a company in the know.

XR Brands is the industry’s first manufacturer to develop quality comprehensive product collections that cater to underserved niche markets and sexual lifestyles. Bondage, sounding, electrostimulation and even enema play are just a few of the unique niches served, and this award helps establish XR Brands as retailers’ choice source for expanding inventory into these important niche categories.

Most recently the popular Master Series has swept the retail industry with a fully branded collection of sounding, chastity, sensation and other advanced domination wares that retailers and distributors now ask for by name.

“XR Brands is honored to be recognized in this prestigious category and would like to thank everyone who voted for us this year,” XR Brands General Manager Randy Alvstad said. “We are one of the few manufacturers dedicated to providing high-quality products that cater to ‘the lifestyle’ and other niche needs and we’re proud to see such positive feedback come from our colleagues and clients.”

XR Brands’ lineup includes Zeus Electrosex electrostimulation tools; Wand Essentials wand-style massagers and accessories; Size Matters enlargement and suction devices; Sex Flesh realistic masturbator sleeves; Strict Leather restraints, collars and BDSM tools; Clean Stream enema bulbs and accessories; and popular Master Series BDSM accessories for more advanced players.

The 2013 XBIZ Awards took place Jan. 11 at the Century City Plaza in Century City, Calif. and was hosted by adult superstarlet Tera Patrick.

For more information about XR Brands and its product lines, please visit http://www.xrbrands.com/.

For sales and product information please email Alvstad at randy@xrbands.com.

Pipedream returned home from the 2013 XBIZ Awards with two more awards, winning Progressive Pleasure Products Company of the Year and Lingerie Collection of the Year for its Fetish Fantasy Lingerie line. The Awards Show took place on Friday, January 11, at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.

Upon announcing the winner, the Pipedream Sales Team accepted the awards on stage, with a thank you speech given by Vice President of Sales Steve Sav. “It’s great to be honored Pleasure Products Company of the Year again by XBIZ,” said Sav. “We’ve worked very hard this past year and it feels good to be recognized for doing so. I’d like to thank our whole team and everyone at XBIZ for their support.”

This is also the second time the company’s lingerie line won an award–it took home Best New Range at Adultex 2012 in Australia. “I’m so happy that Fetish Fantasy Lingerie won Lingerie Collection of the Year,” said Pipedream Lingerie Designer Liz Jones. “This line has seen so much international success since its release, and we’re looking forward to expanding the collection!”

For more information about Pipedream Products and its award-winning brands contact your local distributor or E-Mail info@pipedreamproducts.com.

Adult novelty titan and American manufacturer Doc Johnson has been officially nominated for eleven XBIZ Awards.

This year, Doc Johnson’s XBIZ nominations are:

• Pleasure Products Company of      the Year
• The Kinky Kat (WonderLand      Collection) for Powered Pleasure Product of the Year
• Progressive Pleasure Products      Company of the Year
• James Deen Signature Collection      for Star Branded Pleasure Product of the Year
• Super Sucker 2.0 for Male      Pleasure Product of the Year
• TitanMen Tools for Gay/Lesbian      Pleasure Product of the Year
• Wendy Williams Realistic Cock      for Alternative Pleasure Product of the Year
• The WonderLand Collection for      Marketing Campaign of the Year
• Spanish Fly Mints for Sexual      Enhancement Product of the Year – Dietary
• Mood Arousal Gel for Sexual      Enhancement Product of the Year – Topical
• The Black Rose Collection for      Soft Bondage Line of the Year

As one of the founding companies in the sex toy industry and the largest US manufacturer of adult novelties, the staff at Doc Johnson are proud to be recognized with these nominations.  Chad Braverman, COO, said “It is an honor to receive this many nominations. Everyone at Doc Johnson has worked diligently to develop innovative and exciting products as well as present and market them in an accessible and eye-catching way. It’s great to see WonderLand, Black Rose, TitanMen, Mood, Wendy Williams line and the James Deen line getting specific recognition. We’re very proud of the work we’ve put out this year.”

Doc Johnson is looking forward to presenting its latest offerings at the January ANME show at the Marriott Conference Center in Burbank. Attendees can expect to view innovative and interactive displays, as well as the exciting new product collections and extensions to their most popular lines of toys that Doc Johnson has developed over the past six months.

The 2013 XBIZ Awards show is scheduled to take place at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City on January 11^th.

About DOC JOHNSON®:
Founded in 1976 and celebrating over 36 years of adult novelty dominance, Doc Johnson is the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of novelties and sex toys. Doc Johnson consistently makes the finest, most innovative and technologically advanced products in the marketplace. Its extensive catalog of more than 3,500 products includes items for men, women and couples. Among Doc Johnson’s best-known and best-selling products is its award winning line of Lucid Dreams vibrators; the Rabbit, a vibrator featured on national television; and the Pocket Rocket, the most discreet and talked-about vibrator ever made.

Follow Doc Johnson on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/theoriginaldoc on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/theoriginaldoc, or on Instagram at http://instagram.com/docjohnson1976 .

Masque Sexual Flavors has enlisted its support as the Gold Sponsor of the XBiz 360° Pleasure Products Conference, presented by Pipedream Products, as well as the Retail Conference, presented by Adam & Eve stores.

Masque also is a Platinum Sponsor at the 2013 XBiz Awards, presented by Fleshlight.

The XBiz 360° Pleasure Products Conference is slated for Jan. 9 and will held in tandem with the XBiz 360° Retail Conference. Both events will feature a bar sponsred by Masque.

Masque President and COO Michael Guilfoyle also will participate in the XBiz Retail Retreat, an exclusive event for leading adult retailers.

“XBiz has been a great ally helping us reach and establish relationships with many of our most sought-after business partners,” Guilfoyle said. “We’re excited to take a larger role in this year’s event.”

The XBiz 360° Pleasure Products Conference is a one-day trade event, slated to be held in tandem with the XBiz 360° Retail Conference, presented by Adam & Eve stores, on Jan. 9 at the Sofitel hotel. Both conferences immediately follow the ANME Show in Burbank, Calif., with transportation from its venue at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel provided on a first-come, first-served basis to registered ANME attendees.

“With their unique offering, Masque Sexual Flavors is an exciting brand to have participate at the XBiz Retreat,” said Sara Ramirez, XBiz Associate Publisher. “XBiz is pleased to welcome them back and expand their participation with exposure at the XBiz 360° Pleasure Products Conference and the XBiz Awards.”

The XBiz 360° Pleasure Products and Retail Conferences will be followed by the Adult Film Conference, presented by LiveJasmin.com, and the Digital Media Conference, presented by CECash.com.

Highlighting XBiz 360° is the star-studded 2013 XBiz Awards, presented by Fleshlight and hosted by the incomparable adult film superstar Tera Patrick.

For more information, visit XBiz360.com.

Girlfriends Films receives 21 nominations for the 2013 XBIZ Awards.  Bettering its prior total, the Studio of the Year nominee dominated the all-girl categories with an industry leading 12 nominations.  Additionally, Girlfriends Films first distributed boy / girl sex film, “Voila” from director B. Skow, is honored with 3 nominations.

The XBIZ Awards occur January 11, 2013 at the Century Plaza in Century City, California.  To view the complete list of XBIZ Awards nominees, visit http://xbizawards.xbiz.com/nominees.php.

Girlfriends Films Vice President Moose states, “This past year saw Girlfriends Films achieve many milestones, and we’re all excited to see the industry took notice.  Thank you to XBIZ for honoring our lesbian movies, original talk shows, website, and first venture into the realm of boy / girl sex – B. Skow’s beautiful couples movie, ‘Voila.’”

The full list of Girlfriends Films’ nominations:

Studio of the Year
All-Girl Release of the Year (“Elexis and Her Girlfriends: Volume 2”)
All-Girl Release of the Year (“Girls in White 2012: Part 2”)
All-Girl Release of the Year (“Women Seeking Women: Volume 83”)
All-Girl Series of the Year (“Budapest”)
All-Girl Series of the Year (“Lesbian PsychoDramas”)
All-Girl Series of the Year (“Lesbian Seductions Older/Younger”)
Best Actress – All-Girl Release (Capri Anderson, “Me and My Girlfriend 2,” Tammy Sands)
Best Actress – All-Girl Release (Deauxma, “Road Queen: Part 22”)
Best Actress – All-Girl Release (Sarah Shevon, “Lesbian House Hunters: Part 7”)
Best Actress – All-Girl Release (India Summer, “Cheer Squad Sleepovers: Episode 2”)
Best Scene – All-Girl (Jelena Jensen and Malena Morgan, “Lesbian Bridal Stories: Volume 5”)
Best Scene – All-Girl (Prinzzess and India Summer, “Lesbian Sex: Volume 9”)
Best Music (“Elexis and Her Girlfriends: Volume 2”)
Couples-Themed Release of the Year (“Voila,” Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Actor – Couples-Themed Release (Kris Slater, “Voila,” Skow for Girlfriends Films)
Best Supporting Actress (Dana DeArmond, “Voila,” Skow for Girlfriends Films)
MILF Performer of the Year (India Summer)
Marketing Campaign of the Year (“The Kinky & Creepy Show,” “The Vault,” GFFMembers.com)
European Non-Feature Release of the Year (“Shades of Blue,” Viv Thomas)
Studio Site of the Year (GirlfriendsFilms.com)

“Some of our proudest moments in 2012 were the filming of the 100^th scenes for 3 amazing women,” says Moose.  “Our contract performers India Summer and Prinzzess each shot their 100^th scene with our studio, as did fan-favorite Elexis Monroe.  India chose Prinzzess for her scene partner, and their amazing chemistry and passion resulted in a much-deserved Best Scene nom by XBIZ.”

Moose adds, “Our DVD distribution with Tammy Sands continues to be successful, as shown by her nomination for ‘Me and My Girlfriend 2.’  Deals with B. Skow and Viv Thomas are also off to a great start with the debut titles each receiving nominations.”

Previous Girlfriends Films accolades at the XBIZ Awards include Moose receiving the 2011 XBIZ Executive Leadership award and Girlfriends Films owner Dan O’Connell being named the 2012 Man of the Year.  In 2012, “Budapest” was named All-Girl Series of the Year and Girlfriends Films contract star India Summer received the award for MILF Performer of the Year.

Media and distributors interested in obtaining box covers, production stills, frame grabs and trailer links can gain immediate access on Girlfriends Film’s press site:  http://www.girlfriendsfilmspress.com/PR_files/index.php