Technosexual Information

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Technosexual is an individual who either:

  1. has a strong aesthetic sense and a love of gadgets. In this sense, the word is a portmanteau of techno- and metrosexual, which was first promoted by creative professional Ricky Montalvo [1] to describe "a dandyish narcissist in love with not only himself, but also his urban lifestyle and gadgets; a straight man who is in touch with his feminine side but has fondness for electronics such as cell phones, PDAs, computers, software, and the web." [2]
  2. has a sexual attraction to machinery, as in the case of robot fetishism. When used thus, it is a straightforward compound word combining " techno-" and " -sexual". [3] As per this definition of the term, fictional android Gigolo Joe, played by Jude Law in the 2001 science-fiction film A.I. has become the iconic "techno sex symbol". [4]

As with the metrosexual, companies have tried to promote the concept of the technosexual in order to sell products. Calvin Klein went as far as trademarking the term "technosexual" in 2005. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ricky Montalvo: There is a geek in all of us, so why not show us". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  2. ^ "Word Spy contributors" (2004) Technosexual wordspy.com
  3. ^ Scott, Lisa (2007). "Metrosexual: Let's mech love". Retrieved 2007-02-10.
  4. ^ Brett, Samantha (2007). "Ask Sam TV Ep 10 - What women want next: the technosexual?". Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  5. ^ Wilson, Eric (2007). "How to Bottle a Generation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-03-08.

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