Ion must be removed from the storage base before use. Before use, apply a generous amount of Arcwave™water-based lubricant by pjur™, or your own favorite silicone-friendly personal lubricant to the inside of the CleanTech silicone. Given it’s a manual stroker (read: zero electrical components), you can get straight to business – a different change of pace from other Arcwave products like the Ion, which involves a very worthwhile learning curve and initial set-up. Using the Arcwave Pow Apply plenty of water-based lube to your penis and the inside of Pow's sleeve and slide the toy onto your penis. Rub it up and down for a unique masturbation experience. You can vary the sensations by covering and uncovering the pressure-release valve on the toy, which increases the level of suction. OK, well, let's start with the suction: it vaguely works. Sort of. Covering the pressure release valve adds a small amount of suction, but less than you'd get from a typical closed-ended toy because of those vent holes. Attempting to cover them is nigh-on impossible, even with gigantic hands – you're going to have to get dexterous with two hands at once if you want to do that, a process which feels a little extra and proves highly distracting. Basically, this isn't the toy for you if suction is your goal. It's a pleasing extra, but not really the main event. This segues perfectly to what I personally believe is the Arcwave Pow’s biggest drawcard: ease of cleaning. If you’re using it with the cap on, then everything’s captured within the product when you’ve finished the deed. Convenient!

Simply wash your Arcwave product with Arcwave™ toy cleaner – made by pjur® or soap and water after every use. A 10% bleach solution can be used to clean if desired. To avoid battery or motor damage, DO NOT BOIL your We-Vibe products, place them in the dishwasher or subject them to temperatures higher than body temperature. The suction might be experiencing a mild flop era, but the Arcwave Pow more than compensates for it with the brand’s signature silicone. I can envision lab-coat-wearing scientists working for hours fine-tuning this material, labouring over the smallest of details, throwing test tubes and bunsen burners to the floor during fits of passion, desperately trying to perfect the unperfectable.Arcwave is a leading premium pleasure brand developed by a world-class team of engineers who have made it their mission to redefine the male orgasm experience.

So the real selling point must be the texture, then? Well, yes, mostly. It's pretty nice. As Arcwave already learned with the relatively simple banded texture of the Voy, there's really little reason to concoct some spectacular Fleshlight Ice Lady-like maze of caverns and textures when a single uniform pattern can work just as well. This one does work. It feels great – again, though, mostly. It's probably not quite as universally likeable or as physically exciting as the Voy's banded texture, though that's a marginal and personal assessment.For me, it’s an unequivocal yes. In a world where Big Tech is clamouring to win the AI arms race to make every aspect of our personal and professional lives more convenient, we should expect the same of our sex toys – and that’s where the Arcwave Pow sets itself apart from the gross fleshlights of yesteryear. Reasonably priced. No charging. Easy to clean. Feels spectacular. Convenient as hell. Times are changing and what it means to be a man is changing too. Modern masculinity means being future-forward, open to exploration and bold, while still holding an emotional and understanding side.