If you haven't checked out the latest sex toys in a while, you might be a little bit shocked at the modern options available now. While there are still plenty of standard battery-operated models, there are also many types of sex toys that have lots of fancy bells and whistles. For example, there are vibrators with a dozen or so different speeds and other settings, sex toys that are meant for both partners to use at once, and sex toys that come equipped with sound effects — you name it, it's probably already out there.

Here are a few of the newest high-tech sexual accessories:

• Vibrating underwear that comes with a remote control, so one partner can give the other a surprise “zap” at unexpected times.

• Taking that one step further, there are vibrators that operate by wireless remote control.

• A battery-operated vibrating glove has tiny vibrating pads in the fingers, adding a whole array of new sensations during manual stimulation.

• There's also an online company that sells a large padded seat with a built in dildo — the device plugs into an electrical outlet and rocks and vibrates as the woman straddles it.

Like other sexual options, these are all simply a matter of taste and preference. Some people find sex toys with fancy extras to be exciting, while others find them distracting, annoying, or even scary. If you aren't sure how you feel about these high-tech toys, it's smart to try something relatively mild (and not too challenging to operate) and then work your way up to something fancier as your comfort level allows.