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X-rated entrepreneurs are working to sidestep Apple to bring porn to the iPhone 4.
So that's what it's for. The iPhone 4's FaceTime video chat feature is spawning a new industry: iPorn. Drooling over an untapped market, the adult industry is moving fast to line up nude models for steamy sex talk with iPhone customers. "We've been working on it since the iPhone 4 was released," said Quentin Boyer, spokesman for the adult production company, Pink Visual. "We just want to give customers what they want." Apple has long fought to keep iPhones porn-free by blocking users from downloading adult apps. But by using the phone's existing video phone, X-rated entrepreneurs sidestep the company and let the consumer decide. "Users are free to use the phone as they wish," Boyer said. "The phones come equipped with Web browsers, too, and Apple cannot stop people from looking at adult sites." His for-profit enterprise isn't live yet, but it appears that the Apple gizmos are already being used for hanky and panky. "I'm bored, can't sleep and wanna play. I have an iPhone 4 and figured I'd put it to dirty use for FaceTime," a Craigslist user posted recently, looking for a playmate. Apple did not return calls for comment. Customer Brian Stone, 23, shopping at the Apple store on the upper West Side, said there's no reason the computer giant should be blocking sexcapades. "If I want to take care of my needs via an iPhone or with regular online porn, that's my choice," the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, resident said. There are still technological hurdles to be overcome. Adult performers would want their phone numbers masked so they can't be stalked. And it's unclear how payment would be arranged. Boyer said Pink Visual expects to charge around $5 or $6 a minute, probably by credit card. Then there are the physical challenges. "You can have the phone on your face, or other body parts, but not both at the same time," said porn star Teagan Presley. "Most customers want the full package, and it's going to be difficult holding a phone." lalpert@nydailynews.com
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