Bionic man literally carries life on his back. Artificial Heart in a backpack.

Tales of bionic limbs, metal infused skeletons, and other sci-fi hoopala normally constitutes the coining of your typical “bionic man” title. But for one Charles Okeke, bionic limbs are so yesteryear. Instead of relying on some metal rod for balance or mobility, Charles is literally putting his life on his back.

He’s testing the Freedom Driver. An artificial heart that fits in a backpack…

Forget chocolate: The Heart Shaped pizza punches Cupid in the face, vows to make this Valentines Day less sweet, more salty.

Feeling like getting your sweetie something different this year for Valentines Day and don’t want to cave to the stereotypical Valentines Day gift? Perhaps you just like to be different no? There’s certainly nothing wrong with that. While everyone gets all hung up on being sweet and giving sugary gifts that are supposed to convey soft, unbinding love, you can sucker punch that general stereotype straight in the face with a heart-shaped “Valentines Day pizza. Sweets and softness are out and brawny salt, cheese, and fat are in.

The heart-shaped, cupid slaying pizza is brought to us by Domino’s Japan. (They get all the cool stuff over there, don’t they?) Available the 10th – 15th, ordering this pizza can be done just like any other piece of bread and cheese via internet or cellphone. Have a unique and “different” Valentines Day this year for only $14.50, netting you (2) heart-shaped pizzas for you and yours.

On a side note: Why doesn’t cool stuff like the heart-shaped pizza happen here in the US?

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Heart-shaped dock the perfect gift for the gadget girl in your life.

If you’re lucky enough to have a g/f or wife who shares your incredible addiction to all things gadget, count your blessings. Really. A combination of female, gadget lover, and you lover is a rarity of epic proportions. So what exactly do you get the gadget girl of your dreams? A heart-shaped iPod dock of course.

Brought to you by Maxell, the Heart-shaped dock includes a built in speaker and is compatible with no tonly the traditional iPod, but the iPhone and iPod Touch as well. The final cherry on top is the bundled heart-shaped adapter that aids in landscape viewing. And if you’re not ready to puke yet — the packaging itself is full of pink hues and yes, more hearts.

And here’s where I break your heart. The Heart-Shaped iPod dock is a Japan-only exclusive for now. Pricing is non-existent as is any mention of availability outside of Japan. If this is on your list of potential Valentines Day gifts, you best get a move on making some Japanese friends fast.

USB Heart Hub: for that geeky female in your life.

Here in the states, everyone is looking at Halloween quickly approaching. A few weeks later, the big ‘ol turkey strolls by with Christmas soon after. While Valentines day is still several months and holidays away, why wait to get your special someone the perfect gift? If you happen to be one of the lucky men out there with a geeky female significant other, the USB Heart Hub may be the perfect gift. The specs are pretty standard by now: USB 2.0, Windows support all the way back to Win2000, and features bus power meaning no external power cord. Sorry Mac users, you’re out of the game on this one.

What better way to share your geeky, romantic bond than with a pink, plastic heart? Heck, at $6.99 you can be romantic and thrifty.

• Purchase the USB Heart Hub

Give mom something special: how about an LED heart?

Your mother, next to wife/girlfriend/boyfriend, is the one person who probably understands you better the most in this world. She has no doubt watched you geek your way through the early years and turn into a big nerd. As you grew up, while you changed physically, the inner passion for all things nerdy did not. This mothers day repay your mother with a special labor of love project that will show her two things: 1). You still love her, And 2) You’re still a geek. Included in the box:

* 28 LEDs
* 2 Transistors
* 2 Capacitors
* 9 Resistors
* Circuit Board
* 9V Battery Holder
* Instructions
* Dimensions 3.0″ x 2.75″

You will have to play doctor and create a beautiful piece of art out of a bunch of electronic junk. No matter how much you love your mom, you may very well be feeling the pinch due to the current economic status. Don’t lose sleep over this project as it will be rather merciful to your wallet, taking only 999 pennies. While it may be too late to give this to your mom this Mothers Day, you might as well get a leg up on next year and be ahead. In the meantime, if you aren’t the strongest solderer, now is the time to brush up on your skills. Happy soldering!

Source: Think Geek