Subscribe by EmailThe Geek Guide to Valentine’s Day Gifts
February 7, 2009 by Casey | 14 comments
By Casey Lynn
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
As promised when we pointed out the romantic properties of flash drives, here are some ideas for Valentine’s Day gifts for or from the geeky guy or gal. If you think that flowers and candy are too boring for your significant other, maybe you’ll find something here to inspire you. (And hey, if you’re single like me, then this might not be a bad time to treat yourself to something fun!)
The <3 Necklace
Do you less than three some special girl? Love is a four letter word, which everyone knows is way too much to type when you can say it with two keystrokes–or with a necklace.
USB Plasma Heart
If your love is truly electric, then this might be a good way to get the message across–a flashy plasma heart powered by USB. Or just the thing for your cubicle if you’re waiting for sparks to fly with a cute co-worker!
Plush Microbe
You can never go wrong with something cute and fluffy. So why not give someone mono? Er… a plush version of it, that is. After all, what’s more romantic than the kissing disease? A heartworm maybe? Or, well… you can always just fall back on a sperm cell to show how you really feel.
Geek Love Poem Shirt
This shirt works on so many romantic levels. Classic love poetry, for one. The utter sex appeal of hexadecimal, for another. And of course, if you’ve found someone who gets the “all your base” reference too, you know it’s true love. (And if this isn’t up your alley, Think Geek has some more great ideas.
Perfume Locket
Perfume is a nice standby for a romantic gift, so here’s a slight geek twist. Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has a formula for every personality (and every mood, really), and these lockets are a great way to showcase a scent. There are several different designs, but I’m rather fond of steampunk myself. When you start deciding on a scent, you may want to consider your geek’s literary tendencies: maybe Aziraphale, Cthulhu, or Fruminous Bandersnatch? (Though as far as pure pleasant-to-the-nose goes, my opinion is that you can’t go wrong with Dorian.)
Pink Sony Cybershot
Okay, maybe the pink gadget as a girly gift is a little cliche, but this is actually the camera that I own (pink and all!) so I can vouch for its awesomeness. And yes, it is very, very cute. Still, if this one isn’t to your exact specifications, there are a lot to choose from.
Firejewel
Will your love burn for eternity? Prove it! Of course, this glowing necklace has a (replaceable) battery life of 60 hours… here’s hoping your relationship lasts a little longer.
Life Shirt
Okay, maybe one more from Think Geek. Because this one’s just too romantic to pass up. Can you not live without your significant other? Not if you’re wearing these shirts. Because the farther away you are, the less life you have. Plus, remember how in Zelda your sword shoots when you have full life?
Diamond iPhone Case
For the geek with some extra cash. After all, someone’s bound to love you after you drop $20,000 on a diamond case for their iPhone. Well, either that, or ask you why you didn’t just buy them a car instead.
OhMiBod
And one last suggestion, for those of you who might be looking for a NSFW gift… the OhMiBod for, well, when you really need to feel the music.
A very happy Valentine’s Day to everyone!
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Wow the OhMiBod actually sounds like a pretty interesting gift
Great list!
I like the idea of <3 necklace and the t-shirt is very cool.
Hahhahah…really cool list. I also like the <3 necklace and the t-shirts.
Chetz Yusof
The t-shirts are very cool :D
heh, why do i always have to remind myself that <3 is a heart and not testicles?
The shirts are cool, but the last one is priceless. I cracked up for a solid minute after that one.
Actually Those Are Some good Ideas,
I liked Th <3 necklace,
And I m thinking For Sony Cybershot,
My favorite geek gift:
You make me
http://www.amazon.com/Think-Outside-Box-T-shirt-Large/dp/B001BZAO22/
:)
Barbara
the life shirt is soooo geek and cool.
Just when you think women had enough sex tools. Then they come up with this.
wow this is really great list.i like the tshirt and the oymibod…
great ideas the last one is special
The heart necklace is way cute..I haven’t see that one before.
That ‘OhMiBod’ is reminiscent of the ‘ibrator’ a parody of the colored imacs when they were first introduced. They were never made but commercials were made for them by a company called ’sleepless knights’ (I think, google ibrator and get back to me). The commercials followed the style of the colored imac commercials, with the bare empty white background and ’step 1: insert batteries. (plug in) step 2: turn on. Step 3: there is no step three. oh, oh god! there is no step 3!’ and 5 multi-colored vibrators laid out like an asterisk, spinning to the music ’she comes in colors everywhere!’ They were a big hit back in ‘99 or whenever.