Diamond-encrusted earbuds ($3,500)

Add some bling to your earbuds with those pictured above.  The sound quality may be no different from Apple’s standard earbuds, but you’re recipient will be the envy of all iOS device owners and the target of any criminal who sees your sweetheart wearing them.

Gold and diamond encrusted bluetooth headset ($50,000)

If you’re looking to keep your loved one’s hands on the wheel, and look good while doing so, why not spend $50,000 on a bluetooth headset?  Seems like a no-brainer right?  Aside from the extravagance, the device is functional and will make one the talk (pun intended) of anyone who sees it.

Circuit Board Earrings ($20)

Nerd with not too much to spend?  Circuit board earrings will make the perfect gift for the geeky girl in your life.  They’ll go with practically any outfit and are far from traditional, bored, gifts.

Set of Ethernet Jack Rings (Price Unavailable)

Want to really make a connection with your partner?  What better way to do so than with an eternal ethernet expression of your love?

Pi Necklace ($345)

How many different ways can you tell another you love them?  With this necklace you’re guaranteed at least 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288… ways of showing your penchant for another person without spending too much money.

Macintosh Power Ring ($125)

Want to press all the right buttons this Valentine’s Day (again, pun intended)?  For the Apple fanboy or fangirl in your life, nothing says, “I love you,” more powerfully than a Macintosh Power ring.  Purchase one and instantly become the Apple (yes, that’s 3) of your loved one’s eye.

Will you purchase any of the gifts listed above for your love this Valentine’s Day?  What other geeky gifts have you given to show your affection towards another?

Boutique Academia has an impressive collection of accessories for both men and women – accessories which are “smart but subtle”. For now, they only have jewelry pieces, but they aim to have more accessories in the future – something that I am sure you will look forward to after seeing reading this post.

Talk about smart but subtle – what do you think these earrings represent?  Trees?  Mother Nature?  Close enough. Hint: the earrings represent a cell that is electrically excitable and transmits information. I know that my cells got quite excited about the prospect of owning a pair of these earrings! $18.99 for a pair.

The uninitiated might simply remark “What a cute penguin!” if they see this pendant, but I know you know better.  Linux fanboys and fangirls – here’s another chance to show off!

This pendant-necklace is a little less subtle as the previous items as no one can miss the label. Adrenaline junkies will not be able to resist this one. While I am no adrenaline junkie, I have to say that the red got me. The necklace goes for $21.99.

Serotonin is the happy chemical, and this pendant-necklace will certainly contribute to one’s happiness – for the same price as the Adrenaline necklace.

If I had to choose, though, I would choose Theobromine – the chemical found in chocolate. Let’s speak Greek for a bit. The root words are: theo, which means God and brosi, which means food. Chocolate? Food for the Gods. I’ll settle for food for ME.

Let’s go mathematical now. I don’t need to tell you what this pendant stands for, do I?

They also sell this in other color schemes.

THIS is the pièce de résistance, folks. I really need not say anything more about it, do I?  I want!!!

Geek gals (and boys), show this post to your significant other (if you have one; if you don’t, then show it to your friends and family members) and drop a hint that cannot be mistaken for anything else.

I am so going to have nightmares about this.

You know that traveling anatomy exhibit called Body Worlds, where you can look up close at human bodies that have been preserved (and posed) using a process called plastination? (Plastination is achieved by replacing water and fat in the body with special plastics.) My wife and I went to see the exhibit in Charlotte a few years back, which unfortunately turned out to be a bad idea since she was pregnant with our first child at the time. But that’s another story. The exhibit also appeared briefly in the movie Casino Royale.

The guy responsible for Body Worlds, Gunther von Hagens, has decided to try his hand at merchandise. And what he’s selling is jewelry made of cross-sectioned slices of things like citrus fruit, kiwi fruit, giraffe tails, and… bull penises. Also, for good measure: bull testicles. Because who wouldn’t want a pair of testes dangling from their ears?

Hagens is also selling actual human bodies and body parts that have been plastinated — but only to qualified, proven researchers, teachers, or medical scientists. (A full human body will set you back about $100,000.) Needless to say, this is stirring up quite a bit of controversy.

As for the jewelry — all of which is available to the general public — about $33 + international shipping will get you the earrings seen above. There are also necklaces, bracelets, and rings available that are made from the reproductive bull organs.

Is it fashion? Is it art? Or is it sick?

Disney believes that the look of  Tron: Legacy is the future of fashion accessorizing, and is ready to make the future today. Hence, this collection of fine jewelry and couture inspired by the movie.

Disney Consumer Products has partnered with high-end designers like Rousseau, Hayden-Harnett, Rotenier and TomTom to create what they call “luxury accessories for women,” many of which are based on the look of Tron‘s female lead, Quorra (played by actress Olivia Wilde). And when I say “high-end,” I mean it: prices start at $90 and go up to $2,600.

Disney is also launching a store in November in Los Angeles that they’re calling the “Tron Pop-Up Shop.” All of the items in these new product lines will be for sale there, along with other limited-edition merchandise based on the movie.

Click on the thumbnails below for high-res pics and details on each new product.

Create necklaces, earrings, rings, wedding bands and bracelets in sterling silver or 14k yellow and white gold with a Twitter-inspired engraving or diamond/Swarovski crystals.

Though custom-designed, each order takes only around five days to make and send, so there’s still time to create something for your Twitter-crazed geek boy or girlfriend this Valentine’s Day.

Take a look at TwittaBling’s Flickr photostream for examples of their work.

1. Mens Steampunk Cufflinks Watch Movement with Gears Details

2. Industrial Steampunk Watch Cufflinks

3. Blue 20-Sided Dice d20

4. LEVEL red circuit board cufflinks

5. Red dice cufflinks

6. Green Single Tab Clear Vintage Typewriter Key Cufflinks

7. Circuit Board Cufflinks

8. Vintage Silver Dice Cufflinks

9. Vintage Telephone Keys Cufflinks

10. Robot Cufflinks

11. R2D2 Cufflinks

12. Pi Cufflinks

13. Pac-Man Cufflinks

14. Test Card Cufflinks

15. Guitar Hero Cufflinks

16. LEGO Wheels Cufflinks

17. Statistics Cufflinks

18. Spirograph Cufflinks

19. Computer Geek Cufflinks

20. Apple Cufflinks

21. Half Can Oscillator Cufflinks

22. DOS Circuit Board Cufflinks

23. SCRABBLE Tile Cufflinks

I’m not sure how practical they are. The smaller keys work just fine but that backspace key could do some damage I’m sure.

They’re all around the $5 to $7 mark.

But oversized rappers bling? Yes, but only when it’s Blingvaders!

More pictures after the jump.

Get your own for $20.

*Sigh* I am in love. Seriously. If there is one beverage that I cannot live without – aside from water, ok – it is coffee. I know that so many people say it is unhealthy; that too much caffeine is not good for you, and so on. But hey, once you taste my homemade brew, you would understand why I live off this stuff!

Going back to the pendant – yeah, it is a representation of the caffeine molecule. According to the guys at ThinkGeek, the pendant was designed by a “wayward Ph.D. post-grad in molecular biophysics.” The pendant measures in at 1.5 inches wide (that’s 3.81 cm) and is attached to a necklace that can be adjusted from 15 to 18 inches long (38.1 cm to 45.72 cm). The price tag? $84.99 (60.57GBP). Not a bad price since both pendant and chain are made of sterling silver.

Oh, and the whole thing comes packaged in a gift box – recycled of course – which also contains the necessary info to explain the caffeine molecule. Then again, you probably could explain it yourself, right?

If all jewelry pieces were designed in this way, I think that I would learn to love jewelry! (I really want this!!!)

Now some of you might already know what I am talking about but the LCD Bluetooth Vibrating Bracelet is kind of new to me. It is made by Brando and is described as combining “fashion and technology.” The manufacturers call it stylish but I seriously don’t think it’s any better than other bracelets or watches you can find in the market.

The idea of not having to dig around my bag to find my phone all the time is a very attractive one, however. The way this bracelet works is that if your phone receives a call, you can either answer it or reject it using the bracelet. You will also know who is calling since there is a small LCD on the bracelet, which will show you who is calling. That isn’t the main selling point for me, though. The fact that it will alert you (by vibrating) if the distance between you and your phone has exceeded 5 meters makes me think that I might just get me one of these.

Call me paranoid but hey, I have just gone through the experience of losing TWO mobile phones in a period of 2 weeks. Paying $50 for this bracelet would have been much cheaper!