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Function Meets Fashion with USB Cuff Links

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Geeks may be bullied all through high school, but once we enter the workforce we find our niche. Geeks rule the corporate world, climbing up the corporate ladder pretty quickly, especially those in the IT industry.

If you’re looking for the perfect fashion accessory to celebrate your success, why not get cuff links for your dress shirts? However, not just any cuff link will do. Why get a cuff link that serves only as a cuff link? Get one that will do more than that, like store your data.

Store your data and bring it wherever you go without fear of misplacing your USB flash drive by putting on some USB cuff links. You got that. USB cuff links.

You can find USB cuff links for $100 to more than $200 in online stores. These little gadgets actually look pretty snazzy and look exactly like your normal cuff links and are available in gunmetal and gold-plated finishes. Unfortunately, the mother of pearl gunmetal cuff link by Cuff Daddy that look specially nice is out of stock as of the moment.

If you don’t feel like toting around a USB drive, you can find other functional and geeky cuff links such as thermometer cuff links, watch cuff links, abacus cuff links, and compass cuff links. While these cuff links are just as functional as your USB cuff link, they are not as inconspicuous as USB cuff links and would not make for everyday wear. However, they are more affordable with prices ranging from $30 to $70.

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Pink Meletta Designer USB Drive

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meleta-360Whoever said that geeks do not like cute things must have been out of their minds. Wake up! Take a look around you and you will realize that geeks do have a sense of cuteness in them! Right now, my girl friends (as in friends who are girls, mind you) are so into this geek called Chuck. Never mind that he is a totally fictitious character from a TV series of the same name. He is cute and he is a geek – oh and yeah, a spy too. The point is that cute things do have a special place in the world of geeks…

Speaking of cute, have you seen this USB thumb drive from Mimobot? Dubbed the Pink Meletta, it is sure to catch anyone’s eye – geek or not! I have to admit that when I first set my eyes on it (albeit via the Internet), my attention was caught. Not because it’s pink. Not because it’s a thumb drive. I don’t really know why, but I found myself wondering if I should get it or not.

Valentine’s Day is over now but it never is too late to get someone a gift and I thought that the Pink Meletta would be perfect for someone I know. More than being a simple flash drive – how anyone could think that something designed like this would be simple, I don’t know – it also has preloaded content. Let me name a few: graphics, sounds, and video. I don’t have to say that the content is all about love and cuteness, do I?

Still, if you are into those things or you know someone who is, $24.95 for the 1G version is what you need. If you want more storage, you just need to add more to that price.

Got Tattoo?

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geek2_1490285cTattoos used to be taboo. Actually, even today, there are certain people and sectors which do not really look kindly upon the tattooed person. A vestige of negativity still remains when it comes to tattoos. You have to admit, tattoos can make a person look a little more dangerous, a little more reckless than the average. Still, tattoos are more acceptable these days than they were, say, 10 years ago.

Just as the perception of people regarding tattoos has changed over the years, the kinds of tattoos that people get have also evolved. It used to be that we saw flowers, names of loved ones, gang signs, tongues sticking out, naked women, etc. all the time. Now, we have a new “breed” of tattoos – geeky ones!

The trend is for whiz kids to lift “cool” symbols off their textbooks and diagrams and bring them to life by using them as images in tattoos. Take a look at that picture above, courtesy of The Telegraph. It’s the widely known symbol for the USB, tattooed on the arm of some guy. And the USB symbol is not the only tattoo that you would see these days! Don’t be surprised if you see guys (and gals) wearing tattoos of the equation for Pi, binary codes (probably representing something significant to the wearer), and even the Apple logo.

I think it’s brilliant, and I love the idea! I am not tattooed myself but if I were to get one, I think that I should get a geek tatt. What symbol would YOU choose?