Things got a little steamy this week at DVICE. Did you remember to get your special gal an awesome tech toy just for her? Or did you leave her to seek out her own devices? It wasn't all love and chocolates, though — we took a look at the modu modular phone and wrote Vonage to say we think we should start seeing other providers. Meanwhile, in Shift, Charlie White talked to some of the big names in the tech industry about the emerging solid state drive about its strengths, drawbacks and who should adopt.

Chime in on the most impressive tech stories this week:

A pen that turns your writing into text messages
Encouraged illiteracy spills on over into the physical world.

What coffee-making gadgetry looked like 100 years ago
And why some still swear by it.

You like looking at art. This art likes looking back at you.
So the question is, do you like art that likes looking at you? Find out.

Wearable Video Vest turns you into a TV
Primetime television goodness, beamed straight to your chest.

Shell-shaped Nautilus House is gorgeous inside and out
Your company will quickly tire of you when Under the Sea is the only song on your playlist.

Use-Thing makes you look like you walked off the set of Spaceballs
From the designer who Dark Helmet must have commissioned his uniform from.

Bio-mechanic skull sculpture is creepy to say the least
Like skulls? And robots? And skulls that look like they belong in robots? Check it out.