# Tech-Inspired Confections This Chocolate Bar by Maple House is the Perfect Computer Geek Gift By Kyle Towers | Published 2013-02-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/computer-geek-gift References: [kotaku](http://kotaku.com/5982396/nothing-says-valentines-day-like-a-circuit-board-made-of-chocolate) & [iodata](http://www.iodata.com/) This circuit board chocolate bar is intricately delicious and makes the perfect computer geek gift. Just make sure not to try and wire it into your computer. The confection is part of a giveaway that will be given to three lucky winners on behalf of [Maple House](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoked-duck-legs) and I-O Data. Those winners will be chosen from shoppers of I-O Data's site. Giving a good look at the chocolate bar gives understanding as to why they are only giving three away. There IS an overwhelming amount of fine details involved in making a circuit board. The fact that these are each handmade even further validates the reasoning. Hopefully this perfect computer geek gift arrives in time for [Valentine's Day](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marys-brigadeiro-sweets)! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Handmade Confections:** The intricate details involved in creating a circuit board chocolate bar highlight the demand for unique handmade confections. - **Geek-inspired Gifts:** The popularity of a circuit board chocolate bar as a computer geek gift showcases the growing trend of geek-inspired gifts. - **Tech-themed Food:** The creation of a circuit board chocolate bar reflects the emerging trend of incorporating technology themes into food products. ### Who This Affects Most - **Artisanal Food:** The demand for intricately designed handmade confections opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the artisanal food industry. - **Gift and Novelty:** The rising popularity of geek-inspired gifts creates opportunities for disruption in the gift and novelty industry. - **Food Innovation:** The emergence of tech-themed food products presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the food industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Extravagant Chocolate Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extrtavagant-chocolate.md) - [Diner-Themed Chocolate Gifts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comparts-x-waffle-house.md) - [Precious Chocolate Lockets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chocolocket.md) - [Premium City-Inspired Confections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/los-angeles-chocolate.md) - [AI-Made Chocolate Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bar.md) - [Video Game-Themed Chocolate Gifts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nintendo-and-godiva.md) - [Edible Chocolate Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chocolate-puzzles.md) - [Bite-Sized Dubai-Style Chocolate Gifts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dubai-chocolate-gift-box.md) - [Chocolate Chess Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compartes-chocolate-chess.md)