Charles Okeke is a 43 year old that was tethered to a 400 pound machine in the hospital. Okeke was 30 years old when a blood clot destroyed his heart.
Today Okeke has a Total Artificial Heart. Both ventricles were removed along with the four valves. Connectors were sewn in and the device pumps just like the human heart does. “For the longest time I could not physically put my hand to my chest because it felt so weird,” stated Okeke. The Total Artificial Heart has just been approved by the FDA and it is the size of a backpack.

People are starting to get very excited about the upcoming Apple products to be announced at WWDC. Adding to the excitement, Steve Jobs will be giving the keynote. Here are 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Steve Jobs:

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The viral Internet community gets together at an annual conference called ROFLCon. ROFLCon is a conference that was put together by several Harvard undergrads. In this interview, several of the most popular Internet meme characters are being interviewed. This includes David After Dentist, Charlie “Keyboard Cat” Schmidt, Aleksey Vayner, Mahir, Ben Huh, etc. Take a look below:

AT&T will be increasing the early termination fee from $175 to $325 for all smartphone customers starting June 1st. Apparently the change has “nothing to do with the iPhone or any other device,” but I don’t know if I believe them or not yet. AT&T referred to Verizon’s increase in ETF price when making this change. The reason why companies have early termination fees is because they subsidize the up-front cost of mobile devices, making it more affordable for people to buy. For every month you stay on contract, the fee is reduced by $10. [GeekSugar]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has filed a trademark for WebKit. The patent was filed on May 18, 2010 through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under application #85041789. The application title was “Computer software for use in developing internet browser software.” Google, Palm, Nokia, and Research In Motion all use WebKit to develop browsers. [Patently Apple]

ConnectU co-founder Divya Narendra has invested in buy-side investment professional social community SumZero. Buy-side analysts perform research and makes recommendations on how an investment will perform. Members of SumZero include hedge fund, private equity, and mutual fund analysts. Some of the analysts that are in SumZero include those who work at firms such as KKR, Blackstone, and SAC. [TechCrunch]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has sold out of 3G iPads. Analysts are predicting that about 2.5 million have been sold this quarter. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster estimated that 74% of all Apple stores were sold out complete. About 26% of the stores had WiFi models on hand, but no 3Gs left. If you want an iPad, you can reserve one in the store and receive it 4-7 days later or order it online and get it 7-10 days later. [BI]

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is launching an online publishing service called PubIt. Expected to start this summer, PubIt will allow authors to contribute work through Barnes & Noble’s website and digital bookstore. No word yet on the revenue sharing agreement.