When it comes to key chains, the biggest problem I come across isn’t misplacing them. It’s figuring out who’s face I want to feature in my picture frame key holder. So many faces, so little time ya know? Luckily Exemode’s P15 digital frame key holder addresses my problem by storing at least 8MB or up to 52 photos. More »

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Just in time for the holidays, Sandia National Laboratories have introduced their newest photovoltaic cells to the holiday-loving’ public. Resembling snowflakes, these sparkly-cells are made of crystalline silicon by way of using common microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems techniques. These photovoltaic cells seem to be giving the standard solar cell a run for its money — they use 100 times less material but produce the same amount of energy as a solar cell. More »

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From Ningin: It’s Christmas Eve. Your local mall has probably closed for business or will be closing soon. Lucky for you, Mixr never closes! Top stories across the Mixr network are our gifts to you, daily.

via Wirebot: Wirebot Game Survival Guide: 12 Tips For Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Five Dollar Games at “Five Below”

via Ziggytek: How to make the moves on a girl with technology The Weirdest Gadgets

via Ningin: Final Fantasy XIII sells 1.5 Mil in 4 days, pushes PS3 sales to 245k in a week Christmas Wish No. 2: For my Asian mom to stop hitting me with brooms

via Rekuru: Five Characters You Wouldn’t Want to “Save” Christmas: Part One

via GirlyBubble: Christmas Wish No. 2: A life-sized Rirakkuma bear

via FlauntMe: A Tan with No Sun Damage? Too Good to be True?

via BlitzNation: Christmas in the Nest (Day 2): Santa, the Elves, and the Eagles

via CrazySingleLife: The bitterness of defeat

via SwanDiary: Say hello to Vampire Weekend More »

From Ningin: The age old question will finally be answered. Who would win in a boxing match, man or machine? The answer is surprisingly mundane. More »

What’s better than tiny Robobuilder robots performing a synchronized dance to the season’s most loved Christmas carols? Nothing. I feel as if my life is complete now, Christmas for me is officially over since I’ve witnesed this Youtube video of synchronized dancing Robobuilder robots. More »

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So, you’re a dude. There’s a girl you want to make the first move on, but are hopelessly clueless because for one, girls are complicated and so is technology. San Francisco Weekly’s How to Make The First Move 2.0 chart demonstrates clearly what technology and methods of communication to avoid when it comes to making the first move. More »

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From Ningin: Before anyone gets into last minute Christmas shopping mode, this is just a friendly reminder that you’ll need The Daily Mixr. While it doesn’t fight irate holiday shoppers or claim to get your shopping done on time, it does offer you the day’s freshest Mixr stories.

via Wirebot: Cheap Game Alert: Fallout 3 for $39.99 In 2010 The Dead Will Rise Again

via Ziggytek: Top 5 Technological Apocalypse Films Dress detects pollution with LED lights

via Ningin: Namie lookin’ Glamorous Born from the Ellegarden ashes

via Rekuru: Public Service Announcement: WTF, iTunes? Aardman Studios takes a crack at The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks with Flipnote Studios

via GirlyBubble: Creative storage ideas

via FlauntMe: International Beauty Report: Natural Skincare Products Say hello to Lancôme’s newest spokesperson, Julia Roberts

via BlitzNation: Christmas in the Nest: A 3-Day Series Celebrating the Holidays with the Eagles Ravens Make Some Changes To Their Roster

via CrazySingleLife: Perfect date! But not…

via SwanDiary: Vampire in a Korean pop video? More »

I am having the hardest time wrapping my head around Think Geek’s USB pet rock. Although the USB pet rock is clearly a throwback to the original famed pet rock of the 70s, it’s still just as puzzling as the original. I mean, what is it good for? Does it even need to be attached to a USB port? I feel the only way to address the fact that I don’t understand it is with a fill-in-the-blank sentence. More »

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It’s not just Rudolph’s red nose that’ll be lighting up for the holidays. Ladies, you too, can make bring holiday brightness into your life with the Diffus Climate Dress. Well, as long as you’re in a heavily polluted area, that is. The Diffus Climate dress isn’t your standard LED light-up-whenever-you-please dress. The LED lights on the Diffus Climate dress react to heavy pollution and bad air by pulsating. More »

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From Ningin: Upon much thought and speculation, it seems blinking is a far more serious problem than we’d anticipated it to be. Sure, I thought this blinking situation could be easily resolved by posting a weekly wrap-up post featuring every story that was published this week, but then I realized something quite epic: Blinking, happens super often. I can’t even tell you how many times I blink a day. The Mixr solution to excessive blinking comes to you in the form of a new daily featured called, The Daily Mixr. Everyday, we’ll bring you all of the top stories of the day across the Mixr Network of sites. More »

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Making the change from a trusted and cost effective medium to a new and much more expensive form of video storage is not something alot of people are thinking of with the state of things economically. With Blu-ray players finally coming down in price, it looks like we’re going to see some pretty interesting incentives from companies to get consumers to make that change. More »

Gone are the days of embarrassing texting accidents! They’re gone especially if you’re an iPhone user with the Type n’ Walk application. Type n’ Walk enables users to see where they are going while they text. The app displays a transparent viewport of what’s directly in front of you! Combined with your peripheral vision, this app is just enough visual information to help you avoid obstacles. Or, you can use it hide the fact that you’re spying on your surroundings even if you’re sitting or just standing. More »

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It’s true. Along with the rest of the female species, I, too, have the problem of an overall lack of upper body strength. As hard and fierce my regular exercise regimen is, I have never overcome the problem of me almost always needing assistance in opening jars. Black and Decker Lids Off Jar Opener is something I desperately need in life. More »

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Probably not if the the 5th grader in question is named Mackenzie. Mackenzie can type an astounding 115 wpm. According to various Internet souces, the average non-professional typing speed is 50 wpm. In this Youtube video featuring Mackenzie showing off her speedy fingers, Mackenzie claims that 115 wpm isn’t enough for her. She’s aiming for 200 wpm. And here I thought I was being impressive with a speed of 89 wpm. More »

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From Ningin: Awhile back I wrote about some USB gloves and how silly they sounded. After reading about some other fun filled Japanese USB gadgets, those gloves actually look quite tame. Useful even. I present to you a few very odd things you should never buy. More »