From Girlybubble: If netbooks were not cute enough due to their small sizes, they have gotten even cuter in design thanks to Rilakkuma. Bandai Namco released a second generation of their Rilakkuma netbook. More »

From Girlybubble: Although Hello Kitty iPad accessories are few in number due to the recent release of the iPad, the Hello Kitty Pop Art iPad case isn’t the only iPad accessory for Hello Kitty fans. My search for Hello Kitty iPad accessories yielded the following: More »

From Girlybubble: When it comes to options for decorating my new Nintendo DS Lite, my head spins. Literally. There’s the deco option — deco is the Japanese word for decorating things with a glue gun. There’s also stickers, skins, charms and you can even swap the original stylus for something that’s cuter. Currently, I’m considering the deco option but of course, that involves a glue gun: More »

From Girlybubble: With Apple’s iPad being the current buzz word, it was only a matter of time before Hello Kitty would get her precious claws on it. And by ‘it,’ I mean, a Hello Kitty iPad case. We all saw this coming — if it’s popular, chances are Hello Kitty is on it. I’m not the biggest Apple fan, but looking at this iPad case makes me want to jump in on the iPad craze. More »

What exactly is a Pikatron? Is it a guitar? Nope. Is it a weapon? Negative. Is it a new video game controller? Naw. It’s a noise synthesizer and I want one! More »

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From Rekuru: Are you worried that your earphones are lackluster and dreary? Do you wish your headset would get off the couch and express itself more? Now your worries can slip away as easily as a cartoon character on a banana peel! Indeed, bananas, Mickey Mouse, and sushi seem to be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to eccentric earphones. Popping up all over the market are unique and sometimes downright silly novelty gear for your music-listening arsenal. More »

From Girlybubble: I feel like it’s slowly becoming my duty to inform people of the cute things they shouldn’t be eating because some sort of poisoning might result. Take Japan’s latest Docomo Q-pot Melting Chocolate phone. If the Docomo Q-pot phones had (cute chocolate) feet, it’d kick the LG Chocolate in the ass. It literally looks like a bar of chocolate! Although Q-pot is best known for its food-inspired accessories, you can’t actually eat them — the human digestive system isn’t capable of digesting. More »

If we were to call the Internet the newest New Frontier apart from outer space, I’d say the Mixr network is rapidly expanding into it. Our recent claims include:

-beauty site, FlauntMe.com -Japanese entertainment site, Rekuru.com -gaming site, Wirebot.com -gadget site, Ziggytek.com -girly and cute site, GirlyBubble.com

Expansion is a trend we are all about maintaining! On that note, we’re looking to increase our editorial staff by offering paid and volunteer writing gigs for all of the above.

What we’re looking for: - Good writers with interesting writing styles and personalities. - People with deep understanding, knowledge and passion for the respective sites. - Consistency and enthusiasm.

Just head over to our blogger signup page if interested and we’ll contact you if everything looks good.

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Most of the stuff Japan creates I’m in awe of, one way or another. And a lot of it, we use and enjoy. But what about the other rejects that don’t quite make American shores? I can see the conversation now. “Mr. Panasonic, I really loved that thing you call an LCD-HDTV you invented and sent to my house yesterday, as I watch movies on It with all my friends and family. But sorry, I really didn’t find a place for your umbrella shoes, my store shelves are full”. Oh and good luck– like you could say this directly to the Japanese directors face without getting sliced and diced by his Ginsu he invented just last Christmas! Without further ado, in no particular rank, here are some really lame, or strange inventions! More »

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From the country that brought you USB breast warmers and USB ramen cookers comes the next USB craze. USB Eyelash curlers. For the woman who can never leave her desk. More »

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From Girlybubble: There’s just no escaping China. China is a force to be reckoned with and is literally, EVERYWHERE. Even my boss is Chinese. People, language, dim sum, pink digital HD camcorders — it’s like China is IN my brain waiting for the next GirlyBubble thought to be born. Looking at this super awesome pink digital HD camcorder from Chinavasion, my only thought now besides, “OMG! HAVE! WANT! NEED!” is why can’t pink be a communist color instead of red? More »

Have you ever wondered why the Japanese wear so many face masks? Japan is a smelly place. No, seriously. If its not the smell of weird fish pastes or the countries obsession with smoking, it’s the random open sewers that you somehow come across every block. More »

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I’ll give you one guess as to which Asian country came up with this gem of an idea. More »

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More Kpop recognition! Well not really. In fact, the CNN report was basically about the technology of the Korean phones which are SO amazing. I want a Korean phone so badly, so I can text in Korean with my other friends from Korea, but it’s too complicated. In my opinion, Korean phones can beat the iPhone. More »

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With 4Minute back with the hit song ‘Muzik,’ the 4Minute girls received a Sony Walkman endorsement! An mp3 endorsement with their comeback song ‘Muzik’ is a great match! More »

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Every now and then you’re going to see posts appearing on the Ningin blogs from other blogs. Right now, these blog posts are just from Ningin’s sister sites but later on we could very well start syndicating from sites outside of our network. The idea is that, while our sister sites may focus on different subjects, there will be overlap from time to time. When there are overlaps, we’ll cross promote them across the network, like we did yesterday with the Chinese-Obama-Blackberry post from Ziggytek. More »

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We’ve been quietly testing our newest community, GirlyBubble.com for about a week and we’re ready now to show the world! GirlyBubble is for young females with an appreciation of all things related to being a girl. GirlyBubble.com focuses on fashion, beauty, design, entertainment, food, culture, gadgets, gossip, and other girly curiosities.

Three bloggers form the core of GirlyBubble’s unique voice: Ming, Lan and Tiffany. Each brings her own interpretation of “girliness,” offering users a wide variety of subjects to read and discuss. Rather than catering to any unique point of interest such as fashion or celebrity gossip, GirlyBubble highlights “girliness” in its many forms and personal tastes to generate an open forum for the online female community. Participants can contribute their own discussions of what “girliness” means to them.

All sites within the Mixr Media network, such as Ningin and GirlyBubble, are tied together via a common login system which allows users to travel from one Mixr Media site to another and keep the same profiles, friends lists, and other personal information. Give GirlyBubble a look around, give us some feedback on it, and win a chance for a $100 gift certificate to buy anything on Amazon.com!

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