August 19, 2005 Where Singles Click Ever dated someone and found you just didn’t click? You might have avoided all that headache and drama if you’d met them at a One Key Away singles mixer. It works like this: on the Web site you fill out a short personality/lifestyle questionnaire and register for a mixer. Your answers are programmed into a device you pick up at the event — about the size of a car remote. Take your new toy into the room and click it with others. Voila! Instant compatibility rating. Lights on the devices tell you what kind of match you’d be: red — not a good sign, unless you’re both great at compromise; green — smooth sailing ahead. The events are usually held at a bar, in and among the "non-clicking" crowd, with plenty of liquid courage nearby. The questionnaire you fill out asks for information you might not normally reveal right away — from personality traits to sexual preferences — but it’s all kept secret. Unless you want to tell… It’s not a flying car, but it’s a step up from other dating gimmicks. The gadgets make great icebreakers, and you’re not forced to move on after three minutes. So listen up, gadget hounds: Flash drives, PDAs, podcasts — yeah, they're all cool, but technology is finally doing something useful: finding you a date. Find out about One Key Away mixers in your area at www.onekeyaway.com. Special thanks to Dave Patinella.