Hasta La Gadget!

Did you know that today is National Opt Out Day? No? You’re not alone. The day that was organized to create a sense of havoc amongst Thanksgiving travelers hasn’t really materialized–at least not according to the TSA.

Angry travelers recently declared the day before Thanksgiving National Opt Out Day, asking people to elect to have a security pat down, rather than walking through the newly instated full body scanners.

According to the theory, if enough people required pat downs, the security lines would become tied up, creating a general sense of chaos for the already over stretched travel industry. Other protesters, meanwhile, promised to wear “Don’t Touch My Junk” t-shirts and other articles of jokey protest clothing.

According to TSA administrator John Pistole, however, airport security isn’t seeing much effect from the announced protests. He told ABC that the organization is prepared for such issues. “The bottom line is that if a number of people protest at a particular checkpoint it will definitely slow things down,” he told Good Morning America. “I just feel bad for the rest of the traveling public that’s trying to get home for the holidays to be with their loved ones.”

Facebook owns you. Well, part of you, anyway. The face part. According to new court documents, the company is going be awarded the trademark for the word “face.” Yep. Face. The U.S. Patent And Trademark Office let the social network know via a Notice of Allowance.

The Patent and Trademark Office will grant the site the trademark to the word for,

Telecommunication services, namely, providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users in the field of general interest and concerning social and entertainment subject matter.

Says CNN,

The type of application Facebook filed requires the company to provide a sworn statement that it intends to use the trademark on products. The company will have to file that “Statement of Use,” and then it will have to use the “in commerce” before it has actual legal claim to the word “face.”

The site is, perhaps unsurprisingly, also actively going after sites that use the suffix “book,” having sued the educational start-up Teachbook.

From Han Solo to Hello Kitty, you can find a character that appeals to each person on your holiday shopping list at Mimobot. Mimobot features so many different styles and designs of its designer flash drives that you’ll have a hard time not finding a gift for each one of your friends. And, as luck has it, Mimobot is having a Black Friday sale going on now. You can save 30 percent off all Mimobot products from now through Cyber Monday — Monday, November 29. Also, get free shipping for orders over $30.

The most recent additions to the Mimobot gang are Toby, and HotChaChaCha by desinger Gary Baseman. The other two additons are Stormtrooper Han with Hair, and Stormtrooper Luke with Hair.

The Mimobots range from 2GB to 16GB of flash memory storage. Prices range from $24.95 to $79.95, respectively. If that seems a little steep in price for you, you can check out the Bargain ‘Bots section, where you can find Mimobots for less. For example, the Halo Red Spartan ranges in price from $16.95 for 2GB to $54.95 for a 16GB. 

Besides offering you storage, the drives also feature original exclusive preloaded “mimory” content. According to Mimobot’s Web site, the content includes:

“… MimoZine, a quarterly video-based digital magazine, [which] features interviews with musicians, profiles of artists, pop-culture event coverage, and other things at the intersection of technology and art. Also look for our mimoDesk personalization suite of wallpapers, icons, avatars, and screensavers to enrich your digital desktop experience and mimoByte sound software that gives MIMOBOT a voice.”

Check out Mimobot.com to take advantage of this Black Friday deal and score some sweet gifts. 

Subway signs don’t lie, right? According to the above image from The New York Daily News, the Metro Transit Authority has added service to Hogwarts (which may or may not be in Queens–it’s hard to say, I haven’t actually read Harry Potter).

9 ¾, the invisible platform for trains headed to J.K. Rowling’s school for wizards, has been added to a subway sign in the Union Square stop in Manhattan, filling up the empty slot that used to be taken up by the now defunct “W” line.

No word from the Mayor’s office on how the MTA will pay for the new service, but it seems safe to assume that there won’t be much in the way of service late nights and weekends.

I’m not sure what flies at your home during the holidays, but apparently it’s not kosher at everyone’s house to unbutton one’s trousers to make room for a second course. If that’s the case wherever you end up this Thanksgiving, you might want to pick up a pair of Chris Cosentino’s new seasonal clothing item. The San Francisco chef has given the world the Gluttony Pants.

The pants came with three pork-themed button positions: “Piglet,” “Sow,” and “Boar.” Naturally, the wider your belly expands, the larger a pig you become. The pant positions correspond to the names of portion sizes at Cosentino’s restaurant.

Consentino is celebrating Turkey Day with a special Thanksgiving-themed version of the pants, brown for turkey, with burgundy pockets in honor of cranberry sauce. The pants sell for $100 and ship with a large napkin to tuck into one’s shirt collar, featuring images of “the evolution of a foodie.”

Consentino, for his part, denies that his pants promote overeating, “There have been some misconceptions about the Gluttony Pants — I’m not trying to promote obesity or overeating, it’s more about fun. It’s not always a bad thing to overindulge — I’m not saying sit down and eat a 100-ounce T-bone, but it’s OK to overdo it once in a while.”

The company has sold about 600 pairs, so far. The pants are only available in men’s sizes, from 30 to 42.