Tickets for the second installment of Pop-Up Magazine, a live event on Sept. 25 in San Francisco, go on sale today at 12 noon PST. What is Pop-Up? A 75-minute… Read the rest of the article: Pop-Up Magazine, Issue 2: Live!

Is Apple's upgraded OS totally awesome, yawn-worthy, or a bit of both? Find out what reviewers at the NYT, WSJ, Gizmodo, Wired and others think, over at BBG. photo by… Read the rest of the article: Snow Leopard: The Reviews Are In

YouTube user nicholifavs is using the Apple Store as his own, personal A/V studio and audition space. So far, the little dude's shot dozens of lip sync videos including this… Read the rest of the article: Kid uses Apple store to shoot audition reel

• We review Spotify, a desktop app that lets users stream 3.8 million tracks of music — for free. Good News: It's TERRIFIC. Bad News: it's not yet available in… Read the rest of the article: Recently at BBG

BBG dedicated a series of posts to explore various aspects, gear, and ideas specific "climbing." Here's what went down: • We examined three types of artificial rock climbing walls. •… Read the rest of the article: Recently at BBG

So, two Jokers walk into a Comic-Con… More pics of toys and misc. Comic-Con collectibles over at BBG. Previously: ComiCon: Day 1 [Verdict: Nerdywood!] Video: Tron, Astro Boy & Cloudy… Read the rest of the article: Photos: Comic-Con Toys, Art & Tchotchkes

• LSD-discoverer Albert Hofmann wrote a letter to Steve Jobs asking him how/why LSD was useful to him. What else did Hofmann say? • Rob reviewed the HTC Touch Pro… Read the rest of the article: Recently at BBG

• HTC announced the Hero, the latest Android phone. • But will the Hero be any good? Joel appeared on TechVi to discuss. • Video on the iPhone 3GS is… Read the rest of the article: Recently at BBG

The iPhone 3G S launched this morning (w00t!). Did BBG wake up at 4:45 a.m. and head to Apple's flagship store in San Francisco to: a) shoot video, b) purchase… Read the rest of the article: Today at Boing Boing Gadgets

• Jay-Z vs. Auto-Tunes Part II: the rapper's anti-Auto-Tunes track gets remixed by an artist that puts Hova's vocals through Auto-Tunes. • The iPhone 3.0 OS has released (yay!). But… Read the rest of the article: Recently at BBG

• The verdicts are in: we rounded up 15 of the best Palm Pre reviews. • Could the Palm Pre masquerade as an iPhone to circumvent Apple's iTunes locks? •… Read the rest of the article: Recently at BBG

• Set your DVRs: Oprah will be tackling Skype today (5/21). • Netbooks made from biodegradable cellulose are cheap. But will we think of them as disposable? • A head-to-head… Read the rest of the article: Recently at BBG

• The "getting-ready-for-marriage" bra: counts down until the big day AND plays the wedding march. • The MSI X340 X-Thin netbook reviewed. Click here for the verdict. • Twitt jr… Read the rest of the article: Recently at BBG

• Amazon unveils the big-screened Kindle DX. • Legendary audiophile Michael Fremer responds to BBG's suggestion he must have supernatural powers. • Q: How many Star Trek characters Twitter? A:… Read the rest of the article: Recently at Boing Boing Gadgets

• A water-propelled jetpack that lets you jog on water. • Joel parked his keister on to two fancy ergonomic chairs. • Some novelist wrote 100,000 words of his book… Read the rest of the article: Recently at Boing Boing Gadgets

• Cute, pink puffy speakers — for those who speak Chinese • A day with the email-only Peek Pronto • Star Wars cupcakes that look a little chewy • Glowing… Read the rest of the article: Recently at Boing Boing Gadgets

This Wednesday night will be the first-ever Pop-Up Magazine, a live performance/reading featuring more than a dozen writers, editors, designers, photographers and filmmakers who contribute to publications like Wired, The… Read the rest of the article: SF Bay Area: Pop-Up Magazine Live!