You’ve heard of rare records before, but what Wu-Tang Clan is planning for its stealthy double album, The Wu–Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, is unprecedented. The legendary rap group will sell only one copy, encased in an engraved silver and nickel box. It will be very, very expensive.
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This week, MoMA confirmed its plans to raze a neighboring museum, creating a continuous connection to the luxury supertall going up next door.
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Most of you would have read that Jay-Z planned to launch his new album, Magna Carta, in an entirely different way. Samsung partnered with him to provide the album exclusively to one million Galaxy owners ahead of the official launch. […]
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Samsung has launched the Magna Carta app, the vehicle through which one million Galaxy S 4, S III and Note II owners will be able to download Jay-Z’s latest opus for free. Download it today, and Mr. Carter (Carter / Carta, geddit?) album will arrive on your handset on July 4th, three days ahead of the CD’s global release. Users will also get behind-the-scenes footage, lyrics and track sharing options. It’s available for free at the Play store, with the obvious caveat that it’ll only work on the aforementioned trio of phones. After all, if you’re having phone problems, he feels bad for you son, he’s got 99 problems, but Samsung’s patronage ain’t one.
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Jay-Z’s modestly entitled Magna Carta Holy Grail drops on the similarly nondescript Fourth of July. But despite his clear lowering of expectations for the album, he’s somehow found it within his heart to muster up some publicity by letting Samsung give away a million copies for free three days early. Galaxy owners only need apply.
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The Duracell Powermat and the Power Matters Alliance are charging forward in their quest to make wireless charging of smartphones all the more ubiquitous, today announcing the appointment of several notable companies to the PMA’s shareholder board: Google, AT&T, and Starbucks. Subsequently, said appointments will result in various initiatives involving the wireless charging standard — select Boston-area Starbucks will get PMA standard-based wireless charging spots, AT&T is selling PMA standard-based charging devices in “select markets,” and … uh … Google is just kinda throwing its support in. Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist (best job title ever?) Vint Cerf already serves as honorary member of the PMA’s board, so perhaps that’s more than enough.
Ah, and of course, if you’re into charging mobile devices wirelessly while getting $2,500 Remy Martin bottle service, Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club is also supporting PMA-based wireless charging spots. Of course. For a full list of spots, check the PR below the break.
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Boston-area Starbucks testing wireless smartphone charging; Starbucks, Google and AT&T back PMA standard originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s the future, and while that doesn’t mean jetpacks or time travel, it does mean live, streaming concerts to your Internet-box. Tonight at 9:30 pm EST*, rapper-extrodinare Jay-Z will be streaming his concert at Barclays Center out over YouTube for the enjoyment of fans everywhere who can’t be bothered to leave their comfy computer chairs or shell out for tickets. More »
Between the end of an eight night string of shows, the whole Brooklyn Nets thing and the launch of a new YouTube channel, Jay-Z’s got plenty to celebrate. And just to show he cares, he’ll be streaming the last of his shows from the Nets’ own Barclays Center tomorrow at 9:30 PM ET to celebrate. Sure it’s not quite like being there, but at least you don’t have to deal with the post-show traffic at the Atlantic Avenue station after the show.
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Jay-Z streaming Brooklyn show live tomorrow, in a YouTube state of mind originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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