Latest Sonic boom Stories
NASA’s Supersonics Project will embark on its latest effort to soften sonic booms when a NASA F/A-18 aircraft takes to the air in a project called Farfield Investigation of No Boom Threshold, or FaINT, beginning in late October. As the latest in a continuing progression of NASA supersonics research projects aimed at reducing or mitigating the effect of sonic booms, FaINT is designed to enable engineers to better understand evanescent waves, an acoustic phenomenon that occurs at the very...
MIT researchers have found a way to produce a cheaper, quieter and fuel-efficient biplane that is capable of traveling at supersonic speeds. The team has shown through a computer model that a modified biplane can produce significantly less drag than a conventional single-wing aircraft at supersonic cruise speeds. Qiqi Wang, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics, said less drag would allow the plane to require less fuel, making it cheaper to fly, and would also make it...
NEW YORK, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Armor, Inc., in association with KISS® and Condomania®, announced today the release of the newest KISS Kondoms(TM), the world's first FDA-approved "Picture Condoms(TM)" featuring a full color image right on the latex! Originally introduced in 2002 by Condomania, KISS Kondoms(TM) were the first to display a color photographic image of a celebrity on both the condom wrapper and box. The innovation continues now on a whole new level,...
Sonic booms usually mean something cool. The space shuttle is coming in for a landing or a jet fighter is flying overhead. We don't hear them very often, so when we do it's an event.But imagine if aircraft manufacturers designed and built a vehicle that carried passengers or cargo at supersonic speeds over land. Sonic booms would be happening all the time; and they're loud and annoying. That's why the Concorde flew over the ocean. Noise regulations in most countries wouldn't allow it to fly...
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Boom, a leading publisher of cross-platform interactive entertainment, announced today the addition of exciting new features to its popular downloadable music game, Rhythm Zone, one of the only music games that allows users to choose an unlimited number of songs from their personal music libraries to play with. The brand new features include multi-player support where users can send and receive high score challenges from their friends and global...
NEW YORK, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Boom, a leading publisher of cross-platform interactive entertainment, today announced the worldwide release of Rhythm Zone(SM) for the PC on Valve's leading digital download service, Steam. Rhythm Zone reinvents the music game genre introducing never-before-seen game play dynamics; featuring algorithmically created game data using a player's own music library plus stunning visuals linked to waveform analysis and player performance. This experience...
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Boom, a leading mobile publisher of cross-platform interactive entertainment, and PlayFirst, the leading publisher of award-winning interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that Sonic Boom will exclusively publish a number of PlayFirst titles for mobile, including the massively popular Diner Dash®. The games will be available for purchase on all major NA carriers to approximately 250 million...
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Boom, a leading publisher of mobile entertainment applications and games, announced today the launch of Alice in Bomberland for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed and developed by Chris DeLeon, creator of the hit iPhone game Topple, with character animation by David Hellman, Independent Games Festival award recipient and visual artist behind the hit Xbox Live Arcade and PC game Braid. Alice in Bomberland puts a new spin on the classic stories and...
SAN DIEGO and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009® in San Diego, Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Sonic Boom today announced that "Dream Chronicles®," the award-winning PlayFirst PC adventure game, is now available on Verizon Wireless phones. The mobile version of "Dream Chronicles" is just like the original PC version. Players will have to unravel a...
The U.S. retailer Wal-Mart says it is adding KISS Korners, featuring T-shirts, makeup and wigs inspired by the band, in all of its stores. The line of merchandise is in honor of the planned Oct. 6 release of the iconic rock group's new CD/DVD Sonic Boom. The KISS Korners are to be located in the stores' Electronics departments and Halloween aisles next month. Limited edition KISS M&M candies and KISS Mr. Potato Head spuds of all four band members are also to be sold through Halloween. It...
