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A hearing check inspired by common auditory perception tests

Test your ears and see if you can pass the hearing challenge. US officials warn snowbirds of 'violent crime' in winter ...
BGR

NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Broke The Sound Barrier On Its First Test Flight

The "quiet" supersonic aircraft developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin has completed its first flight in California. Dubbed the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology Aircraft, or Quesst, it is a sleek ...
New York Post

NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...
Brattleboro Reformer

New CASP executive director sees hope ahead

BRATTLEBORO — The new executive director of the Community Asylum Seekers Project, a Vermont-based nonprofit founded in 2016 to offer housing, material support and navigation services for asylum ...
Cult of Mac

Audio experts blind-test 6 premium headphones — you won’t believe which pair wins

When stripped of branding, features and design, how do premium headphones actually sound? Wired put this question to the test by having audio pros blind-test six popular over-ear headphones. The ...
Wired

We Asked Audio Pros to Blind Test Headphones. The Results Were Surprising

What makes a really great pair of headphones? The basic answer used to be sound quality, but modern headphones offer so much more than just audio chops. Think premium designs in on-trend colorways, ...
MacRumors

AirPods Pro 3 Use Acoustic Seal Test for Optimizing Sound Quality and ANC

The AirPods Pro 3 use an Acoustic Seal Test to check the fit of ear tips, according to a new Apple support document. Apple says that the Acoustic Seal Test will ensure that you're using the proper ear ...
KING5

Sound Transit conducts light rail car test over I-90 floating bridge

SEATTLE — Officials took another step toward eventually connecting much of the Eastside with downtown Seattle on Monday night when they ran a live test of a Link light rail vehicle going over the ...
ksby

Emergency sirens to sound off in SLO Co. on Saturday during annual test

This Saturday, August 23, San Luis Obispo County will be testing its Early Warning System Sirens. At noon, 130 emergency sirens around the county will sound at full volume for three minutes. An ...
KGW8

Don't panic: Emergency alert test will sound on Portland-area phones Thursday

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multnomah County will test its Wireless Emergency Alert system Thursday at 2 p.m., sending notifications to up to 1 million cell phones across the metro area, including ...
Hawaii News Now

Monthly test of sirens to sound as scheduled Friday

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System will sound as scheduled, officials say. The test is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 1, at 11:45 a.m.