BioKite Brings Japanese Kite Craze To U.S. Just in Time for Father's Day and Summer Kick-Off; First Collectible 'Kites on a Fishing Pole' Now Offered in U.S. Online.Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003 BioKite, maker of the world's most technologically advanced kites, today announced the availability of its first two US-distributed specialty kites. The technology driven kites that created such a sensation in Japan are now available from its US website, www.biokiteworld.com. The kites are actually launched and operated from a short fishing pole device, making them the perfect and unique gift for Father's Day and summer family outings. "The kites are a huge hit in Japan," said Dean McCune McCune stands for:
BioKites are designed by a Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and dad and engineer and, unlike typical kites, use aerodynamic principles to create lift and eliminate air resistance. So, BioKites can fly in light winds and immediately go upwards, which means anyone can fly them, even city flyers with access only to smaller open urban areas and parks. BioKite honors the bond between science and nature by applying aeronautic aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau technology to amazingly life-like and life-sized kites shaped
like animals, birds and butterflies but·ter·fly n. 1. Any of various insects of the order Lepidoptera, characteristically having slender bodies, knobbed antennae, and four broad, usually colorful wings. 2. . To celebrate summer and Father's Day, the company offers its easiest-to-fly Seagull seagull a noisy, gregarious bird that frequents the seashore. Web-footed, hook-billed, white with gray wings. Member of the family Laridae and of the genus Larus. and Falcon models, with advanced designs to be added to the line later. Attention Editors: More electronic images and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video are available from www.biokiteworld.com or by contacting Susie Cover at scover@lionheartpr.com. |
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