{"id":7,"date":"2008-09-07T14:07:11","date_gmt":"2008-09-07T13:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/razorianfly.wordpress.com\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2008-09-12T12:39:50","modified_gmt":"2008-09-12T11:39:50","slug":"rapid-review-masayuki-akamatsus-banner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/07\/rapid-review-masayuki-akamatsus-banner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Review: Masayuki Akamatsu&#8217;s Banner."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We first saw Banner [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=289468215&amp;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] appear on the store back in late July. Since then banner was renamed to &#8216;Banner Free&#8217; [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=285522567&amp;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] signaling to pretty much the entire world the developer was gearing up to launch a charged version, and on Friday, that&#8217;s exactly what Masayuki Akamatsu (the developer) did &#8230; <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Akamatsu is not new to the store, by any means. He\/she has brought you to likes of Alarm Free<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=284728433&amp;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] as well as the simple audio generator Oscillator [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=287657331&amp;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] and other various useful, pretty unique titles.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Banner<\/strong><br \/>\nEver seen those scrolling LED panels? &#8211; Well Banner is a customisable one of those, for iPhone. Unlike &#8216;Banner Free&#8217;, Banner is priced at just 59p, and offers extensions to what is available in Banner Free. These include:<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Enter five messages and have them scroll across the screen sequentially or individually.<br \/>\n&#8211; You can now select from 6 different styles of banner and LED representation<br \/>\n&#8211; Adjust the scrolling speed of your banner<br \/>\n&#8211; Double tap option for opening editor, as to avoid accidental opening.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Ok, yes, it&#8217;s gimmicky, but a great party trick and I must say it is very well implemented and designed.<br \/>\nBanner takes full advantage of the gorgeous 3.2&#8243; (160 ppi) LCD screen we all know and love, on the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall<\/strong><br \/>\nBanner is great fun as well as visually stunning,<br \/>\nand at 59p, not many would argue it&#8217;s value.<\/p>\n<p>Rating: <strong>7.5\/10 (Good fun)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>App Store: <a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=289468215&amp;mt=8\">Banner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>R-Fly<\/p>\n<hr size=\"10\">\n<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"4\"><\/hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i33.tinypic.com\/21chwys.jpg\" title=\"http:\/\/i33.tinypic.com\/21chwys.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"535\" height=\"206\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We first saw Banner [<a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=289468215&amp;mt=8\">App Store<\/a>] appear on the store back in late July. 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