Hi Richard,
Thanks, finally found it using the link but it wasn’t showing that one in the Canadian app store even when I went through all 15 options Ron From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Big Ben link and developer Ron and others, The direct link in the U.S. store is: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8 The developer's name is: Ettore Software Ltd. The app is simply called "Big Ben" not Big Ben Pro or anything else. Description from the app store: Description During 2009, the UK Parliament celebrated the 150th anniversary of its world famous Clock Tower, Great Clock and Great Bell. The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell. 1859 was the beginning for all three elements when the Clock Tower was completed, the Great Clock started on 31 May and the Great Bell’s chimes were heard for the first time on 11 July. Have your iPhone (or iPod Touch) display the time of day in style. Options include: adding a digital clock display showing a seconds hand having it make a tick-tock sound having it chime and toll on the hour Pointless? Maybe. Decorative? Certainly. NB Sounds will only play through earphones on 1st gen iPod Touch. Thanks to all who left comments and suggestions for improvement. In particular to Dave, whose persistence finally motivated us to release this new version. What's New in Version 2.0 new high quality Big Ben art day photo from 7am, night from 8pm new high quality sounds now chimes the Westminster Quarters, even when the app is not running (can be turned on/off in the options) HTH, Richard _____ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Pelletier Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 9:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Big Ben Hi, I still can’t find the right one. Can you give me the exact name in the store? I find everything but. I find Big Ben alarm and I Big Ben and pro, I find Big Ben clock but that’s not the right one either. Please help Ron From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Big Ben Thanks to you Richard, I have installed the correct one as there was another but free. So, I will entertain myself now! Kawal. On Oct 20, 2012, at 2:38 PM, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: No, No No. Westminster chimes is a different app than Big Ben. Westminster Chimes is an electronic imitation of the Big Ben chimes. The Big Ben app, and it is just called Big Ben, is a professional recording of Big Ben itself. I just heard back from the developer to confirm he did a professional recording and the YouTube sample is not of his app, but thanks to Cawal's comment about a YouTube sample, the creator of the app is going to put up his own sample. Here is the link to the true Big Ben app: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8 It is by Ettore Software. Here is the description again from their web site: Here is a description from their web site: « Big Ben Anglophiles of the world, rejoice. Now you can get the time of day in style with a fully functional miniaturised Big Ben on your iPhone or iPad. Britannia rules. A throwback to a more innocent time. Back in the 1980s, an idealistic young developer with too much time on his hands created a revolutionary program for the fledgling Apple Macintosh platform. It simulated a famous Westminster clock tower in 256 glorious shades of grey. Those being simpler days, the Mac community gasped in awe at this ticking, tocking, bonging marvel and it was greeted with a level of enthusiasm not seen since the invention of penicillin. The developer's name was Riccardo Ettore and the software was snappily titled Big Ben . Today, we're pleased to offer you a revamped, rather more colourful incarnation - updated for the 21st century and ported to a magical device that's considerably easier to carry around than a Macintosh SE 30. Big Ben for iOS puts one of London's most cherished timekeeping landmarks right in your pocket, replete with authentic Westminster chimes that ring out on the hour, on the half hour and on the quarter hour. That's not all: if you enjoy tweaking things to your liking, you'll be pleased to learn we included some additional options. You can switch on a digital display and / or a hand that ticks away the seconds - features that they neglected to include when they built the real McCoy that's towered over the houses of parliament for the past 150 years. G'wan, treat yourself - you know you want to, really. It's a daft bit of fun and it'll only set you back a modest 59 pennies, luv. App Details Price: $0.99 / €0.79 / 59p Version 2.0 Size: 11.5MB Updated: 22nd April 2011 Richard _____ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tess Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 5:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Big Ben Ok, because I saw that, then I also saw big been pro that was another clock, and then I saw big been didigital clock. _____ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jesus Garcia Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 8:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Big Ben Do it as west minster chimes I believe it is the first item. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tess Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 08:24 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Big Ben Hey, I just tried to do a search for big been, and it came up with loads of options for big been. What option is the actual clock that is being discussed? _____ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 3:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Big Ben How can I hear what it sounds like before buying it if I can see the one you are speaking about? Kawal. On Oct 20, 2012, at 1:04 AM, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: We must be talking about two different apps. I've been there as well and this sounds to me like the real thing. Certainly way more real than the Westminster Chimes app, which sounds electronic. Richard _____ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 12:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Big Ben I listened to the demonstration of the App on You tube and was rather disappointed with the sounds as I know what Big Ben sounds like as I've stood in Parliament Square often enough to know how it really sounds. If it sounded like the real thing, I might have considered it. Kawal. On 19 Oct 2012, at 17:43, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: I have to put in another plug for Big Ben. I am rather picky about sound quality, and this is the best for real Westminster chimes from Big Ben itself. Here is a description from their web site: « Big Ben Anglophiles of the world, rejoice. Now you can get the time of day in style with a fully functional miniaturised Big Ben on your iPhone or iPad. Britannia rules. A throwback to a more innocent time. Back in the 1980s, an idealistic young developer with too much time on his hands created a revolutionary program for the fledgling Apple Macintosh platform. It simulated a famous Westminster clock tower in 256 glorious shades of grey. Those being simpler days, the Mac community gasped in awe at this ticking, tocking, bonging marvel and it was greeted with a level of enthusiasm not seen since the invention of penicillin. The developer's name was Riccardo Ettore and the software was snappily titled Big Ben . Today, we're pleased to offer you a revamped, rather more colourful incarnation - updated for the 21st century and ported to a magical device that's considerably easier to carry around than a Macintosh SE 30. Big Ben for iOS puts one of London's most cherished timekeeping landmarks right in your pocket, replete with authentic Westminster chimes that ring out on the hour, on the half hour and on the quarter hour. That's not all: if you enjoy tweaking things to your liking, you'll be pleased to learn we included some additional options. You can switch on a digital display and / or a hand that ticks away the seconds - features that they neglected to include when they built the real McCoy that's towered over the houses of parliament for the past 150 years. G'wan, treat yourself - you know you want to, really. It's a daft bit of fun and it'll only set you back a modest 59 pennies, luv. App Details Price: $0.99 / €0.79 / 59p Version 2.0 Size: 11.5MB Updated: 22nd April 2011 You cannot set it to not chime at certain periods, but if you go into the notification center, you can turn off sounds so it goes quiet. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8 Richard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. 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