iTunes says It's Showtime

[MacRumors]

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Apple's iTunes Music Store has gone down and has been replaced with a black screen with the simple words:

It's Showtime

The iTunes Store is being updated

Apple is widely expected to deliver an iTunes Movie service today at their media event.

[tvguru]

Man that's early must be a big update. :cool: :D

[ImNoSuperMan]

Aint it a bit early for that. With 5 hours to go before the event:confused: :confused:

[Music_Producer]

I doubt I'll get any sleep tonight :eek: (5.15 am PST right now) Can't wait *drool*

[mduser63]

Note that it doesn't say "The iTunes Music Store is being updated." That's a pretty clear sign to me that not only are they going to add movies, it's also now just going to be the iTunes Store.

[DeSnousa]

Can't wait :D

The Australian store is claiming that the store is busy or to check my connection :confused:

[MacBoobsPro]

Tremendously Tremendous!

[someguy]

Will we be able to watch this event live? How will coverage (if there will be any) be brought to us?

[tvguru]

Note that it doesn't say "The iTunes Music Store is being updated." That's a pretty clear sign to me that not only are they going to add movies, it's also now just going to be the iTunes Store.

Good catch, although it could mean nothing.

[apachie2k]

Will we be able to watch this event live? How will coverage (if there will be any) be brought to us?


through mac rumors of course...

[liketom]

can we confim the what countrys itunes stores are down ?

usa/uk ...

[Chundles]

Can't wait :D

The Australian store is claiming that the store is busy or to check my connection :confused:

Can't wait for the Aussie iTMS to come back online with our brand new exclusive Bob Dylan music video - such is the extent of video content on the AU store.

[maddav]

Can't wait :D

The Australian store is claiming that the store is busy or to check my connection :confused:

Ditto for the UK store

[DavidLeblond]

Aint it a bit early for that. With 5 hours to go before the event:confused: :confused:

It's called hype, my friend.

[spicyapple]

What y'all doing up so early? :)

Can't wait, can't wait!!

[mattthemutt]

I hope that this movie store will be as successful as the music store; I wouldn't want Apple to be in trouble.

It just seems as though they are going to have to provide a large amount of bandwidth, and I'm not so sure how easy this will be on today's technology.

[aswitcher]

Can't wait :D

The Australian store is claiming that the store is busy or to check my connection :confused:

Aus store is up for me...

[sunfast]

HERE WE GO!

Very excited

[jive]

http://static.flickr.com/90/241460253_3bb2758deb_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/corbtt/241460253/)


Click to see it...

[MacBoobsPro]

can we confim the what countrys itunes stores are down ?

usa/uk ...

UK is down

[someguy]

Good catch, although it could mean nothing.
If the iTunes Music Store is going to be called the iTunes Store (iTMS > iTS?) then shouldn't the name iTunes change as well to coincide with the change in available media? :o

[tvguru]

For conformation the Canadian site is down. First I had the check connection mentioned above, then I tried again and got the message.

[dalvin200]

why would they take the uk store down if there were not going to add movies for us here!! woohoo..

[aswitcher]

Ok iTunes Aus is same.

[MacVault]

I can't imagine why Apple would have an event like this if there was going to be only Disney content available.

[razzmatazz]

Man I'm going to be at school while this is all going on. Hmm...time to play sick :rolleyes: :D

[TheFreshPrince]

Japan store down too. :rolleyes:

[ImNoSuperMan]

God. I m finding it harder and harder to concentrate on work. I wish I didnt have this MB sitting in my office:eek: :eek: :o

[tvguru]

I can't imagine why Apple would have an event like this if there was going to be only Disney content available.

Could be another speaker perhaps. :p

[conradzoo]

The Netherlands store is down too. :o

Just a broken link though. No Black screen.

[naquada]

UK is down

i just get a broken link from itunes and the apple site.. no black showtime screen.. but hey.. somethings happening!! :D

[mechamac]

Didn't Lion's Gate mention the movie store in some recent internal conference? I doubt we'll be seeing just the iTunes Disney & Pixar Movie Store today. Fewer studios than we might like, but I can't imagine they'd launch without, y'know, a couple movies for grownups.

[bob67]

can we confim the what countrys itunes stores are down ?

usa/uk ...


german store is down too

[calculus]

http://static.flickr.com/90/241460253_3bb2758deb_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/corbtt/241460253/)


Click to see it...
Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis - great tune!

[MacBoobsPro]

So who is going to watch Snow White?

No... Bambi?

Or what about Lady and the Tramp?

:D

[gloss]

Didn't Lion's Gate mention the movie store in some recent internal conference? I doubt we'll be seeing just the iTunes Disney & Pixar Movie Store today. Fewer studios than we might like, but I can't imagine they'd launch without, y'know, a couple movies for grownups.

Disney owns several studios that produce 'grown up' movies.

(Disney Companies: Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood, Miramax, Buena Vista, Pixar)

[asxtb]

Japan store down too. :rolleyes:
Ditto. But I get no black screen.

[aswitcher]

iTunes Music store now unavailable for me

[jive]

Disney own/are part of Buena Vista - who make a shedload of movies.

[prady16]

Its cominggggg........

[Jerry Spoon]

I can't imagine why Apple would have an event like this if there was going to be only Disney content available.
Remember that when tv shows were first made available, there weren't many to choose from.
Even if it is just Disney right now, that along with new iPods is enough for this much hype, especially when they want the press before the holiday season.

[autrefois]

I was kind of hoping to download the Colbert Report this morning. But seeing the "It's Showtime" screen definitely made me happy. I can wait. :D

[netdog]

Can't wait :D

The Australian store is claiming that the store is busy or to check my connection :confused:

Same in the UK.

[Chimera]

You'd have thought Apple could upload the new stuff to different servers then just switch them at the right time, are they trying to hype this up further!:p

[LastLine]

why would they take the uk store down if there were not going to add movies for us here!! woohoo..
I'm still waiting for my TV Shows in the UK :(

[Music-Man]

For those who a little confused about Disney.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney#Motion_pictures

[dalvin200]

I'm still waiting for my TV Shows in the UK :(

If Corrie makes it into the store, then i'm leaving!! lol..

[j-huskisson]

They annoyed me this time.. I had 8 songs in my basket and i'm unable to purchase them - I can understand with an online store that delays something for at least 24 hours... but for an instant content delivery system it's rather annoying as a customer.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Even the Norwegian iTunes store is down...

I didn't expect that, after the last couple of months controversies here... :confused:

[asxtb]

You'd have thought Apple could upload the new stuff to different servers then just switch them at the right time, are they trying to hype this up further!:p
Yeah. Steve, using is Powerbook G5, is here reading all these messages having a good laugh at all of our excitement.

[macximum8]

Apple web site also reporting It's Showtime...

http://phobos.apple.com/showtime/showtime.html

[conradzoo]

Wow!

This is like Independence Day, you know, everybody reporting in from everywhere that spaceships are sighted.

[tvguru]

I'm still waiting for my TV Shows in the UK :(

You and every other non-american. Someday....One can dream.

[timnosenzo]

wow! real early! can't believe we have to wait over 4 more hours. :o

[Music-Man]

They annoyed me this time.. I had 8 songs in my basket and i'm unable to purchase them - I can understand with an online store that delays something for at least 24 hours... but for an instant content delivery system it's rather annoying as a customer.

You won't be if Apple are increasing the bitrate of audio tracks as part of the update. It's about time they did.

[razzmatazz]

Does this mean we won't be seeing iTunes 7.0? I mean if they were releasing a new iTunes wouldn't they make the changes on the new release?

[MattyMac]

Oh man Oh man Oh man

[j-huskisson]

I'm still waiting for my TV Shows in the UK :(

Fully agree! If this is an update to globally release movies and tv shows all I have to say is FINALLY

If it's not... Apple are letting down anyone outside America once again with another America-centered update :/

[dalvin200]

Wow!

This is like Independence Day, you know, everybody reporting in from everywhere that spaceships are sighted.

HAHA.. how very very true

[the Western zoo]

The danish store gives me the black screen... though at first it said bad link as well... I can't really help to be negative and say that the movie thingie will be a us only at first... I'm all most sure of it!
It took two years for iTunes Music Store to come to DK so why should the movie bussiness be any easier than the music buss...??

[firsttube]

Ok, I've been going to macrumors.com for about 8 years or so, but I rarely post. How do I vote whether a story is positive or negative? They each look like a link, but upon clicking either and then refreshing the page.. nothing is any different. Am I missing something?

ft

edit: I know it's kinda OT, but I need to know if I've been doing something wrong all this time.

[sunfast]

Does this mean we won't be seeing iTunes 7.0? I mean if they were releasing a new iTunes wouldn't they make the changes on the new release?

I might be getting confused here - but isn't the music store just a web thingy and not part of the software? i.e. store and media player distinct, though interlinked

[tvguru]

Yeah. Steve, using is Powerbook G5, is here reading all these messages having a good laugh at all of our excitement.

How did that make it into this thread too?! :mad:

[liketom]

5 hours before the event has to be a first

[autrefois]

Note that it doesn't say "The iTunes Music Store is being updated." That's a pretty clear sign to me that not only are they going to add movies, it's also now just going to be the iTunes Store.

Very good point. I've never seen it called the iTunes Store before by Apple. It can't be a coincidence.

If the iTunes Music Store is going to be called the iTunes Store (iTMS > iTS?) then shouldn't the name iTunes change as well to coincide with the change in available media? :o

I'm sure this was cause for much discussion at Apple. iMovie is taken obviously. iTunes is already very well known, so they must have decided to just stick with that. The "i" doesn't really mean a whole lot anymore anyway (iWeb = Internet Web?!), so why should "Tunes"? ;)

[tvguru]

Does this mean we won't be seeing iTunes 7.0? I mean if they were releasing a new iTunes wouldn't they make the changes on the new release?

They would have to update the store to handle it as well. I would assume that there will be a new iTunes out today also and that the movie portion of the store wouldn't be backwards compatible.

[asxtb]

In reality the whole 'Showtime' theme is really just to introduce a new movie staring Steve. :eek:

[dalvin200]

I might be getting confused here - but isn't the music store just a web thingy and not part of the software? i.e. store and media player distinct, though interlinked

yeah, but there is a link in your itunes software (client) which has "Music Store" - u know.. down the left side where your playlists are..

Wouldn't they need to change that to a generic "Store" or something..

[Galex]

The Swedish Itunes Music store is down too, but not the general Apple Store yet.

/Galex

[j-huskisson]

You won't be if Apple are increasing the bitrate of audio tracks as part of the update. It's about time they did.

To be honest I don't care about the bitrate of audio tracks..

However if they brought American TV shows onto a global release date (ie we get them the same time as they do) - THEN i'd care about the update.

Anything else is just more clutter..

[minnesotamacman]

I just opened iTunes and it ask me if I wanted to update...

[iMeowbot]

I might be getting confused here - but isn't the music store just a web thingy and not part of the software? i.e. store and media player distinct, though interlinked
It is built into the iTunes software. The store uses XML markup that looks a lot like HTML, but it's not.

[Chundles]

yeah, but there is a link in your itunes software (client) which has "Music Store" - u know.. down the left side where your playlists are..

Wouldn't they need to change that to a generic "Store" or something..

They'll release iTunes 7.0 with "iTunes Store" in it's place and it will all come back online after the event.

[dalvin200]

I just opened iTunes and it ask me if I wanted to update...

and did you?

[Manic Mouse]

Does anyone else think selling/running video in iTUNES is a little counter-intuitive?

[dalvin200]

They'll release iTunes 7.0 with "iTunes Store" in it's place and it will all come back online after the event.

which is what I figured.. hehe

[minnesotamacman]

Very good point. I've never seen it called the iTunes Store before by Apple. It can't be a coincidence.



I'm sure this was cause for much discussion at Apple. iMovie is taken obviously. iTunes is already very well known, so they must have decided to just stick with that. The "i" doesn't really mean a whole lot anymore anyway (iWeb = Internet Web?!), so why should the "Tunes". ;)


What about iMedia???

[j-huskisson]

I just opened iTunes and it ask me if I wanted to update...

Mine's telling me i have the current version (6.0.5)

[liketom]

I just opened iTunes and it ask me if I wanted to update...
to what version ???

[prady16]

Any idea if macrumors is covering todays event live just like the wwdc?

[aswitcher]

They'll release iTunes 7.0 with "iTunes Store" in it's place and it will all come back online after the event.

Yep, its going to be a long night.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I just opened iTunes and it ask me if I wanted to update...What version did you have - and what version did you get?

I just restarted my 6.0.5 without getting any such message...

[dalvin200]

so how much money is being lost by taking stores down for 4-6 hours?

probably not a great deal, cos they'll quadruple that in the 10 mins after the store goes up :P

pointless comment really.. lol!

[arunrajmohan]

It's called hype, my friend.

Mr. Davidleblond,

Hype dont make the world's largest online music store, buddy.:rolleyes:

[peharri]

If the iTunes Music Store is going to be called the iTunes Store (iTMS > iTS?) then shouldn't the name iTunes change as well to coincide with the change in available media? :o

Maybe they can get Senator Ted Stevens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes) to change his mind if they rename it the "iTubes Media Store"? The name would look similar enough that most people probably wouldn't even notice.

[iCaffeine]

wow, this is so freaking exciting...

:D

[aafuss1]

Aus store is up for me...
Nearly up for me

[Chundles]

Any idea if macrumors is covering todays event live just like the wwdc?

Yep, they sure are.

[firsttube]

Does anyone else think selling/running video in iTUNES is a little counter-intuitive?

Yep. Personally, I hate having video in itunes, such a pain, and i have yet to find a way for videos to not appear in the main library, but only in the video directory. am i missing something there?

[minnesotamacman]

False Alarm... I think my update was to 6.0.5, which is strange given I update all the time on this MBP... Sorry for the false alarm guys. Back to speculating!

[fastlane1588]

i thought the event started at 7est

[dalvin200]

i thought the event started at 7est

yeah, yesterday.. event is over my friend.. where u been?

u missed Steve launch off in his iSpaceShip to iMoon :D

[brepublican]

False Alarm... I think my update was to 6.0.5, which is strange given I update all the time on this MBP... Sorry for the false alarm guys. Back to speculating!
Oh well... we can wait a few more hours can't we?

IT'S SHOWTIME!!! :D

[yamato]

Also Italian Music store reports IT IS Showtime The iTunes Store is been updating message... Can`t wait!! But an eventually Video Store will be available only in USA as almost usual?

[Chundles]

i thought the event started at 7est

10am San Francisco time. So 1pm East Coast, 6pm London, 3am Wednesday in Sydney.

[fastlane1588]

yeah, yesterday.. event is over my friend.. where u been?

u missed Steve launch off in his iSpaceShip to iMoon :D
oh cool! yea i just realized i did the time change the wrong way

[peharri]

You won't be if Apple are increasing the bitrate of audio tracks as part of the update. It's about time they did.

Yeah, I'm sure he'll be delighted if his iPod suddenly has less capacity in exchange for a imperceptible improvement in quality. ;-)

Now, a reduction in bitrate, as an option, might be good...

[Warbrain]

Isn't today the start of the Paris expo? So let's see...6 hours ahead of me here in Chicago...1 PM! They're updating it for the fact that the expo is up and running.

[Forever]

What time does it start GMT?

[Coolerking]

You can't even check on orders already placed at Apple.com. The store is down.

[MacBoobsPro]

i just get a broken link from itunes and the apple site.. no black showtime screen.. but hey.. somethings happening!! :D

Same here

[dalvin200]

What time does it start GMT?

5PM GMT
6PM BST

[Chundles]

Aussie iTMS just showing the "The Store is Busy" dialogue. No splash page, just a little box.

[JRM PowerPod]

10am San Francisco time. So 1pm East Coast, 6pm London, 3am Wednesday in Sydney.

What do these clowns do to us aussies, 3am, so not fair, everytime

[LastLine]

Fully agree! If this is an update to globally release movies and tv shows all I have to say is FINALLY

If it's not... Apple are letting down anyone outside America once again with another America-centered update :/
Yeah, it's a real bad business model really in that sense,.

[aswitcher]

What do these clowns do to us aussies, 3am, so not fair, everytime


Yeah. I am off to bed for 4 hours. iTunes will just be frustrating given its not going to be for us I think. Maybe there will be some juciy hardware in 4 hours or so.

[TPFolair]

hate to ask a stupid, perhaps already answered a gagillion times, question but

is there a live feed of today's proceedings?

[LastLine]

What about iMedia???
Packard Bell iMedia PC's.


possible trademark issues.

[liketom]

What do these clowns do to us aussies, 3am, so not fair, everytime
don't worry i'll be up untill 2-3 am waiting for the keynote video :rolleyes:

[O.Anvari]

I am using my windows machine at work, when trying to check whether iTunes is up to date an error is displayed, saying, that the iTunes cannot connect to the server.

This means iTunes 7 is coming very soon

[door4]

To be honest I don't care about the bitrate of audio tracks..

However if they brought American TV shows onto a global release date (ie we get them the same time as they do) - THEN i'd care about the update.

Anything else is just more clutter..


Don't be to hopeful... most of our (US) tv is crap. I'd rather watch BBC.

[Forever]

5PM GMT
6PM BST

BST is what i meant hahaha, cheers dude, will have to check macrumours on my mobile as i'll have finished work by then

[shecky]

hate to ask a stupid, perhaps already answered a gagillion times, question but

is there a live feed of today's proceedings?

or even a blogged feed? i was pretty impressed with macrumor's coverage of the WWDC last month, tho i guess we are not getting similar coverage today :(

[aafuss1]

What do these clowns do to us aussies, 3am, so not fair, everytime
Set up a Safari window full of coverage sites.

[Chundles]

hate to ask a stupid, perhaps already answered a gagillion times, question but

is there a live feed of today's proceedings?

No, we will be able to watch it from Apple's website later in the day. Macrumorslive will be providing live text updates.

[Proud Liberal]

through mac rumors of course...

iLounge is also covering the event.

[dalvin200]

Yeah. I am off to bed for 4 hours. iTunes will just be frustrating given its not going to be for us I think. Maybe there will be some juciy hardware in 4 hours or so.

u know u won;t get a seconds sleep.. cos you'll be thinking and thinking.. iPods, movie store, thinking.. and you'll be back on macrumors within 2 mins :P

[OziMac]

I've been getting some weird redirections at the Australian Apple Store...

Just remembered that of course the Apple Store itself will be down at some stage tonight, so I checked it out. But instead I was redirected to the UK education store page. I tried re-entering the address several times but kept getting redirected to different parts of the UK store.

It's back to normal now, but very odd behaviour nonetheless.

And the Australian iTunes Store is also showing the black screen now. :)

[Markleshark]

Not only is iTMS down... I just tried to get into my local Apple Store... and it was locked. Just has 'It's Showtime' in the window. Strange.

[the future]

Film content from Fox and Dreamworks?!

Look at the german Quicktime page, bottom left, under "iTunes Videos": Transporter 2 from Fox and Red Eye from Dreamworks!!

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/mac.html

[kevinliu4]

if you want to impress me, bring the iTMS to hong kong.

til then, zzz...zzz...zzz...

[Lepton]

I think part of this announcement has to do with Leopard. There is a phone and/or media center device in our futures, and of course it will be very tightly integrated with OSX. Part of why OSX new features are top secret is because it is intimately involved with what will be announced here. With this product out of the bag, they can finally spill some stuff they've been holding back about Leopard. I'd expect a new Leopard seed out soon.

Note Leopard hasn't been sent to the general seeding developer community yet? They must have a build in the wings.

Note not a word on changes in Leopard Front Row, iTunes, Finder? These things are in the wings.

At showtime, things in the wings come out on stage.

[Chundles]

I've been getting some weird redirections at the Australian Apple Store...

Just remembered that of course the Apple Store itself will be down at some stage tonight, so I checked it out. But instead I was redirected to the UK education store page. I tried re-entering the address several times but kept getting redirected to different parts of the UK store.

It's back to normal now, but very odd behaviour nonetheless.

And the Australian iTunes Store is also showing the black screen now. :)

Sweet!

4 Hours now - I get the feeling this could be big. No movies for us but then that's to be expected. I just wanna see what is coming that we can use.

[JRM PowerPod]

i have two tutes tomorrow and lecture plus i have a 10hr shift, im going to sleep, wake me up when something happens 555-2121. Enjoy

I predict

Movie Store (US only)
New iPod (fullscreen)
New iPod nano

One more thing will be two more things
iPhone
iSharemoviestomyTV

[Music-Man]

Film content from Fox and Dreamworks?!

Look at the german Quicktime page, bottom left, under "iTunes Videos": Transporter 2 from Fox and Red Eye from Dreamworks!!

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/mac.html

Nice find!
I hope it's true.
Clicking on any of the links just takes you to the "It's Showtime" page.

[darh]

Film content from Fox and Dreamworks?!

Look at the german Quicktime page, bottom left, under "iTunes Videos": Transporter 2 from Fox and Red Eye from Dreamworks!!

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/mac.html


yeah! Also in the Netherlands FWIW

[IKEA FREAK]

I can't imagine why Apple would have an event like this if there was going to be only Disney content available.
:rolleyes: not so sure that Disney is really alone in this deal.... Just can't wait to see:rolleyes:

[Chundles]

Film content from Fox and Dreamworks?!

Look at the german Quicktime page, bottom left, under "iTunes Videos": Transporter 2 from Fox and Red Eye from Dreamworks!!

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/mac.html

They appear to be movie trailers.

[Music-Man]

They appear to be movie trailers.

I thought tht too, but there's already a section on the page for trailer. Just about the iTunes Videos

[slh06]

I think their going to change the name iTunes Music Store to Showtime. Makes sense?:cool:

[thejadedmonkey]

First iTMS wasn't working, now it is.. it's like they're updating the DNS or something.

[Drinahn]

or even a blogged feed? i was pretty impressed with macrumor's coverage of the WWDC last month, tho i guess we are not getting similar coverage today :(

Doubt it. WWDC people can pay to get a seat - it's how it works. This event is a media only invite thing. I suspect that the guys at MacRumors aren't high on Apple's invite list. :-)

Wow, it's been over a year since I logged in here. o.O

[darh]

I thought tht too, but there's already a section on the page for trailer. Just about the iTunes Videos

and under the films, stands "more music video's" hmmm thats strange:rolleyes:

[MacSA]

You can't even check on orders already placed at Apple.com. The store is down.

thats what happened last wednesday before the iMacs/Minis were released. New hardware must be coming out today.

[minnesotamacman]

Think they will close the store this morning to update the laptop line??? or will they do it when they close the store during the live session?

[fosman]

I wonder how much Apple are set to lose by closing an international purchasing site for much of a day...?

I can imagine it will have a lot worse impact than closing the Apple Web Store, as it lends itself more to impluse buys...

Espically with big hitters like Justin Timberlake coming out this week... maybe Napstar et al have seen a spike in their sites?

just a thought!

[razzmatazz]

I wonder if Apple has another Mac Vs PC video for this event :D

[NickSl]

Can't wait :D

The Australian store is claiming that the store is busy or to check my connection :confused:

The Australian Store now says "It's Showtime". Not really convinced they'll be anything to see for non-US customer's, hope I'm wrong.

[Chundles]

I thought tht too, but there's already a section on the page for trailer. Just about the iTunes Videos

The link from Transporter 2 includes Movies+Trailers in the URL. As does the one below it, the other two include Games+Trailers.

Here's the full link from the Transporter 2 bit.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/inboundRedirect?omni-ch=Store+Front&omni-pg=Movie+Trailers&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fmoviesxml%2Fh%2Findex.xml

[Coolerking]

The link from Transporter 2 includes Movies+Trailers in the URL. As does the one below it, the other two include Games+Trailers.

Here's the full link from the Transporter 2 bit.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/inboundRedirect?omni-ch=Store+Front&omni-pg=Movie+Trailers&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fmoviesxml%2Fh%2Findex.xml

That was such a lame movie.

[jonat8]

I would hope that if they've closed all the stores, that they will have some new media for all the stores - otherwise it's just a really stupid decision by Apple!

*still has fingers crossed that movies will be coming to the UK store* - it's going to be a long 4 hours until the keynote..... :p :eek:

[starnox]

When's this event happening (GMT)?

[Warbrain]

Think they will close the store this morning to update the laptop line??? or will they do it when they close the store during the live session?

Don't get your hopes up. This is an iTMS update/iPod update.

[as2]

Considering that the videos are showing up on the German QuickTime page I think that the movie store is likely to be launched across Europe and Canada as well as the states.

I just hope that the quality of the downloads is good enough to watch on an external tv.

[Chundles]

Doubt it. WWDC people can pay to get a seat - it's how it works. This event is a media only invite thing. I suspect that the guys at MacRumors aren't high on Apple's invite list. :-)

Wow, it's been over a year since I logged in here. o.O

That's where we get the updates from. Media folks send out constant text coverage.

We'll be getting the same coverage as the WWDC, don't worry.

[the future]

I thought tht too, but there's already a section on the page for trailer. Just about the iTunes Videos

Yeah, and also the movie trailers are for current and upcoming films, but those two films (Transporter 2 and Red Eye) are long out of theaters and already released on DVD!

[justflie]

Does this mean we won't be seeing iTunes 7.0? I mean if they were releasing a new iTunes wouldn't they make the changes on the new release?
I dunno. I would think they'd wait to revise to iTunes 7.0 for Leopard. It would just make more sense to start with the new number with the new OS. After all, it's only a short time away, why start on like a 7.1.3 when you can start on good ol 7.0?

[jamferma]

what time is the event on in Australian ESTD ?????

[MacSA]

Think they will close the store this morning to update the laptop line??? or will they do it when they close the store during the live session?

Maybe.. but theres always tomorrow for more hardware announcements :D

[Chundles]

what time is the event on in Australian ESTD ?????

3am for the four hundredth billionth time.

[iMeowbot]

First iTMS wasn't working, now it is.. it's like they're updating the DNS or something.
Something like that. I've been noticing that http://phobos.apple.com/showtime/showtime.html has been there and 404 intermittently.

[mark151]

Italian iTunes (Music) Store is down too, with the black screen.

and...i've found this http://www.apple.com/movies

[door4]

The link from Transporter 2 includes Movies+Trailers in the URL. As does the one below it, the other two include Games+Trailers.

Here's the full link from the Transporter 2 bit.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/inboundRedirect?omni-ch=Store+Front&omni-pg=Movie+Trailers&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fmoviesxml%2Fh%2Findex.xml


Clicking that link calls up a whitepage saying Itunes store being updated ( from the US)

[Music-Man]

what time is the event on in Australian ESTD ?????

3am :(

I was just getting ready to go to bed for a couple of hours before 3 but I'm a little hyped now.

Bloody Apple

[Warbrain]

I dunno. I would think they'd wait to revise to iTunes 7.0 for Leopard. It would just make more sense to start with the new number with the new OS. After all, it's only a short time away, why start on like a 7.1.3 when you can start on good ol 7.0?

Doesn't mean squat to Apple what version of iTunes ships with Leopard. iTunes is pretty much it's own entity now within the OS. It's not necessary to update version numbers with the OS. And anyway, it's cross-platform.

[prady16]

Maybe.. but theres always tomorrow for more hardware announcements :D
grrrrr......

[bluejacket]

Film content from Fox and Dreamworks?!

Look at the german Quicktime page, bottom left, under "iTunes Videos": Transporter 2 from Fox and Red Eye from Dreamworks!!

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/mac.html

Judging by the URL these are for trailers.

[CPTMONK]

any chance of the MBP being updated!?

[aswitcher]

3am for the four hundredth billionth time.

I see the cracks of frustration are showing...or should that be showtiming... :rolleyes:

[darh]

and...i've found this http://www.apple.com/movies

old news:p

[justflie]

Italian iTunes (Music) Store is down too, with the black screen.

and...i've found this http://www.apple.com/movies
Good catch, but someone found that yesterday or last night also. Apple must be getting SO much traffic right now...:p

[mizzoucat]

It's a shame. I woke up this morning ready to purchase 1,000,000 iTunes songs. Apple missed out on a big opportunity.

[jamferma]

3am :(

I was just getting ready to go to bed for a couple of hours before 3 but I'm a little hyped now.

Bloody Apple



mate im hyped as well might get some sleep, get up early...... i need a new ipod, im due for an update..... my 3g stuffed up today, earphone jack doesent work anymore:( it has had a great life:D

[mizzoucat]

Good catch, but someone found that yesterday or last night also. Apple must be getting SO much traffic right now...:p

I found that page last week but didn't think much of it...... :)

[Warbrain]

mate im hyped as well might get some sleep, get up early...... i need a new ipod, im due for an update..... my 3g stuffed up today, earphone jack doesent work anymore:( it has had a great life:D

At least your 3G iPod had enough battery to last through one song.

[tvguru]

Good catch, but someone found that yesterday or last night also. Apple must be getting SO much traffic right now...:p

No, probably the same as usual with the only extra being from us bozo's :D :D

[Chundles]

Clicking that link calls up a whitepage saying Itunes store being updated ( from the US)

Copy the link and paste it somewhere, the link points to the Movie Trailers section of iTunes videos - 5G iPod formatted movie trailers have been around for ages, that's where it's pointing to.

Not that it matters because by the time I've finished typing this another page will be added to the thread and the link will be established as lore despite it being legitimate and not a pointer to any new video content.

[milo]

I can't imagine why Apple would have an event like this if there was going to be only Disney content available.

You need a new imagination. Or at least remember back to when they had an event to release TV videos, and only ABC content was available.

Not to mention that there will be iPod and streaming hardware announced as well.

So who is going to watch Snow White?
No... Bambi?
Or what about Lady and the Tramp?

FYI, "Disney" also includes Miramax, Hollywood Pictures, and Touchstone. That's hundreds of movies for adults.

[jamferma]

At least your 3G iPod had enough battery to last through one song.




lasts about an hour:D

[p0intblank]

Very sweet! :D I love waking up to surprises like this. Notice Apple says the iTunes Store is being updated, rather than the iTunes Music Store? I know this is obvious, but I just thought I'd point it out.

Gah, I can't wait until 1:00 EST!

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

and under the films, stands "more music video's" hmmm thats strange:rolleyes:Not that strange... all the European sites seem to have this:

57197

All with "More music videos underneath", but movie trailers are just above...

[Chundles]

I found that page last week but didn't think much of it...... :)

Ergh, that page has been like that for about 2 years or more. So has mammals.org

Nothing to see, move along.

I hate threads like this, just constantly answering the same questions over and over because people won't read the thread.

[peeInMyPantz]

damn..
since they haven't take down apple store for update, does that mean no new product? just new service? i'm waiting for a MB/MBP update

[ifjake]

yeah, the iTunes videos are definitely referencing movies I'd say. I mean we all know it was happening. The surprise is the non-disney titles, since we'd all assumed that that would be all Jobs was able to pull. But then again I don't see why studios would sign up with Amazon video, relatively unproven in digital content delivery, without signing up with iTMS, a very much proven system. I'm sure that's a huge part of Jobs negotiations, not ever once asking for anything exclusive. (That would be what his disney connections might be able to get him). If they're worried about being locked in to the iTMS, then they're free to allow whoever they want to to sell their stuff. The pricing scheme right now as rumored is at least two tiered, one for new releases and one for old, so yes, Mr. Movie Studio, you can make more money off your hot newest thing.

[gorkonapple]

Note that it doesn't say "The iTunes Music Store is being updated." That's a pretty clear sign to me that not only are they going to add movies, it's also now just going to be the iTunes Store.


It really looks like movies may be hitting the iTunes Store. I also am wondering....could they also be integrating the Apple Store into iTunes?? It would be cool to buy a new iPod right from within iTunes and maybe....possibly have it shipped with all of your iTunes purchases on the device.....that would of course require a firmware/iTunes update? Anyway I am sure we will probably all be disappointed.

[milo]

any chance of the MBP being updated!?

NO

[rtdunham]

iMovie is taken obviously. iTunes is already very well known, so they must have decided to just stick with that. The "i" doesn't really mean a whole lot anymore anyway (iWeb = Internet Web?!), so why should "Tunes"? ;)

The iMedia store.

[mcmadhatter]

If you click check for itunes updates you get a message The Itunes update server could not be contacted, try again later

[Warbrain]

It really looks like movies may be hitting the iTunes Store. I also am wondering....could they also be integrating the Apple Store into iTunes?? It would be cool to buy a new iPod right from within iTunes and maybe....possibly have it shipped with all of your iTunes purchases on the device.....that would of course require a firmware/iTunes update? Anyway I am sure we will probably all be disappointed.

Just make it an option upon checkout if people use the shopping cart feature...

But I doubt it'll happen.

[Chundles]

yeah, the iTunes videos are definitely referencing movies I'd say. I mean we all know it was happening. The surprise is the non-disney titles, since we'd all assumed that that would be all Jobs was able to pull. But then again I don't see why studios would sign up with Amazon video, relatively unproven in digital content delivery, without signing up with iTMS, a very much proven system. I'm sure that's a huge part of Jobs negotiations, not ever once asking for anything exclusive. (That would be what his disney connections might be able to get him). If they're worried about being locked in to the iTMS, then they're free to allow whoever they want to to sell their stuff. The pricing scheme right now as rumored is at least two tiered, one for new releases and one for old, so yes, Mr. Movie Studio, you can make more money off your hot newest thing.


The links from that iTunes Videos thing DO NOT point to any movies. They point to iPod versions of movie trailers. It's just a consolidation of the current content.

But saying that doesn't matter because people aren't reading the thread.

[Warbrain]

NO

Thank you. I've been restraining myself from doing that. How many times do we need to say that?

[aritana]

Yerba Buena means Good Herb!!!

today SJ will release the new iPot!!!:p

[tvguru]

The links from that iTunes Videos thing DO NOT point to any movies. They point to iPod versions of movie trailers. It's just a consolidation of the current content.

But saying that doesn't matter because people aren't reading the thread.

LOL Chundles, looks like your the ring leader for the evening. :p

[p0intblank]

damn..
since they haven't take down apple store for update, does that mean no new product? just new service? i'm waiting for a MB/MBP update

The store will probably go down within an hour before Steve's keynote. I'm guessing the iTunes Music Store is down this early because this update takes a lot longer than the Web site.

[firsttube]

NO

NO...t until tomorrow. :D

[miketcool]

Man, I always wait till after midnight to check for new music that gets released on Tuesdays. Now that Apple has gone and changed my life in some inconceivable way again, I'll have to wait till this afternoon to get my new album fix from them.

[miles01110]

Is there going ot be an IRC feed like WWDC? If so what is the channel/port? Sorry to ask here, but I couldn't find the info on the main page...

[Chundles]

LOL Chundles, looks like your the ring leader for the evening. :p

God I wish I could be.

Yes, Apple are probably going to release full length movies tomorrow morning but there's nothing out there that proves it yet.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of aaaaalllll aaageeesssss.....

Come the incredible hyperactive inattentive Apple Special Event thread!!!

[xterm]

checkout this xml file, and the domain its hosted on... there are lots of other references to other xml files within which also work.

http://movies.apple.com/moviesxml/h/index.xml

[Warbrain]

Man, I always wait till after midnight to check for new music that gets released on Tuesdays. Now that Apple has gone and changed my life in some inconceivable way again, I'll have to wait till this afternoon to get my new album fix from them.

Yea, there was an album that just came out today that I was seriously contemplating purchasing. I even found it this morning before the store went down.

[sunfast]

Is there going ot be an IRC feed like WWDC? If so what is the channel/port? Sorry to ask here, but I couldn't find the info on the main page...

Have a look here (http://www.macrumorslive.com/irc/login/)

[rtdunham]

if there are new product announcements as everyone believes to be the case, the store will have to be updated as well as the iTunes store.

does anyone remember how long the apple store's down prior to new products being listed?

[door4]

Yerba Buena means Good Herb!!!

today SJ will release the new iPot!!!:p

Yes I believe Steve has had that product under research for years...

[Eidorian]

I hope we can get 10.4.8 too. :rolleyes:

[Peace]

Is this new? DLO Home Dock Deluxe

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/2.RSLID?mco=34809CF6&nplm=TH578LL%2FA

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/th578lla_alt.jpg

[Markleshark]

Dont think so...

[prady16]

damn..
since they haven't take down apple store for update, does that mean no new product? just new service? i'm waiting for a MB/MBP update
If not today, we could see an MB/MBP update sometime after Sep 16th when the free ipod nano promo expires. That's my best guess, but even i am hoping desperately for the update to happen today!

[Warbrain]

Is this new?

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/2.RSLID?mco=34809CF6&nplm=TH578LL%2FA

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/th578lla_alt.jpg

Simple answer: No.

[wigga69uk]

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/win.html

bottom left of page

[tvguru]

if there are new product announcements as everyone believes to be the case, the store will have to be updated as well as the iTunes store.

does anyone remember how long the apple store's down prior to new products being listed?

If I remember correctly about an hour before showtime. Hey cool I made a pun.

[Markleshark]

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/win.html

bottom left of page

Old News now, please, please, please read the thread...

[JRM PowerPod]

God I wish I could be.

Yes, Apple are probably going to release full length movies tomorrow morning but there's nothing out there that proves it yet.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of aaaaalllll aaageeesssss.....

Come the incredible hyperactive inattentive Apple Special Event thread!!!

You are really disenchanted by this thread arent you?

But at the end of the day its your fault. You are the leader you must take responsibility.

[Warbrain]

If not today, we could see an MB/MBP update sometime after Sep 16th when the free ipod nano promo expires. That's my best guess, but even i am hoping desperately for the update to happen today!

Probably not. We might see an updated iPod nano after the rebate is over if we don't see it today, but not an updated portable line. That'll come later down the road.

[darh]

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/win.html

bottom left of page


ow plz everyone, read the thread!:(

[door4]

Is this new?

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/2.RSLID?mco=34809CF6&nplm=TH578LL%2FA

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/th578lla_alt.jpg


It's recent.. The sys displays the Ipod menu on the TV for "media center" style browsing

[tvguru]

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/win.html

bottom left of page

Hey Chundles get him. :D

[miles01110]

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/win.html

bottom left of page

Ooh....nice find, the movies shown there are terrible though :-)

[virus1]

s*** this is so exciting! im probably not the first one to notice that it says "the itunes store" not the itunes music store.... !!!

[Chundles]

You are really disenchanted by this thread arent you?

But at the end of the day its your fault. You are the leader you must take responsibility.

I sure am, just a broken, shadow of my former self.

As the highest-posting 68040 I feel distraught at my ineptitude as leader. but in about 13 more posts I'll be the most junior 601 and then I'll pass the buck up the line. :D

[Peace]

It's recent.. The sys displays the Ipod menu on the TV for "media center" style browsing

Thought so its just that the unit looks just like the one posted yesterday..And I thought that was Media Center.

Morning jitters don't ya know :D

[Chundles]

Ooh....nice find, the movies shown there are terrible though :-)

*SMACK!*

Those are Movie Trailers for the iPod.

[Coolerking]

I can hear it now "By the way, Macbooks and Macbook Pro's now come with Core 2 Duo Processors...Now on with the show!"

Eh well, A guy can dream can't he?

[Warbrain]

I can hear it now "By the way, Macbooks and Macbook Pro's now come with Core 2 Duo Processors...Now on with the show!"

Eh well, A guy can dream can't he?

Yes, you can dream. Dream it you ********** dreamers.

[MattQiu]

http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/win.html

bottom left of page

movies and gaming video :rolleyes:

[demallien]

can we confim the what countrys itunes stores are down ?

usa/uk ...

France has the update message. Cool! How excited am I?!?!

[jimbo110]

It's showtime in the danish store as well. It looks like a international update. That's positive sign.

[tvguru]

*SMACK!*

Those are Movie Trailers for the iPod.

I can't help but laugh. :D

On a side not I had to ask my Aussie flat-mates where the Gong was. The Gong is defiantly easier to say. ;)

[aafuss1]

Paramount should offer on the iTunes store-the Nickelodeon movies will be family friendly and Nicktoons Nwtwork original series-Kappa Mikey could be added.

[Coolerking]

Yes, you can dream. Dream it you ********** dreamers.

LOL! Nice

[neiltc13]

It has to come back soon, think of all the sales they're losing!

[jholzner]

movies and gaming video :rolleyes:

I just came here to post this info. I'll include the image in my post. Too bad it doesn't list a price. Looks like the rumors of it ONLY including Disney movies are wrong.

[Edit: yeah, later posters are probably right, just short clips]

http://static.flickr.com/95/241496992_e86c8584c0_d.jpg

[firsttube]

*SMACK!*

Those are Movie Trailers for the iPod.

Yeah, I just posted that same response on digg, right before it went down for maintenance. One of those "CONFIRMED" headlines saying they had confirmation of the iTMovieStore. Makes me want to roll my... oh yeah :rolleyes:

[tvguru]

It has to come back soon, think of all the sales they're losing!

People aren't going to remember the songs they wanted? Plus there not making much on each song anyways.

[martijnvandijk]

NL store is down

[firsttube]

I just came here to post this info. I'll include the image in my post. Too bad it doesn't list a price. Looks like the rumors of it ONLY including Disney movies are wrong.

http://static.flickr.com/95/241496992_e86c8584c0_d.jpg


please read the thread....

[MacBoobsPro]

I can't help but laugh. :D

On a side not I had to ask my Aussie flat-mates where the Gong was. The Gong is defiantly easier to say. ;)

Where is The Gong anyway? Dont tell Chundles but Im his stalker!

[Chundles]

I can't help but laugh. :D

On a side not I had to ask my Aussie flat-mates where the Gong was. The Gong is defiantly easier to say. ;)

I reckon Wool-on-gong (spelt Wollongong) is waaay easier to say than Okanagan or Saskatchewan. And yes, I say Saskatchewan properly.

[a456]

Can't wait :D

The Australian store is claiming that the store is busy or to check my connection :confused:

Ditto for the UK iTunes Store :rolleyes:

[tvguru]

I just came here to post this info. I'll include the image in my post. Too bad it doesn't list a price. Looks like the rumors of it ONLY including Disney movies are wrong.

http://static.flickr.com/95/241496992_e86c8584c0_d.jpg

Huh fancy that!

It's just a vicious circle. :eek:

[ddrueckhammer]

I can't imagine why Apple would have an event like this if there was going to be only Disney content available.

Especially, if they don't have better prices or selection than the Amazon store released last week. Also, if they don't offer renting they are crazy. Who will buy a movie for $14.99 off of the internet without the media? I have actually rented a movie from the Unbox store and despite a crappy UI, problems starting the download, and having to use an S-video cable to connect my laptop to the TV, I found the experience better than expected. 90minutes downloaded in 1.5 hours and available to stream in 25 minutes is more than acceptable for me.

[Chundles]

Where is The Gong anyway? Dont tell Chundles but Im his stalker!

Little over an hour south of Sydney.

Looks like I'm slowing the thread down a bit. Good, people need to stop and have a breath for a second.

[amac4me]

please read the thread....

Same thing is happening to the following sites:

* Denmark
* Italy
* Finland
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Sweden

[richard4339]

So who is going to watch Snow White?

No... Bambi?

Or what about Lady and the Tramp?

:D

I would. However, would this be a bad time to mention I've worked for Disney before?

[Sport73]

My predictions:

1. iTunes Movie Store with Disney and Lion's Gate. Pixar film "Cars" available for download immediately ahead of DVD release! Movies are DVD quality, and cost $14.99 including a version playable on your iPod.

2. New iPods. Wide-screen iPod with 720x480 resolution, perfect for wide-screen DVD quality movies. Touch interface. New Nano's, all-metal casing, 4 colors, up to 8GB. All available starting today.

3. One more thing...Watching TV & Movies on the road is great, but where most people enjoy these things is on TV. New device. Streams movies to your TV from your Mac. Front Row interface, HDMI output, Apple remote. Also, Front Row 2.0. Not a WiFi device. Uses dedicated spectrum for quality. (8MB embedded Flash RAM cache allows films to stream uninterupted). New features, including movie and music purchases within the interface. Available for download today so you can upgrade your Home Theater Mac Mini.

[autrefois]

Hey everyone, I just came to tell everyone I found out from a super secret source that there's a MEDIA EVENT TODAY!!! This is brand new exclusive news I just found out!! I wouldn't be surprised if the iTunes Music Store went down at some point, either. You heard it here first!

I won't bother to read the rest of the thread because I am sure I am the only one who has found out this information.

;) :p

I know people get really excited before Apple events, but people should still please make a quick check to see if something has been said one or a few hundred times first before posting.

[tvguru]

I reckon Wool-on-gong (spelt Wollongong) is waaay easier to say than Okanagan or Saskatchewan. And yes, I say Saskatchewan properly.

Those are easier for me because I grew up with them. I can't even say the name of my street right in this country. :P Terowi, like what's that?

Anyways I degrees, this update better be for all stores since they are all down otherwise it'll be the first of a few disappointments of the evening.

Yes there will be disappointments we always shoot to high and feel cheated.

[bowens]

Ergh, that page has been like that for about 2 years or more. So has mammals.org

Nothing to see, move along.

I hate threads like this, just constantly answering the same questions over and over because people won't read the thread.

Same with www.iphone.org

[jholzner]

please read the thread....

When you come across a bit of information that seems to point to some sort of confirmation to a rumor do you read 9 pages of threads or do you just post it? I scolled through real quick to see if the image had been posted and didn't see it. Lay off.

[j-huskisson]

checkout this xml file, and the domain its hosted on... there are lots of other references to other xml files within which also work.

http://movies.apple.com/moviesxml/h/index.xml

Edit: sorry those are trailers i believe

[sunfast]

Front Row 2.0 would be cool (just because it needs to be quicker dammit!) but I assumed that would come with Leopard.

[Skull Leader]

Does anyone else think selling/running video in iTUNES is a little counter-intuitive?

Maybe with Disney coming on board it will be called iTOONS! ;)

[Warbrain]

2. New iPods. Wide-screen iPod with 720x480 resolution, perfect for wide-screen DVD quality movies. Touch interface. New Nano's, all-metal casing, 4 colors, up to 8GB. All available starting today.

Probably not. They'll release new nanos after the student rebate is over.

[Warbrain]

Maybe with Disney coming on board it will be called iTOONS! ;)

Um, Disney owns a ton of companies that don't make cartoons.

[marcelo002]

I have actually rented a movie from the Unbox store and despite a crappy UI, problems starting the download, and having to use an S-video cable to connect my laptop to the TV, I found the experience better than expected.

Just how bad were you expecting Unbox to be?

That's like saying despite my flight being delayed, the airline losing my luggage, and my hotel burning down, my vacation wasnt too bad...

[dalvin200]

Hi,

Steve Jobs here,

I know you are loyal fans of my company, but could you please stop flooding our servers as we are trying to update them.

If you could be so kind to relax, and breathe...meditate even.. all will be revealed in just over 3 hours time.

One more thing, I hear England will be announcing their Ashes cricket squad in a few minutes time, so please divert your attention there for a short while.

See you soon.

[MattyMac]

Probably not. They'll release new nanos after the student rebate is over.
not true....last year they introduced the nano before the student rebate was over with the mini.

[Chundles]

Those are easier for me because I grew up with them. I can't even say the name of my street right in this country. :P Terowi, like what's that?

Anyways I degrees, this update better be for all stores since they are all down otherwise it'll be the first of a few disappointments of the evening.

Yes there will be disappointments we always shoot to high and feel cheated.

TE- ROW(as in fight)-EE

Can't wait for all the disappointment to settle in. The Merom-waiters are going to go beserk.

[tvguru]

When you come across a bit of information that seems to point to some sort of confirmation to a rumor do you read 9 pages of threads or do you just post it? I scolled through real quick to see if the image had been posted and didn't see it. Lay off.

It wasn't at you personally, it's just that everyone just finished bashing that exact thing when your post showed up. Bad timing really. :)

[minnesotamacman]

OK, this is the big prediction. A new 50" Display for Home Theater use...

[Markleshark]

Um, Disney owns a ton of companies that don't make cartoons.

See, I thougt iToons was quite clever...