News.blog: Apple plans 'showtime'

Apple welcomed US press and analysts back from the Labour Day weekend holiday with an emailed invitation for a 'Special Event' on 12 September at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts.

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The invitation didn't have many details, and an Apple representative did not immediately return a call seeking comment. But it looks like Steve Jobs is in a Hollywood state of mind. Embedded in the invitation is an image of a collection of spotlights highlighting the Apple logo above the words, "It's Showtime".

The early bet seems to be a new movie section for the iTunes store, perhaps accompanied by that 'true video' iPod that has been in the rumour mill for several months. It has been several months since Apple last updated its iPod lineup, and the company has been expected to introduce new video iPods and new revisions to the iPod nano for several months.