Back in July, Tim Cook promised all kinds of new and exciting developments for this quarter. "We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we've got in the pipeline," he wrote at the time. Fast forward to September 2012.

The new iPhone is ready to debut and we're hopping with anticipation. What other "amazing" items are we going to hear about?

Please join us as TUAW meta-liveblogs Apple's media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. We'll be providing blow-by-blow coverage with lots of color, candor and excitement. We hope you'll be part of the fun.

You'll find our blog coverage here. We'll be launching at 9:45 AM PT/12:45 PM ET. And if you want to chat live, hop into #tuaw on irc.freenode.net.