2096 RunPee.com has updated the iPhone app version of its handy website that lets moviegoers know when it's "safe" to run and empty their bladders during a film without missing a key part of the flick. The RunPee app for the iPhone not only has a timer for every movie that lets film goers know exactly when it's OK to hit the restroom, but it also gives them a quick summary of what happened while they were answering nature's call. With the new RunPee iPhone app moviegoers can pop out of the theater knowing the only thing they'll miss is the pain of "holding it" or the dreaded long line at the restroom at the end of the film. The app which can be downloaded from iTunes for $1.99 covers all new film releases.

RunPee 2.0's big difference in the primary update is to enable multiple languages and regions. From the upper-right you can select the language that you want the interface and Peetimes to be displayed in. ( Read this if you would like to help with the translations. ) The translations are done automatically by Google Translate. So if they seem a bit awkward that's why.

The Regions selection gives users the option to select the area that they live in so that the list of movies will be relevant to them. I use IMdb.com when I add movies to the RunPee database. If a country isn't listed in the release data for a movie then it gets the default date which is when it comes out in the USA.

Dan Florio, creator of RunPee.com and the new iPhone app, says, "We're on a mission to save bladders from blowing up in cineplexes across the nation and this new iPhone app is our trusty tool! Every movie has a few scenes that are not crucial to the plot, that you can safely miss and still follow the storyline when you sit back down. This iPhone app lets users know when the coast is clear so they never have to miss a good part again. Our iPhone app gives moviegoers "immunity" from the effects of mega-sized sodas and flushes away those grueling post-movie restroom lines where you have to wait your turn in pain and avoid awkward eye contact with the 30 other people in the restroom with you. Those lines really piss me off."

Florio created the iPhone app in response to thousands of inquiries from iPhone users at the website RunPee.com who all wanted the same thing – an app version of the site that told them when it was safe to take a leak. Florio wanted to help iPhone users enjoy their movie going experience, quipping, "Because a bladder is a terrible thing to hold."

iPhone application helps moms assure that their children(and they) can take a bathroom break during the movie without missing important elements to the plot.

RunPee also helps Moms, kids, and pregnant women handle bathroom emergencies during movies without missing important scenes. Once you are in the restroom you can unscramble the "spoiler" to find out what is happening on-screen so you don't miss anything.

Armed with RunPee, young kids no longer have to try to hold it in, or worse, end up peeing in the theater seats. Now a parent can say to their children, "Jimmy, about 45 minutes into the movie we're going to take you to the rest room. And here's what will be happening while we're away…"

Pregnant women especially can enjoy returning to the theater again. The Dallas Morning News reports, "With even comedies heading into the three-hour ring, now every moviegoer's bladder (bless your heart, pregnant women; the Web site even has a maternity T-shirt) can breathe a sigh of relief."

You may not have a pause button at the movie theater, but with RunPee.com and the new RunPee iPhone application, it is now "safe" to take the kiddos to the movie theater potty at predetermined times. No more emergencies after drinking gallon sodas or that extra large cherry slurpie.

Erin Moore, owner and mommyblogger for ThingsMomsLike.com, says she likes RunPee because she's "been missing the very best parts of movies for years." She adds, "I've got a 14 and 6 year old and that means two pregnancies, too. [With RunPee] I'll never miss another plot twist again!"

Dan Florio, owner and creator of RunPee.com says, "Each movie has a couple of scenes that are not crucial to the plot, that you can safely miss and still follow the storyline when you sit back down."

Florio suggests printing out the PeeTimes for free off the website, and bringing them along to the theater for handy movie break reference, or buying the 99 cent iPhone app from iTunes.

Florio created the companion iPhone RunPee application to help busy moms know *exactly* when to suggest a bathroom break for their young ones. The iPhone app has a timer to let you know when it's safe to go, how long you have to be gone, and provides plot descriptions of exactly what you are missing that you can read while waiting in the restroom.

Florio said making an iPhone app available was in response to literally thousands of inquiries from the small bladdered among us, plus moms everywhere and tech-savvy smartphone users. Dan says, "People don't want to have to remember to print out their PeeTimes before leaving the home, and with the iPhone RunPee app you don't have to. All you so is set the RunPee app to count down at the start of the film to cue the movie goer when PeeTimes begin."

Before the iPhone app version of the service, Florio came up with the idea for the website RunPee.com during the 3-hour run time of Peter Jackson'sKing Kong, where he said he wished someone could have told him when to duck out from the movie and, well…run pee. Since then, Florio has seen a lot of movies, paying closest attention to the parts that are okay to miss. The Global Mail reports, "Florio looks for scenes that can easily be summed up in words "like a long car chase" or (are) simply so unexciting they can be recapped without sacrificing drama."

The RunPee.com website that inspired the iPhone app has been lauded as a novel and important new Internet innovation. Comedy Central called it "the solution to cinematic urination." CNET hails RunPee.com, "Genius!" while the Calgary Sun notes, "It's taken off to become an online and pop sensation." Entertainment Weekly, KNBC, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Fox News, Boston Herald, the New York Times, LA Times, Gizomodo and Lifehacker.com have made note of the RunPee.com website. ( See a short 2 minute video about the site produced and aired by the ReelzChannel. )

The iPhone app has a timer that can be started at the beginning of the film that keeps track of the elapsed time during the movie. This way the user can see at a glance how long they have to hold it until the next PeeTime. An update that is already being worked on will give the iPhone a slight vibration a few minutes before each PeeTime just in case the user forgets. Once in the restroom (or at the concession stand), the viewer can read the "spoiler" to find out what is happening on-screen for the few minutes that they are away.

There is a version of RunPee that should run on just about any phone browser. Go to m.RunPee.com and check it out. It costs $1 a year if you want to get access to movies that have been out for less than 31 days. For older movies it's free.

For more information, visit:
http://tinyurl.com/runpeeapp
and
http://blog.runpee.com/2102_runpee-2-0-is-live

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