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An ingenious young fellow by the name of Joe Bowers wasn’t just satisfied with playing the Rock Band iPhone app himself. Instead, he built something to take over for him. Joe recently created Skynet a robot that is capable of taking over the world independently playing the Rock Band app for the iPhone. I wouldn’t even know where to begin on making something like that.

Videos of it in action after the jump…

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I know this is a busy weekend for everyone.  Halloween is tomorrow, which means most of the day will be spent putting the finishing touches on your costume for that big Halloween bash you’re going to, and most of Sunday will be spent in the shower scrubbing off that makeup that claims it washes off easily (I know, I’ve been there).  But you’ve got an extra hour this weekend because of Daylight Savings Time.  Why not spend $6.99 for that Rock Band iPhone/iPod Touch app (this weekend only), and play for an extra hour.  C’mon, treat yourself!

You can download the app here, or just visit the App Store on your iPhone/iPod Touch!

At least, it’s live right now on iTunes in Australia and New Zealand.  UPDATE: It came out for the US at midnight Eastern last night, download it here. As you can see, this is the International version, and in Australia it is priced at $12.99 AUD (with 2 song DLC packs for $1.19 each), which converts to just under $12 US, although I’m still standing by my $9.99 prediction.  And although I cannot confirm it, since it is Monday right now in Australia and New Zealand, I’m assuming that the app will be released tomorrow in North America.  Here’s a link to the app if you don’t believe me, but it may only work if you are logged into Australia’s iTunes store.

Check out the pictures from the iTunes store below!

Have a good weekend everyone, but before you do, take a look at this teaser for the forthcoming iPhone/iPod Touch Rock Band app (FYI, I SWEAR this is my life):

EA Mobile made the announcement official this morning via their Facebook page that Rock Band for the iPhone/iPod Touch will be coming out this month (no firm date included in the release).  Below is what you can look forward to!  Screen shots and video below!

• Rock out on guitar, bass, drums or vocals to MP3-quality songs on easy, medium or difficult. Play solo, or start a band with friends from around the world. Jump into Quickplay for casual sessions or take it on the road in Tour Mode.  Start out playing in grungy dives and work all the way up to stadium-rock stardom. Collect rewards and achievements that provide replay value and depth to even the most experienced Rock Band veterans. Play along with 20 legendary songs (see full list below).
• Collect rewards and achievements that provide replay value and depth to even the most experienced Rock Band veterans.
• Check out the in-game Music Store to purchase additional tracks from OK Go, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Lenny Kravitz, Social Distortion, Devo, and more!
• Live Bluetooth multiplayer with up to 4 bandmates.  Hear when they miss notes and bail them out with overdrive.
• Synch up via Facebook on your own time. Use the in-game message center to check your band’s status and get Push Notifications when friends invite you to rock out.
• Rock Band requires 3.0+ OS. (For optimal performance, Rock Band plays best with versions 3.0.1 and above.)

20 Legendary Rock Songs (Core Game)

• 30 Seconds To Mars – “Attack”
• AFI – “Girls Not Grey”
• All American Rejects – “Move Along”
• Beastie Boys – “Sabotage”
• Blink-182 – “All The Small Things”
• Blondie – “Hanging on the Telephone”
• Foo Fighters – “Learn To Fly”
• Foo Fighters – “Everlong”
• George Thorogood & the Destroyers – “Bad to The Bone”
• Jethro Tull – “Hymn 43″
• Joan Jett – “Hymn 43″ “Bad Reputation”
  
• Lynard Skynard – “Simple Man”
• Motorhead – “Ace of Spades ’08″
• Pixies – “Debaser”
• Presidents of The United States of America – “Ladybug”
• Rise Against – “Give It All”
• Silversun Pickups – “Lazy Eye”
• Smashing Pumpkins – “Cherub Rock”
• Steve Miller Band – “Take The Money and Run”
• The Go Go’s – “We Got The Beat”

[via EAMobile's Facebook page, TouchArcade.com, and IntoMobile.com]

Not sure if I’m going to even get my list done before the official announcement is made (if rumors are made to be true, that is), but I thought I would pull together a quick wish list of what I would love to see.

• Premium content (confirmed already here)
• 4-player multiplayer through Bluetooth (confirmed already here)
• Ability to pull Rock Band scores from the official online leaderboards
• Locate Rock Band Bar Night events near you based on location
• Purchase and queue Rock Band DLC for your console
• Ability to read and post on the RockBand.com forums
• Ability to push DLC announcements to your phone (hey, it’s a wish list!)

Feel free to add any additional features you’d like to see below!