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  • Laziness on the move: robot plays Rock Band on the iPhone

    Laziness on the move: robot plays Rock Band on the iPhone

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    Why confine your nerdy sloth to your living room, where large robots mime fake guitar and serve you sloppy mixed drinks? Take that zest for the sedentary life with you on the road by having one of your robot ninjas steal this iPhone Rock Band robot from its ingenious creator, Joe Bowers. The Arduino-based device uses ambient light sensors to detect the falling notes and then taps out the music with some conductive foam attached to some squeaky fake fingers. Joe did a fairly detailed write-up, and even uploaded his code, so there's presumably nothing stopping you from actually doing something with your life and building one of these with all that free time you've saved up by hacking your way through all the console-based guitar games. Video is after the break.

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  • Alice in Chains launches its new album, yes, via an iPhone App

    Alice in Chains launches its new album, yes, via an iPhone App

    Last week, Volkswagen “launched” the new 2010 GTI via an iPhone App. This week, famous rock band Alice in Chains launches its new album via an iPhone App. It comes out tomorrow, and includes the album itself, along with photos, news, videos, etc. Think of it as a bonus DVD, back in the early days of when the record labels were trying to figure out how to get people to buy CDs.

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  • Altec Lansing announces Rock Band speakers

    Altec Lansing announces Rock Band speakers

    Why be a video game rockstar if you can't hear it? Have you always wanted to put your foot on something while you power chord-ed your way to stardom? For those of you who are using the stock speakers in your TV to play Rock Band, Guitar Hero, or Harmonica Hero, first off, shame on you.

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  • Rock Band For iPhone Hits The App Store

    Rock Band For iPhone Hits The App Store

    The much anticipated and hyped Rock Band for iPhone and iPod Touch is out! We first scooped the news of the launch of the app a few weeks ago. Shortly afterwards, Rock Band for the iPhone/iPod touch was officially announced by Electronic Arts. The app costs $9.99. The game features a multi-player mode (via Bluetooth), allowing up to 4 players to rock out on the go. While you can also play via single-player mode, you can use the integrated Facebook Connect to invite your friends to join in.

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  • Rock Band for iPhone officially announced

    Rock Band for iPhone officially announced

    rock-band-iphoneSeems like just yesterday when we started to get a funny feeling about an official Rock Band for iPhone release. Turns out, our very own Inspector Gadget, one Mr. Kumparak, was spot on with his sleuthing - Rock Band for the iPhone / iPod touch was officially announced by Electronic Arts earlier today.

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  • Yes, Rock Band is coming to iPhone. Here’s proof.

    Yes, Rock Band is coming to iPhone. Here’s proof.

    A few weeks back, we got a press release from EA's PR company. It was tucked within an attachment titled "Rock Band Verizon iPhone Fact Sheet_V3.docx". As if seeing "iPhone" behind "Verizon" wasn't strange enough, the rest of the press release made absolutely no reference to an iPhone release. The folks we talked to denied that an iPhone port existed, and we chalked it up as a really, really strange typo. Looks like it was more of a Freudian slip.

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  • Now the countdown begins for a possible U2 Rock Band

    Now the countdown begins for a possible U2 Rock Band

    At this rate, you and your garage band could be starring in the next Rock Band-like game! (That's actually not a bad idea. Some sort of service wherein you upload your band's songs, and a little while later out pops a file that works in Rock Band and Guitar Hero.) Famous band U2 recently told USA Today that, sure, it would love to be in a video game of its own one day. It's probably too late now, seeing as though, years from now, The Beatles: Rock Band will be viewed as the apex of these music games.

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  • No, you can’t use the DJ Hero turntable on any other game

    No, you can’t use the DJ Hero turntable on any other game

    Bad news, sports fans. Well, to be specific, DJ Hero fans. Anyhow, it looks like you won't be able to use the turntable controller on any other video game. Why you'd want to use the turntable when playing, say, Street Fighter IV, I don't know.

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  • Use a guitar controller to play poker

    Use a guitar controller to play poker

    Bored? Lazy? Trendy? All of the above? You can turn a run-of-the-mill Guitar Hero or Rock Band controller into a weapon used for checking, folding, calling, raising, lowering, and more – YES! You can play online poker with a guitar controller! Finally!

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  • Yahtzee looks at Beatles Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5

    Yahtzee looks at Beatles Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5

    Look for the Wheel o’ Babies!

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  • It may be business time for the Flight of the Conchords on Rock Band

    It may be business time for the Flight of the Conchords on Rock Band

    I think Bret is lying here but it’s funny to see the FotC boys with mustaches. I also like the cutaway to Jimmy Kimmel or whoever that guy is at around minute 1:30. Such charming lads. My favorite song after the jump. via Giz

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  • Did The Beatles just screw up by not going to iTunes?

    Did The Beatles just screw up by not going to iTunes?

    Did Apple swerve us, or are we just a bunch of nincompoops? (I vote for the latter.) So, so many people were expecting to see The Beatles finally show up to iTunes, if not the event itself, yesterday. Nearly 24 hours later, you're still unable to buy “Help!” from Steve Jobs' little store. Huge deal, or should we all just move on with our lives? And is the band making a mistake in ignoring the largest music store on Planet Earth?

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  • Logitech releases new guitars, drums for Wii/XB3600 Guitar Hero

    Logitech releases new guitars, drums for Wii/XB3600 Guitar Hero

    Ahhh, just what the doctor ordered: Logitech just released a wireless guitar controller that looks like a kinda-sorta Superstrat played by Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden along with a collapsable drum kit for the Wii and the XBox360.

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  • Why is The Beatles on iTunes such a big deal?

    Why is The Beatles on iTunes such a big deal?

    If we assume that next week's Apple event will have something to do with The Beatles—and we have to assume that, otherwise this post has no value (not to say that it does, mind you)—then I have to ask: what's the big deal? Obviously, being the first (and only?) online music store that has The Beatles will be something of a coup, for at least the first day. You can picture the articles and posts now: “Apple meets Apple: Beatles on iTunes,” “iTunes just won my $9.99: Beatles on iTunes,” etc.

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  • Rock Band is coming to the iPhone

    Rock Band is coming to the iPhone

    We’ve got good news, and we’ve got bad news. The Good news: We just got an email from Harmonix confirming that Rock Band is coming to the iPhone. The Bad News: Right as we got the email, Gmail (and every domain it powers, including CrunchGear’s and MobileCrunch’s) went down, meaning we’re lacking details and screenshots. We’ll update [...]

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