The auto-tune meme might well be on its last legs, but Sony’s Facebook twist is pretty cool nonetheless.

Sony has launched the ‘Auto-Tune Your Status’ app, which enables Facebook users to create a status update that can be played back as an auto-tuned song.

Once downloaded, you simply write a status update, select a voice and pick a beat.

The results are predictably bad, but all the better for it. At least three minutes of fun is guaranteed.

Once created, you can post your auto-tuned status update to your wall and news feed so friends can view it. On the downside, it’s not embeddable outside of Facebook.

The TV spot – created by 180 Los Angeles – is also pretty awesome …