Cool Trash Films

Stu:

Here is a video I did a while ago. I showcase some brilliant movies that helped inspire the musical, and my previous film "Horror!"

Facebook Application

The Singing of the Cyborgs is now a Facebook application.

Search the applications for "Cyborg gifts" and you can send Artwork from Cyborgs to your friends, family, boss.

Lots more gifts to be added, more robot related.

It was very simple to build this type of Facebook application.

To make your own you will need to add the "Developer" Application.

It is an official Facebook program, and you feel like a fully qualified programmer when you get this!

Don't read though the instructions just yet (very complex). Install go and install the excellent "Application Builder" add-on from the applications screen.

This takes you through making your own program. Make sure you have lots of content to add. With this software you can build a Quiz, a Fan page, or a selection of Facebook gifts.


Great fun, and quick to implement.

Perfect Running Times - Analysing the Beatles

We are big fans of the Beatles. We can't wait until the new Beatles Rock Star comes out in September.

Which is the best Beatles album? This is greatly debated and of course is a matter of opinion.

Where we can bring in numbers is running length. The longest Beatles studio album is "The Beatles" (aka the white album). Although this is a double album, it clocks in at 93 minutes and 35 seconds. The shortest album is "A Hard Day's Night".

As you can see from the graph, there is not much difference in the album lengths (with the exception of the white album).




This may be explained by the limiting factor of the number of minutes that you can fit onto a vinyl record. However, these albums are still ranked as among the best in the world so these "ideal" running times are still valid.

Currently, our album is timed at around 36 minutes. This fits in with the majority of those early beatles records.

Comparing ourselves to the genius of Lennon/McCartney/Starr & Harrison? Very vain!

Merchandising, Merchandising, Merchandising.

Random spin-off merchandise appears throughout Mel Brook's comedy "Space Balls".

Space Balls(TM) - the toilet paper, Space Balls (TM) - the Duvet cover, Space Balls(TM) - the Flamethrower, all feature at some point.

The joke is a reference to Star Wars merchandising, already a gigantic industry at the film's release in 1987.

Merchandise is a good way for films and bands to get a bit more return on their investment.

For start up bands playing a gig, the venue owner will take the door money. The T Shirt sales are their main source of income (so support your local band and buy their stuff!).

Back to films, chances are that you have some spin off product lying in the attic.

What are some of the strangest products out there? An air horn for your car that plays the Star Trek theme, An E.T. finger light, or the High School Musical time-telling musical toothbrush.

With that build up, we are happy to announce our own 'merch' is available.

The most fitting is the stainless steel travel mug.

The Singing of The Cyborgs - Moon Mug by rawenergy
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Perfect for a robot slave on the moon. If they ever got a coffee break!

50 Robot Websites

You love robots, we love robots.


Here are 50 websites dedicated to all sorts of robot-related revelry.

From Angelina Jolie to RatBots, there is plenty of good stuff here.

1

http://robotmusical.blogspot.com/

Making of the scifi musical “the Singing of the cyborgs”

2

https://www.createspace.com/1766443

E store of The singing of the cyborgs.

3

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/trivia

Trivia about The Terminator

4

http://www.myspace.com/daftpunkelectroma

Daft Punks robot movie, electroma

5

http://www.communistrobot.com/

Communist robot shows videos of real robots reacting with humans

6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht96HJ01SE4

Queen's greatest song performed by old computer parts.

7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2JChnwv2Ws

Robot band, the trons.

8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8K90hX4PrE&feature=channel

Scary robots in this daft punk video.

9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjAoBKagWQA

Bjork's robot music video

10

http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=43

Robot fighting events.

11

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106639/

Cyborg 2 details. Angelina Jolie's 2^nd feature film.

12

http://www.sickipedia.org/search.php?q=robot

Sick Robot Jokes

13

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/japanfan/b8d5/

Remote control mini robots

14

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/b696/

Build your own robotic arm

15

http://www.gearcrave.com/2009-01-12/the-history-of-the-robot-voice-from-kraftwerk-to-kanye/

The history of the robot voice. From Sparky to Kanye.

16

http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/CharacterBios/bender.dhtml

Futurama's hero robot, Bender. “Bite my shiny metal...

17

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/02/xkcd-inspired-r/

Robot makes sandwich

18

http://www.amazon.com/Alien-Robots-Cookbook-Recipes-Earth/dp/1440401209/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245102654&sr=8-3

Yummy robot recommended cookery

19

http://digg.com/d1trYU

Robots made from trash

20

http://digg.com/d1ngME

OMG a fire-breathing robot takes Tokyo!

21

http://www.robotspodcast.com/

Podcast for news on robots

23

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/games/dexter/runawayrobot/

Find dexter's robot in this game from the cartoon network

24

http://robotics.megagiant.com/robotfun.html

Robot laboratory

25

http://mindstorms.lego.com/eng/Egypt_dest/Default.aspx

Lego's revolutionary robotic kits

26

http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/ROV/

NASA's robot experiments

27

http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/

ASIMO, the walking human sized robot.

28

http://www.androidworld.com/index.htm

This site may look messy, but it is loaded with great stuff. Go explore.

29

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/

Watch this space for news on a RoboCop remake.

30

http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/toys/robots/robotics/robosapiens:robosapien

RoboSapien, the cool robot that you just need the excuse to buy.

31

http://www.wowweerobots.eu/index.php?request=product_cat&jump_categ=B1A2&product_info=91467

Realistic looking panda cub – it's a robot.

32

http://robotics.eas.asu.edu/

Arizona State University matches human needs to robot solutions.

33

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2133609.ece

The Times chooses it favourite 50 robots from the movies. My fave is no. 43

34

http://www.amazon.com/Tetsuo-II-Hammer-Tomoo-Asada/dp/6305477728/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245271433&sr=8-1

Probably the most intense film ever made. It tastes like caffeine!

35

http://www.amazon.com/Unidentified-Flying-Oddball-Dennis-Dugan/dp/B0001I55UG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245271564&sr=1-1

Unidentified Flying Oddball. Great kids movie about one man and his robot twin. With a time machine.

36

http://blogoscoped.com/googlerobot/

Are Google robots overrunning the Earth?

37

http://www.reallyfunarcade.com/play/other/build-a-robot/

Build a robot in this online game.

38

http://www.robotclips.com/

Collection of robot videos

39

http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/humor/8edf/

Book about how to survive when the robots inevitable take over.

40

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/afff/

What time is it Mr Robot? It's Killing time.

41

http://www.robotliving.com/

Beautifully designed blog.

42

http://www.squidoo.com/meccano-spykee

Your very own robot spy. Mwha ha ha

43

http://www.squidoo.com/Robotics--BigDog

BigDog, an important step in robot stability (think of Ed209)

44

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ROBOTIC-VACUUM-CLEANER-HOOVER-BAGLESS/dp/B001AZ8COK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1245441492&sr=8-1

The robot vacuum cleaner. Also available are a robot lawnmower and gutter cleaner.

45

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/127954.html

Details the first robot Birdwatcher.

46

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/133399.html

Robots are playing poker right now. And beating you.

47

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdT4yG8wczQ

The first “robot”, the Turk played chess. It apparently played (and beat) Napoleon and Ben Franklin.

48

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YJ3BTKMILw

An internet classic. The best robot dancer ever.

49

http://www.iroc.org/game.html

The robot Olympics. Will they pass the drugs test?

50

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1961798.stm

Rat bots. Real rats are wired up to a remote control. Here Boy!