Wednesday Links: Galaxies, BeatBlox and ...

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September 3, 2014

Here's a new portion of links to brighten the otherwise unremarkable day.

Beat Blox
A simple and elegant way to visualize sound and tangibly control it. (Via Creative Applications)
Heart Bot
Drawn with sound, vibration, sunlight, now draw with heartbeat! Now that's how it's supposed to be. (Via Designboom)
New map shows where the Milky Way galaxy is inside its supercluster
This definitely puts things in a different perspective. Fascinating even to look at. (Via Gizmodo)
Homemade Activity Monitor
Chunky 70's bracelet-like thing wider than my wrist. Take that, Fitbit! (Via Hackaday)

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