By Michael J. Mintz

A Tel Aviv based firm called XTR3D will launch a new touch-less, motion recognition technology to be used on multiple devices early this year. The company claims its software can exist with built-in software and can be installed on any consumer electronic device.

Haifa-based company called Lexifone is releasing its much-awaited product this month, an advanced automatic interpretation/translation software, all without the need for an Internet connection or even a Smartphone.

Verishow, a new "video chat on steroids," aims to enhance customer service by allowing people to video-chat with a far-off product representative, while simultaneously looking at various independent applications, such as charts and paypal, that assist the consumers in the chat.

BillGuard, an Israeli startup that helps people fight credit card fraud by using "the wisdom of the crowds," was recently introduced to the public, after it receives an initial funding of $3 million from American investor funds.

Israeli Startup SuperFish has created an add-on program called WindowShopper - bringing every type of clothing you want into one simple screen using their revolutionary visual search engine.

One of the major technological revolutions of the past few years has been the touch-screen. But it seems that trend may already be passé, with the touch-less technology becoming the real star. And it's all happening in Israel.

Friends from an elite army intelligence unit have created a smart-phone application that compresses data received by the device, which could lead to a large reduction on your next phone bill.

The days when we place our cell phones on the table and screen films and TV shows from it are quickly approaching. Several companies have been racing to be the first to launch wireless projectors smaller than a little finger.

An Israeli start up company is trying to democratize music with its new computer game, by fusing the fun of a game, with the difficult stages of learning an instrument.

An Israeli computer genius who graduated university at the age of 12 is determined to make computers impenetrable with his new product, Paranoid. Nir Gaist, now 23 years old and co-founder of the start-up Nyotron, developed an anti-virus that takes a new approach to computer security by combining technology and social psychology.

A new Israeli virtual institution, Sela College, recently announced the launch of the Online Lecture Channel. The channel will stream free lectures given by lecturers from universities, international experts, and users on a variety of educational subjects.