Any surfer will tell you the most frustrating thing is for weather forecast to predict a flat sea, only for you to miss awesome waves. That's why a former pro surfer launched a kickin' surfing app, which uses crowdsourcing to ensure surfers never miss a wave.

High-tech often works best when it's helping people with disabilities to enjoy the things other people take for granted. One example is Israeli Project RAY, whose smartphone for the blind now also has a bunch of specialized apps.

Israeli companies are continuing to make waves in the international stock pool. Next up: Mobileye, partner of automotive giants BMW, General Motors and Tesla, and will soon hold the biggest-ever IPO by an Israeli company – raising $500 million at a company valuation of $2.8 billion.

Students from the Technion created a program able to disrupt Waze’s advanced navigation systems, causing it to report fictitious traffic jams that redirected routes on the popular GPS platform.

What could be more frustrating than hauling home a bulky sofa only to realize it doesn't look as good in your home as it did in the store. Israeli app Cimagine uses advanced augmented reality to give you a 3D look at what the piece will look like at home

Since the invention of the digital credit card, the world has been steadily moving towards payment methods that are alternative to cash. One such company, which has been around since 1990, is Israeli OTI, and it will take on Google Wallet in an international competition next month.

Parents to young kids are dream consumers: They generally spare little to get their kids the best of everything, from diapers, to baby clothes and after school activities. Israeli app KiddyUp uses the best source available to help cut costs – other parents.

On a visit to Israel, UK Prime Minister David Cameron is being introduced today to Kano, the groundbreaking DIY computer and coding kit for all ages that raised $1.5 million on Kickstarter last November.

Chinese-Israeli automotive company Qoros has unveiled its eBIQE electric bicycle at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show – and it's a beauty. The bike is fast, eco-friendly and might just be the most advanced electric bicycle in the world.

Following Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp for a mammoth $19 billion, the world is on the lookout for the next great mobile messaging app. And Samba.me, a sleek and fun new Israeli mobile video messaging app, might be just that.

Mankind has always been fascinated with flying, and while it has been almost 111 years since the first manned flight, we still can't fly like birds do. Now Technion students in Israel have created the world's first true mechanical bird.

Israeli apps continue to be leaders in the global mobile community. CamMe, an Israeli app that allows users to take selfies from a distance, has won Most Innovative App award at the Mobile World Congress.

No reason to fear the dark anymore! Israeli researchers are working on a nanomaterial that can be applied to any glasses to turn them into night-vision goggles!

Wheeling down a flight of stairs may no longer be a challenge for those confined to a wheelchair. Israeli company SoftWheel has developed a next-generation wheel that has its own inner-suspension system for shock absorption.

MassChallenge, the world's largest accelerator working out of Boston, has officially launched in Israel. Attending the launch was CEO John Harthorne, who told NoCamels why Israel has the perfect startup ecosystem for MassChallenge's first outside branch.