Hail A Cab With A Tap Of Your Smart Phone
A new Israeli app rolling out in Israel, London and then Paris, Berlin, Moscow and beyond points the way for changing the century-old tradition of hailing a cab and standing around waiting. GetTaxi has developed an phone application that delivers requests to call centers with a tap on the screen and allows you to view the taxi's route to you live.
July 30, 2011
For Customer Service, Don’t Dial Anything!
How long does it take you, approximately, to reach the right extension while calling a service center? An Israeli team had enough of waiting, listening to extension numbers and dialing them, and came up with the Zappix mobile app, your customer service call center savior.
July 25, 2011
One Remote To Rule Them All
Israeli start-up intoatv aims to rid you of all the different remotes and devices in your living room by giving you a home entertainment system which gathers all the different media sources, such as T.V., VOD, online video sources, Blu-Ray, DVD and media stored on PC's, into one interface.
July 20, 2011
Phone App To Pimp Your Video Clip
Pimp My Clip, a new iPhone app from the Israeli software company Baboonix, is the first video enhancement app available in the Apple’s AppStore that offers a friendly editing platform for smartphones. The app offers many graphics and sounds to enrich videos that were taken on-the-go.
July 16, 2011
How to Turn Feng-Shui Principles Into Web Design Science
If you thought that feng-shui was all about miniature water fountains and small sand gardens, prepare for the web 2.0 version. It is now possible to design a website in a way that will provide better “energy flow,” in this case by automatically analyzing people’s attention when viewing a website for the first time.
July 13, 2011
Google+ Or Facebook? “Both!” Says New Israeli Application
New social network Google+ was launched a week ago with a great buzz. But many are reluctant to join yet another social network. To make the transition easier, Crossrider has released Google+Facebook, a browser extension that combines your old Facebook profile with your new Google+ one.
July 11, 2011
This Article Will Self-Destruct In 8 Minutes
A new Israeli startup called 8minutes is trying to take the democratization of news one step further. The online service allows users to post news items on the site, but it is only those items that are worthy enough of user comments that will stay on the site for longer than 8 minutes.
July 09, 2011
Israeli Trio Tries To Land Small Spaceship On the Moon
Three Israelis with various technological backgrounds intend on putting an Israeli flag on the moon with a coke-bottle sized rocket, in order to win a $20 million price from Google.
June 30, 2011
Israeli Startup Invents Mechanism to Keep Your Strollers Safe
The idea that your baby's stroller could suddenly roll down a hill at a dizzying speed is every mother's worst nightmare. The same fear often grips people in wheelchairs or gurneys. A new Israeli startup has come up with a simple invention that limits the speed of a stroller's or wheelchair's wheels.
June 28, 2011
New Anti-Frustration Software To ‘Significantly’ Speed Up Your PC
Last year's Techcrunch Disrupt winner, Soluto, released a new version of their friendly software that uses technology and crowd wisdom to reduce everyday frustration with your computer.
June 17, 2011
MicroPointing: Israeli Company Develops World’s Smallest Mouse
An Israeli startup's 1x1 mm mouse could take a starring role in everything from mobile to medical technology as design goes smaller. Applications could range from tiny mouse-controlled medical devices inside the body to gaming devices with two micro-mice positioned to let player's thumbs control the action.
June 04, 2011