Monthly Archives: June 2013

Chicago wants Israeli water technology

Posted on June 30, 2013

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to purify his city’s water using new technologies developed by the University of Chicago and Ben-Gurion University. http://www.timesofisrael.com/chicago-mayor-comes-to-israel-for-h2o-solutions/

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Bringing archeology to life

Posted on June 30, 2013

(Thanks to NoCamels) Israeli startup Architip’s app will show an image of what a site used to look, or informative text, when a smartphone is held up to the landscape. Point it at a faded mosaic and Architip displays it … Continue reading →

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The magic touch

Posted on June 30, 2013

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s N-trig has announced that its pen and touch controller powers Sony’s VAIO® Duo 13 Ultrabook. N-trig’s DuoSense provides a single sensor for both pen and touch. http://www.n-trig.com/Content.aspx?Page=PressReleases&PressReleaseId=863

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Hello Doctor

Posted on June 30, 2013

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) For patients with complex medical conditions, Israeli-developed Hello Doctor is a new mobile application that organizes all your medical records. It makes sure you can easily navigate and access them, no matter how many different doctors or … Continue reading →

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Sweet seedless Israeli peppers and more

Posted on June 30, 2013

At Fresh AgroMashov 2013, Israel’s Zeraim Gedera presented its seedless sweet pepper “the Angello™”and its disease-resistant long-life seedless watermelon “the Fascination”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKLhc25r0t8 http://israelagri.com/?CategoryID=426&ArticleID=712

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After Waze – who’s next?

Posted on June 23, 2013

Here is fastcompany.com’s “6 Israeli Startups To Watch” following Google’s purchase of Israel’s Waze for a cool $1 billion. http://www.fastcompany.com/3012685/tech-forecast/6-israeli-startups-to-watch-as-google-reportedly-buys-waze-for-13-billion

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Unusual Buskers

Posted on June 23, 2013

See these clips of some unusual Israeli buskers at the Mamila shopping mall in Jerusalem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-KRMVdEYjc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D6dFViw2m8

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Welcome to the chiffchaff

Posted on June 23, 2013

For the first time in recorded history, 20 pairs of the common chiffchaff have been found in Israel. The birds are nesting in a remote valley in the Hermon. Turkey is the furthest South previously detected. 534 species of birds … Continue reading →

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Comedy writer’s view of Israel

Posted on June 23, 2013

There are some classic one-liners in Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Dave Barry’s description of his first visit to the Jewish State. http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/I-would-convert-and-make-aliya-if-it-werent-for-the-camels-316998

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Tel Aviv is one of the world’s top 10 beaches

Posted on June 23, 2013

(Thanks to Size Doesn’t Matter) National Geographic Traveler has selected Tel Aviv in its top ten choices for the best beaches in the world. http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2013/06/14/top-10-beach-cities/

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