Monthly Archives: December 2015

Make your own reality

With the ENTiTi platform from Israeli startup WakingApp anyone can develop dynamic 3D content for an Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality application. Content is instantly available online for any mobile device or smart glasses. WakingApp has just raised $4.3 million … Continue reading

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So cool inside Google’s cloud

Google has formed a first of its kind partnership, paying Israel’s CloudEndure to migrate potential Google customers into Google’s Cloud Platform. CloudEndure has been selected as one of CRN’s 10 Coolest Cloud Startups of 2015. https://www.cloudendure.com/blog/news/free-migration-to-google-cloud-platform/ http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/cloud/300079084/the-10-coolest-cloud-startups-of-2015.htm/pgno/0/4

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Buy online clothes in the correct size

Israeli startup MySizeID has developed an algorithm SizeUp that measures your body with the sensors of your smartphone. MySizeID then works with the retailer to ensure that the clothing sizes match the measurements. MySizeID has just raised $4 million of … Continue reading

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Smart glasses for cyclists

Israel’s Elbit Systems has launched the consumer wearables company Everysight. Its first product is the Raptor smart glasses for cyclists, which aims to be available in 2016. The glasses utilize Everysight’s Beam technology that overlays data directly in the wearer’s … Continue reading

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Israelis developing Amazon drone delivery

Amazon plans to launch its Prime Air delivery service in the not-too-distant future. Your purchase will be delivered by an unmanned air vehicle (UAV / drone), thanks to Israeli technology. http://www.amazon.com/b?node=8037720011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXo_d6tNWuY

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Researching biofuels with Canada

The Israel-Canada Workshop on Advanced Biofuels in Rehovot, brought together scientists from both countries looking at ways to convert left-over harvest wheat into liquid fuel. Also the shrinking paper market means Canada’s forestry industry is looking for a new outlet. … Continue reading

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Transforming Indian cities

Tel Aviv’s municipality has partnered with the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Jaffa to assist in turning the Indian cities of Pune, Nagpur and Nashik in the northwestern state of Maharashtra into “smart cities”. Israelis will mentor Indian city officials in … Continue reading

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Fast optical communication for the Internet

Israel’s ColorChip produces optical chips that transmit Internet data on optical wavelengths, providing faster speeds and carrying more data. ColorChip has just raised another $25 million of funds. http://color-chip.com/israels-colorchip-raises-25-million-in-growth-funding-2/

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Israel 18th highest on UN human development list

Israel was ranked 18th out of 188 countries on the 2015 UN Human Development Index (HDI) which analyzes economic strength, education, and health. Israel scored higher than Japan, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, all of eastern European, plus African and Arab … Continue reading

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One of the hottest startups of 2015

CNBC has included Israel’s Lishtot in its list of 20 of the world’s hottest start-ups of 2015. Lishtot (see Sep 15 newsletter) detects water pollutants from the changes they make to the electromagnetic properties of drinking water. http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/19/20-of-the-worlds-hottest-start-ups-of-2015.html?slide=14

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