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Knesset launches “Waze for the Blind”

Posted on June 25, 2023

On Israel’s Blind Day (Jun 6) Israel’s Parliament (Knesset) launched a system to help the blind, visually impaired, and people with orientation difficulties navigate its premises. It uses the personalized audio guidance from Israel’s RightHear (see here previously). https://nocamels.com/2023/06/israeli-parliament-launches-waze-for-the-blind-navigation/

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The Waze of dental implants

Posted on April 2, 2023

The Image Guided Implantology (IGI) system from Israel’s Image Navigation uses a CT scan and LED motion tracking to fix dental implants, even when a patient is moving. Red and green lights tell the dentist exactly where the drill tip … Continue reading →

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The “Waze” of feeding tubes

Posted on November 28, 2022

The Envue feeding tube placement system from Israel’s Envizion Medical (see here previously) has been used tens of thousands of times in dozens of US hospitals including the Cleveland Clinic and the St. Vincent network of hospitals. It has been … Continue reading →

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“Waze” for cranes

Posted on December 27, 2020

Israel’s UltraWis has transformed the cockpit of the construction site crane into that of an aircraft. Cranes are controlled from hi-tech cabins on the ground, with no on-board operator. The technology includes image processing, 3D-modeling and Augmented Reality. It is … Continue reading →

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The Waze of construction

Posted on October 26, 2020

Israel’s Constru uses spatial and spherical cameras to digitally record the progress of construction sites. It sends progress reports as an email or app notification, updating project managers on the site’s development and alerting to any problems or deviations from … Continue reading →

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Waze rolls out new features

Posted on April 26, 2020

With a 70% decline in road traffic, Israeli-founded mobile navigation app developer Waze has turned to building new features that help users during the coronavirus pandemic. One can identify locations with “drive-thru” and “curbside pickup”, for safe access to food … Continue reading →

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Waze’s new Israeli carpool feature

Posted on August 4, 2019

Israeli-developed Waze has released a new carpooling feature in Israel. Drivers will now be able to invite multiple passengers to join their carpool, and if the car has at least three passengers, their route will be adjusted to include High … Continue reading →

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The Waze of indoor navigation

Posted on January 19, 2019

Instead of mapping every single building, Israel’s Navin turns the smartphone into a mapping device. It enables people to find their way in every hospital, shopping mall, airport and train station. Navin generates data points using shared sensors of every … Continue reading →

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Iran allows access to Waze

Posted on January 21, 2018

It looks like the Iranian regime can’t find its way around the country without Israeli technology.  Use of the Israeli-developed app Waze was blocked in Iran in March, reinstated in September and blocked again in October. It is now available … Continue reading →

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Waze to protect wildlife

Posted on March 5, 2017

Just in time for World Wildlife Day (Mar 3rd), Israeli drivers can now use the Israeli Waze navigation app to report a dead animal on the side of the road. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel will … Continue reading →

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