KeyBoots finds work for extended holidays
(Thanks to Israel21c) Israelis enjoy traveling. So it was natural for Moshik Cohen to develop KeyBoots (a play on words similar to Kibbutz). Now when backpackers run out of funds, Keyboots can help them get food and accommodation in exchange for voluntary work.
The pocket printer is on the move
Here is a new video of the portable robot printer from Israel’s ZUtA Labs. ZUtA expects to start shipping the printer in June.
TwitterMate – just for the important messages
Tomer Simon, a Ph.D. student at Ben Gurion University’s Department of Emergency Medicine, has developed a system called TwitterMate, a tool for archiving and classifying information on social media. It records specific hashtags, users or subjects for later analysis.
Israel’s most outstanding public building
Tel Aviv University’s Capsule Building received 1st place (in the public buildings category) at the Israeli Association of Builders' Excellence Awards. The building was chosen for its design, quality and compatibility to the local environment.
Hi-tech clothing
The WearSheva! Hackathon at Ben-Gurion University was a 28 hour marathon in which 210 developers and designers had to come up with a new, innovative wearable technology product. The winners were a student feedback system, a wearable locator device and a real-time translator.
9th graders’ ground-breaking experiment in space
On the International Space Station, astronauts have conducted an experiment designed by four 14-year-old girls from an Israeli high school. The experiment showed that low gravity slows the development of living organisms.
Hats off to the smart baseball cap
I featured Lifebeam’s smart cycling helmet in March 2013. Now non-cyclists can wear the hi-tech head-covering that measures heart-rate, calorie usage, walking posture and more.
The Weizmann Institute goes where no one has gone before
A gala celebration of Weizmann Canada’s 50th anniversary raised $5.7 million for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. One honored guest was Canada’s William Shatner, better known as Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise.
One hand movement to control them all
The onecue system by Israel’s eyeSight lets users interact with almost any device in their homes just by moving their hands. The system uses gesture recognition technology to operate any device with a control system, from the TV to the cable box to the thermostat.
Whatever happened to Yo?
In June 2014, the smartphone app “Yo” was the fourth most popular app in the App Store. But then the novelty wore off. After all, who really needs something that just sends a message “Yo” to a friend? But now the Israeli developers of Yo are planning a comeback.