PointGrab wins Euro Prize
Israel’s PointGrab has won the 2013 European Technology Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan for its achievements in "gesture recognition for consumer electronics." PointGrab’s technology is in computers, smartphones and TVs, including Samsung’s Smart TVs, Acer and Fujitsu PCs.
A Technion graduate
This video will give you some appreciation of the high calibre of the graduates from Israel’s Technion. Professor Beth Murinson says at the end – “As you can see, I’m quite busy”.
Greek student at Hebrew U wins top dental prize
Georgia Kotantoula, a Greek biomedical masters’ student at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, won first prize in a European Association of Orthodontists’ competition. Georgia’s dental bacteria remedy has been patented by the university and will commence trials shortly.
Should you trust the tipsters?
Tel Aviv-based TipRanks, a financial start-up that aggregates and ranks stock recommendations, was one of the “Best of Show” winners at this year’s Finovate competition in New York. TipRanks measures how well financial analysts’ stock tips have performed historically.
You’re never lost with Israeli indoor GPS
There are now at least four Israeli start-ups offering customers free applications to help them find their way around giant shopping malls. I reported WiseSec’s Wiseby in March. Now Mally from GeniusMatcher has hit Spain and NavIn and IndoorGo are beginning to move in.
Information at your fingertips
(Thanks to Israel21c) The plug-in from Israeli start-up Curiyo will display a subtle link to instantly available details about interesting subjects in any web page you visit.
And typing now fits your fingers
(Thanks to Arlene) Israel’s “invisible touchscreen” maker SnapKeys has updated its SI Revolution keyboard app to allow you to position the keys anywhere on the screen. Say goodbye to the QUERTY keyboard. One-finger typing just got even easier.
Re-charge your battery through the air
Israel’s Wi-Charge will recharge mobile devices via a power “transmitter” suspended from a high point in the room. The transmitter, connected to an existing electrical outlet, generates a narrow beam of infrared light to a light receiver installed on your mobile device.
Fuel from castor bean seeds
Israel’s Evogene has successfully completed three years of field trials in Brazil to develop castor beans into bio-diesel and other industrial uses. The crop is sown after the soybean harvest, when rainfall is insufficient for other crops. It provides farmers with a high value crop and vital extra revenue.
Tal-Ya trays go into production
Tal-Ya’s product is a unique tray that surrounds the base of a tree, vine or other crop. It saves farmers over 50% in water and 30% fertilizer resources, while preventing weed-growth. The tray also achieves a dramatic increase in crop yield. The company is now selling trays internationally.