Sign of the times

Your email signature can give a really good impression of you. The software from Israel’s WiseStamp has been installed already by almost one million users. Hmm… I think I’ll give it a trial.

Who left the tap/faucet running?

The Bware from Israel’s a2design not only shows how much water you have used, on the LED display, it can also help detect different kinds of leaks.

Everyone dreams of flying

Anatoly Cohn was deported from Russia for building micro-light aircraft. Now his Apco Aviation in Caesarea is internationally famous for 15 world records and its life-saving parachutes.

Bouncing back

We featured the Israel Technion’s TechnoBrain yoyo competition back in June. Here, a new short film has been released of the event that challenged Israel’s scientists of the future.

Another wireless wallet

Israel’s Cellarix Ltd. has developed a software-only product that enable any person with an Internet-access cellphone (2.5G and up) - and not just a smartphone - to make purchases at stores.

Are we on the same page?

When two people visit the same website simultaneously they can now choose to chat with each other. Israel’s WhoIsLive transforms the Internet into a giant social network.

Vikido – ‘facebook for kids’

Now parents of small children can train their offspring with this safe social network from Israel. Targeting ages 3-12, Vikido was visually designed to work using the most basic skills.

Power in the Golan

While Syria’s Assad is using military power against his people, across the border Israel’s Enlight is harnessing the power of the wind for peaceful purposes by building six wind farms in the Golan.

Tel Aviv – Europe’s hottest start-up capital

Great feature in the latest Wired magazine.

Warning kids of Internet dangers

Rather than blowing the whistle to parents, Israeli company, Sensegon, has developed ‘Kangaroo’, to detect and alert the child to a potentially dangerous Internet relationship.