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The best site at the Buenos Aires Book Fair

Posted on May 26, 2019

Israel’s booth at the Buenos Aires Book Fair was awarded the prize for Best Site in the “Countries,” category at what is considered the most well-attended book fair in the Spanish-speaking world. At the booth, Israel’s Orcam donated a device … Continue reading →

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Democratic and visionary

Posted on April 14, 2019

Israel’s OrCam provided its MyEye2 device to enable many visually impaired to vote in Israel’s general election. Escorts helped others to vote. 22,000 of Israel’s 6.3 million voters are legally blind plus another 100,000 have visual impairments. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-orcam-to-help-blind-people-cast-vote-independently/

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Never forget a face

Posted on January 26, 2019

I reported previously (Jan 2016) when Israel’s OrCam launched MyEye – a device for the visually impaired that recognizes faces and translates speech to text. Now, the OrCam MyMe wearable camera identifies people you meet and links to a work-balance … Continue reading →

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Israeli life-changing technologies

Posted on January 14, 2018

New video showing how Israeli innovations ReWalk, EyeControl and OrCam are giving the disabled back their lives. https://www.youtube.com/embed/BNEC8XLj8KU?rel=0

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7 very intelligent companies

Posted on January 7, 2018

Seven Israeli companies appear the latest prestige AI (Artificial Intelligence) 100 list compiled by San Francisco-based CB Insights. They are Applitools (new to VGNI – see links), Cybereason, Dynamic Yield (new to VGNI – see links), OrCam, Prospera, Twiggle and … Continue reading →

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Empowering people with disabilities

Posted on December 10, 2017

Israel marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd Dec. There are 1.6 million in Israel with disabilities. Israeli empowerment involves cochlear implants for the deaf, a theater for blind/deaf actors, the ReWalk exoskeleton for paraplegics, OrCam, EyeControl and … Continue reading →

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Life-changing tech for the visually impaired

Posted on September 10, 2017

I reported previously (May 2016) on the text to speech MyEye device from Israeli startup Orcam. MyEye now clips onto your spectacles and can read text in English, Hebrew, Chinese, French, Italian and German. It can also store names and … Continue reading →

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An intelligent extra eye

Posted on January 31, 2016

Israel’s OrCam has moved on from its camera that helps visually impaired. It has now launched MyMe – an augmented attention device that gives you an extra eye and ear. It can perform face recognition, speech to text translation, time … Continue reading →

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Israeli glasses allow the blind to read

Posted on June 9, 2013

Israeli start-up OrCam has developed a camera-based system that will “read” to the visually impaired whilst on the move. So OrCam employee Liat Negrin, visually impaired since childhood, can pick up a can of vegetables in a grocery store and … Continue reading →

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