DavkaWriter Platinum 4.0
The holiday of Chanukah has finally come, so you know what that means. It's time to find the right gift! I am sure those of you who purchased DavkaWriter Platinum 3.2 last year were not disappointed. However, Davka Writer Platinum 4.0 is out on the market, and it is definitely worth the upgrade.
From Feet To Amot: A New Jewish Units App
During my yearly visits to Australia to visit my wife’s family, I must endure the brutal calculations involved in switching from the imperfect Imperial system to the maligned-by-Americans (but clearly more efficient) Metric system. Pounds become kilos, Fahrenheit becomes Celsius, and feet become meters. Calculations are involved every day – and I don’t have a mind for numbers.
The HoloLens 2
HoloLens 2 is geared for enterprising customers. As such, Microsoft is allowing companies to customize their HoloLens to suit their industry and workers before purchase.
Jewish Travel Tech
I asked people in various groups across social media platforms which websites, apps, and appliances they used when traveling to make the experience easier and more enjoyable.
Israeli Scientists Grow Sperm Cells in Lab
A new technique developed by Ben- Gurion University researchers has resulted in the laboratory creation of mouse sperm cells from testicular germ cells. Profesosr...
Electronics Today
Microsoft: In an effort to prevent Microsoft from discontinuing selling new copies of the Windows XP Operating System, windows users have started circulating a petition threatening to jump ship and switch to Apple or Linux.
IBM Unveils Tool To Fight Computer Bias
It’s not just humans who are biased. Apparently, computer algorithms are too. That's why IBM recently unveiled AI Fairness 360 (AIF360) – an artificial...
Must-Have Travel Apps
Some of these apps only provide service to specific locations; hence, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with them before your trip to ensure they can be of use to you at your destination.
Robotic Body Surrogates
Users employ a web-based augmented reality interface to remotely control a PR2 robot. The robot is controlled through eye tracking and head tracking.
The Offshore Option
Hiring a project manager that you trust to oversee the project and frequently traveling overseas to see your developers at work can give you some measure of control.
Apps To Stimulate Your Brain
As we get older, we were wondering if there are some apps or websites that we can use to prevent memory deterioration.
Electronics Today
In an effort to accommodate the haredi world, Bezeq is now offering “kosher” phone service. This service will ban all calls to inappropriate numbers. Bezeq invested over $500,000 into this service and is offering it free of charge.
Will Facebook Succeed In Reinventing Itself?
According to a 2017 study by the Royal Society for Public Health in the UK, Instagram is the worst social media app for young people’s mental health, followed closely by Snapchat.
Preparing Food With Artificial Intelligence
If my own family couldn’t keep track of each other’s diets, I realized that restaurants and food brands must have a much more difficult time keeping up with food trends.
Penticon Technologies
Every day more and more people are purchasing handheld organizers running the Palm Operating System (Palm OS), including a significant number of Jewish consumers.
Israel to Launch Google Street View
Famed Google Maps application Street View, which is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth providing 360-degree panoramic views from positions along streets throughout the world, will be launched in Israel on Sunday.
AI: The New Interviewer
While AI has shown itself to be great at analyzing concrete data points, it can’t necessarily predict future social outcomes like success at a job or company fit.
How Much Do You Trust Facebook?
The Portal already has stiff competition from Google Home and Amazon Echo, although its video-calling technology gives it a unique twist to help differentiate it from other smart speaker devices.
Lain, Smartphone, Lain
As someone who lains fairly often at my synagogue, I don't consider it a big deal committing to a few aliyot every couple of weeks. I've even occasionally lained the megillah. Yet for more than 15 years, there is one Torah reading I have avoided laining at all costs: my bar mitzvah parshah.
Smart Home Tech
For those who find the idea of showering with Alexa creepy, Kohler also has a Bluetooth-enabled Moxie showerhead that only comes with speakers.
Reality: Virtual, Augmented, And Mixed (Part II)
For the future of VR, I expect prices to continue dropping and consumers to adopt products at home.
Israel Start-Up Plans Hitchiking Safety App
In response to the kidnapping of three boys last week, some Israelis have prayed. Some have voiced support on social media. And some have done what they do...
What I Wish My Parents Knew
I spoke to six high school students to hear what they wished their parents and teachers knew about their Internet usage.
Israel’s Newest ‘Eye in the Sky’ Watching Iran
Israel has launched another military satellite to keep an eye on Iran as Tehran ramps up its nuclear development program.
Electronics Today
With reports that this holiday season’s sales are expected to match those of 2002, online businesses are making a major attempt to compete and gain your business. This permits the average consumer to get a great deal on Chanukah gifts from the comfort of his or her home.
Why Isn’t My App Finished Yet?
The culprit can also be lack of time or a lack of experience necessary to create an initial comprehensive and accurate software plan.
Wireless Charging Done Right
I wanted to find out if wireless power can really be done, and if yes, I wanted to find the best way to do it and bring this revolution from Israel.
$1 Million Israeli BRAIN Prize To Be Awarded in 2013
A $1 million dollar prize has been announced which will go to the individual or team with the highest potential for helping people around the world by the non-profit organization Israel Brain Technologies.
Is Christopher Reeve’s Dream Coming True?
Unlike those of previous studies, Courtine’s stimulations only targeted the precise location of the movement.
Holy Land of Opportunity: North American Jews Finding Jobs in Israel
Jews across America, in the privacy of their own computer screens, are scanning the internet for job opportunities which will enable them to make the leap toward life in Israel.