Team SpaceIL is a private non-profit venture competing in the Google Lunar X Prize (an unmanned private r...ace to the moon). We believe that a victorious participation in this competition is a national mission that will promote scientific awareness amongst Israeli youth, as well as develop the Israeli space industry -- a key element in Israel’s economy and national security. The American space program sparked the imagination of an entire generation in the U.S. We hope that our project will inspire Israeli children in a similar way. Our goal is to win the competition in order to direct the...
Waze is a social mobile application that enables drivers to build and use real-time road intelligence. The service includes constantly-updated road maps, alerts on traffic and accidents, and data providing users with the fastest route to get to wherever they need to go. Map and traffic updates are automatically collected and generated as users drive with waze activated, but drivers can also actively report and update other users with what's happening on the road including accident alerts, police traps, weather hazards, cheap gas offers and more. And the best part? Because the map and all of...
VivoText's text-to-speech (TTS) engine delivers speech synthesis that is virtually indistinguishable from recording of "real" human voices. The engine is modeled after a proven technology called Music Objects Recognition (MOR). Developed by VivoText founder, Gershon Silbert, MOR delivers computerized expressive music performances that are indistinguishable from human performances. The VivoText TTS engine is comprised of three basic components: language analysis modules, speech performance processors, and a sampler containing proprietary Voice Samples Libraries.
RayV is all about giving you the opportunity to create TV, from existing TV networks that wish to expand their offering in new territories to entrepreneurs with ideas for niche TV and live events. RayV provides a wall-to-wall turnkey solution which combines High Quality Live Streaming at a fraction of the cost of traditional broadcast with fully integrated creation, display and monetization tools.
Physical Virtue provides a reliable and accurate method for evaluation and management of neck disorders. The developed training method is interactive, motivating and pain distracting, suitable for people suffering from pain and stiffness in the cervical spine.
Elbit Systems is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems ("UAS"), advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing...
The first LivingHome, designed by Ray Kappe, FAIA, was installed in eight hours. It became the first home ever to receive a LEED for Home Platinum rating. The second LivingHome was named Green Home of the Year by Green Home Builder Magazine. Glenn was a founding partner of idealab, a business incubation firm that founded a number of successful companies including GoTo. He was named Environmental Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 by LA City Council/Faith2Green.
Israel and successful start-ups have much in common, both small with limited resources, yet strong, creative, and very resourceful. In this short presentation, I will share with you what Israel has in common with successful start-ups, and the valuable lessons, I have personally learned from my experience as an entrepreneur.
...and have nothing to show for it. The ups and downs of life as a professional poker player. Hear a tale of transition - from working as a waiter in Brooklyn to traveling the world playing high-stakes poker tournaments from Australia to Monaco. Learn the ins-and-outs of the world of professional gambling and decide for yourself if the triumph of winning is more resonant than the frustration of failure.
