Hipster Care Pack Startup Sets Kickstarter Record
A hip Jewish care-package project says it has become the most successful Jewish campaign ever on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform.
Hello Mazel, which plans to send out four packages a year with “the best Jewish stuff,” raised almost $45,000 in less than one day, with a Kickstarter campaign launched on Friday. After it reached $70,000 it became “the most-funded Jewish campaign in Kickstarter history,” according to the campaign page. The Day 1 goal for the project, whose leaders include Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, was to raise $18,000.
New Israeli App Provides Always-Accessible Medical Information for Israeli Travelers
New free smartphone application lists comprehensive vital information about the best health services, including 3,000 hospitals, around the world. Just press a button to reach the medical database – and you don’t even need an Internet connection.
Oscar Trip Could See 26 VIPs, and Their Companions, to Israel
Will 2016 bring Leonardo DiCaprio to Tel Aviv? Will we see Cate Blanchett at the Western Wall? Sylvester Stallone hiking the Ramon Crater?
Twenty-six Oscar notables — the five nominees for best director, as well and the four nominees each for best actor, best actress, best supporting actor and best supporting actress, plus Chris Rock, this year’s master of ceremonies at the Academy Awards — will receive a free VIP trip for two to Israel, courtesy of the Tourism Ministry and ExploreIsrael.com, owned by an ultra-Orthodox pair of tour operators from Brooklyn.
How Much Electricity Does a Bottle of Beer Take? Israeli Start-Up Lightapp Knows
How much electricity goes into a roll of paper towels? How much water does it take to process the hops that go into a bottle of beer? How does the weather affect the tire manufacturing business? The answers to those questions are in the data, but extracting that data in a manufacturing setting is difficult without the energy monitoring system developed by Herzliya-based Lightapp Technologies.
Meet Blindspot, the Anonymous Messaging App That Stirs Up Global Controversy
The first thing you do before making a turn is to check your blind spot. That is, if you’re driving a vehicle. The question is whether you’ll also check your Blindspot app first, before checking your Facebook, Instagram or Snapchat. The new Israeli app, which allows you to send anonymous messages, is gaining momentum as the next big messaging app among youngsters, but is also stirring up controversy around the globe due to its potential to enable harassment and cyber-bullying.
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