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Smarter smartphones: Israeli start-ups with social impact
July 28, 2015, 12:00 pm
You know that feeling when you realize you've left your smartphone at home? No communication, information or navigation? For the visually- and mobility-impaired this can be a daily occurrence. But two Israeli high-tech start-ups have stepped into the frame to change all that. Boaz Zilberman, Chief Executive of Project Ray, joins host Viva Press in the studio to explain how they developed the world's first smartphone for the blind. Also in the studio is Oded Ben-Dov, Co-founder and CEO of Sesame Enable, to talk about their touch-free smartphone that can be controlled with gestures. — ISRAEL21c on TLV1

Smarter smartphones: Israeli start-ups with social impact

July 28, 2015, 12:00 pm

You know that feeling when you realize you've left your smartphone at home? No communication, information or navigation? For the visually- and mobility-impaired this can be a daily occurrence. But two Israeli high-tech start-ups have stepped into the frame to change all that.

Boaz Zilberman, Chief Executive of Project Ray, joins host Viva Press in the studio to explain how they developed the world's first smartphone for the blind. Also in the studio is Oded Ben-Dov, Co-founder and CEO of Sesame Enable, to talk about their touch-free smartphone that can be controlled with gestures.

— ISRAEL21c on TLV1

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