Persay Voice Recognition Biomteritcs Grabs 2.4 NIS from Teuza

Welcome to VC Cafe. If you’re new around here, you may want to subscribe to our feed and get daily updates for FREE. TheMarker reports that voice recognition startup PerSay has raised one million NIS from the Israeli government fund Teuza. The investment was made as part of a larger round of 2.4 million NIS [...]

Navi2Go: The Ultimate Killer Navigation Application?

As the phone converges into a GPS device, people are putting away their TomTom devices and simply installing a navigation app on their 3G phone.
The level of detail on these apps varies, but Israeli startup 3DVU claims to have the killer navigation app. The new version of Navi2Go will supply both 3D aerial photography and [...]

The First iPhone Music Instrument: Ocarina

Smule, the people that invented the Sonic lighter application for the iPhone, step it up a notch with Ocarina, the first networked music instrument for the iPhone.
For only $0.99 cents, you  will be able to enjoy two major features with the Ocarina app:
1) Play music on your phone by clicking on a set of circles [...]

Boxee, My6Sense and Didiom: What about compatibility?

I was very impressed with each of these three Israeli startups when I got the invitation to test them. Even
though Boxee, My6sense and Didiom are very different from one another, I’ve had compatibility issues with all of them. In a nutshell, if you don’t have a Mac and an iPhone - you’re behind the curve, [...]

Made In Israel: Kosher iPhone Apps

Apple recently opened its first store in Israel, but for some bizarre reason, the iPhone is not available for sale there. Even though Israelis are not able to purchase one yet, developers are cranking out iPhone apps like hotcakes. Some apps are Jewish-themed, others are completely mainstream.
The Israeli iPhone apps:
Fring - By Fringland
VOIP on your [...]