OurielOhayon

2010 Web

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Stunning image quality isn't it?

Anyway. Honored to be with so many nice guys on the same video.

One thing i need to do though: i seriously need to learn how to watch steadily a camera. I got a headache just looking at myself

My Goal for 2010

Cellcom needs to train better their sales guy for the iPhone

Extract from a conversation i had yesterday with a sales representative over the Phone trying to buy an iPhone 32GB

Me: Hi, i would like to buy a 32GB iPHone and would need some more precision

Cellcom: why do you need a 32 GB iPhone. Why not a 16GB?

Me: Because i want a 32GB iPhone

Cellcom: but that is a lot of space, 16GB is already a lot

Me: i need a 32GB iPhone, that s all

Cellcom: well we don't have a 32GB iPhone in stock right now [Ouriel thinking "there you go.." ] 

Me: well, why not saying it in the first place?

Cellcom: Well 16GB is also very good. Sure you don't want one?

Me: No. Tell me when you'll have 32GB

Cellcom: in 1 month of more.

Me: so, i ll check at Orange then?

Cellcom: ok

Me: you, don't mind i'll go to your competitor to buy an iPhone?

Cellcom: no

It is not a 100% transcription. But pretty close. No comment. 

Precision: on the other side, this was a real human being.

Ze pizza

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This could not make me happier!

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Yes, Appsfire.com, my new company has just been nominated top 10 Best startup product of 2009.

I am now totally smashed and tired by this busy week in Paris for LeWeb and other things.

But seeing this just gave me a big dosis of adrenaline

Congrats to Loic and Geraldine for LeWeb

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Amazing conference. Very very very very serious upgrade at all level compared to previous edition

For me the best web event in the world. And a very special one for me. More news soon

Really? a keyboard for Gmail? already have mine..

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If they really wanted to make something smart, they would create an iPhone app with the keyboard instead and would sell it $2.99

Not mentioning the fact that if you are a real Gmail freak, there are native keyboard shortcuts you can enrich with a couple of plugins...

Mine first

Now this is going to be funny to follow. 

Emblaze an Israeli startup focus on video streaming and mobile technology, behind the device that makes me think twice when i look at my iPhone is sueing Apple for infringing a patent over live video streaming.

I don't know the nature of this patent, but there are so many companies doing live streaming on the mobile and the web (ustream, Qik,...) that i wonder why we never heard about this patent before 

This is not the first scratch the iPhone will have with Israel. The iPhone trademark was first used by an Israeli company: Vocaltec (btw i know Apple settled with Cisco, but did they ever settled with Vocaltec?)

Israelis, love the iPhone. Even though it is still not yet available on the market (will be soon). But the love comes with tension. 

2 compelling details on SquareUp : A round with Khosla Ventures and Alyssa Milano as advisor

I will become a cow tomorrow if SquareUp is not becoming a top 10 trending topic on twitter in the coming hours. Jack Dorsey, Twitter creator, has revealed a little more about his new project SquareUp a very interesting new way to use you iPhone as a payment system for credit cards.

The experience seems compelling from the video demo below

But 2 details have escaped the Twitter-Sphere. 

• Khosla Ventures has made an investment in the company (you can find it in the about page). Which is a great way to start
• Alyssa Milano is an advisor (i must have missed something here)

In any case i think this is a very exciting projet. I always dreamed about having the same payment experience as in an Apple Store. Specially for receipts. This could happen now.

I doubt it will be as viral as Twitter (for obvious logistical and geographical reason). But it has a very clear business case...

update: techcrunch confirmed the round this night...

Fantastic - When classic music meets jazz

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One of my favourite Jazz standard, introed by a surprising version of my favorite classical music composer: Ravel (sonatine part 2 btw)

I am rediscovering Phineas Newsborn, a great jazz pianist!

Made in Israel: the first UI/UX that make me think twice when looking at my iPhone

Whoever has tried to copy the iPhone interface, even Google/Android, has not come yet with something exciting and different enough.

This phone, created by Emblaze, an israeli company, is the first to make me think that something better is possible

It reminds me a lot of what Swype is trying to bring to the keyboard input but extended to everything

I may contradict myself, but we have in Israel great potential at creating some great UI/UX. This is an example. Or better said, an exception

update: ok, no so fast then. lot of left handed readers rightly complained in the comments that the device is not built for them. Good point. And one of my followers on twitter tried it and said it is the worst phone ever...wow.

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