The USB memory stick (also called a flash drive or thumb drive) was invented in 1999 by an Israeli company called M-Systems. Before that, people copied files between computers using big floppy disks that only held a tiny bit. Now we carry whole films in our pocket.
Instant messaging - typing little messages back and forth to friends in real time - was invented in 1996 by four Israeli teenagers. They called their app ICQ. The 'ping' sound when a message arrived was theirs too. Today's chat apps like WhatsApp are descendants of that idea.
The cherry tomato isn't a tech invention, but it is a science one. In the 1970s, Israeli scientists at the Hebrew University worked out how to grow tomatoes that were tiny, sweet, and didn't go squishy too fast. They are now sold all over the world.
Israel has a nickname: 'Start-Up Nation'. For its size, no other country starts as many new technology companies. Lots of the apps and gadgets we use every day - GPS apps, parts inside our phones, the technology in some heart monitors - were invented or improved in Israel.

