In Apple's development centers in Herzliya and Haifa, teams work on a variety of hardware technologies for its various devices: storage, chips, cameras, and wireless communication. Apple Israel employees develop iPhones, Ipads, iMacs, and Apple watches. It is as a kind of "test lab" where local engineers fiddle with new ideas, and it is the birthplace of some of the new technological marvels. The Herzliya Apple R&D center is the 1st center outside of the US.​