Regular readers probably already know more about me than they’d like, but Perry at AllBestBinoculars asked some excellent questions in our interview. Are my responses as good? Check it out!
Regular readers probably already know more about me than they’d like, but Perry at AllBestBinoculars asked some excellent questions in our interview. Are my responses as good? Check it out!
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Hi Mike,
I’d like permission to quote you in a book I am writing. Here’s the line I’d like to use: ““In birding parlance, a “spark bird” is the species that mutates one’s benign regard for nature into a seething, immoderate interest in avifauna.”
May I quote you?
Sharon McInnes
Gabriola Island, BC, Canada
Hi Sharon, feel free to quote me and let me know if you do. Good luck with your book!
Hi Mike,
I am working on a product development that may have some use and value to the birding community. I would like to get your guidance and feedback on how I might learn from people here on how such a product should work.
The product is basically binoculars with a heads-up-display. I think adding a field guide page as an overlay, visible while looking at a bird, might be a useful feature. Additionally, one can capture a snapshot or a video clip while observing a bird, as well as log geo-location information, useful in recording observations. It creates a new tool for bird watching and citizen science projects.
But to design it correctly, specifically a useful interface and feature set, it really helps to talk to people who understand birding. So I thought getting feedback here might be a good place to start.
The product is in development and not for sale, so this is not an advertising campaign, but rather a learning exercise.
I would very much like to get your thoughts on this and guidance on where and how this might be presented to birders to get their inputs on a useful design.
Thanks,
Chris
Hi Chris, interesting idea. Feel free to email me. I’d be happy to discuss this.