Mike Interviewed at AllBestBinoculars

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 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