{"id":14241,"date":"2024-01-12T12:27:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T12:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1402956"},"modified":"2024-01-12T12:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T12:27:55","slug":"these-ai-binoculars-just-made-birdwatching-a-whole-lot-easier-and-more-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14241","title":{"rendered":"These AI binoculars just made birdwatching a whole lot easier \u2014 and more expensive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a kid, perhaps unsurprisingly, I was the only person I knew interested in birdwatching. Nevertheless, I regularly went out in nature armed with my binoculars, bird book, and camera, ready to document as many species as I could. <\/span><\/p>\n

The process was largely manual \u2014 spot a bird through the binoculars, snap a pic (if it stood still for long enough), and then try to figure out what species it was, if I didn\u2019t already know. But the times they are a changin\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n

Austrian optical specialist Swarovski Optik has just unveiled the world\u2019s first pair of smart binoculars. Powered by AI<\/a>, the binos can identify 9,000 species of birds and other wildlife for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how they work. When you find a bird in your field of vision, you press a button, and a red circle surrounds the object as the binoculars process the image. Within about five seconds, the name of the animal pops up on the screen. Most birds move fast though, so I\u2019m skeptical that five seconds is quick enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>A view through the AX Visio smart binoculars. Credit: Swarovski Optik <\/span><\/figcaption>