Technology has given us several benefits and disadvanges at the same time.
About mobile phones some apps, using image & audio recognization, GPS and internet connectivity, have very interesting features and are mentioned below. This is not intended to be a full list, but just to give an idea about techonology great opportunities:
1.) Flowers, Plants, Animals and trees identification through simple camera photos
Flora Incognita - Android/Apple
Flowerchecker - Apple/Android
Inaturalist - Apple/Android
PictureThis - Android/Iphone
PlantNet - Android / Iphone
PlantSnap - Android/Iphone
What’s that flower? - Android
2.) Wine app that scans wine labels and provides details about that wine such history, prices, quality etc. etc.
Vivino - Android/Mac
Wine-Searcher - Android/Mac
3.) Mushrooms identification in conjunction with mobile photo camera:
Mushrooms - Android/Apple
Mushroom Identify - Android/Apple
Champignouf - Apple/Android
4.) Music identification in conjunction with internet and mobile audio recorder:
SoundHound - Apple/Android
Shazam - Apple/Android
5.) Birds sound identification in conjunction with internet and mobile audio recorder:
BirdNET - Android
Merlin Bird ID - Apple
6.) Astronomy and Stars identification in conjunction with mobile photo camera, GPS and internet connectivity:
Mappa Stellare - Android
NASA app - Apple/Android
Night Sky Lite - Apple/Android
Sky Safari - Apple/Android
Sky View Lite - Apple/Android
Star Walk 2 - Apple/Android
Star Tracker - Android
Stellarium - PC
Stellarium Mobile Sky Map - Apple/Android
7.) Recognize monuments, paintings and artworks in conjunction with mobile photo camera, GPS and internet connectivity:
Ciceros - Android
Magnus - Apple/Android
Mereasy - Apple/Android
Smartify - Apple/Android
ViaggiArt - Cultura e Turismo Android
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