Comments on: New Electronic Field Guide Identifies Leaves in a Snap

By: Agen Bola

Agen Bola — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:41:22 +0000

Great suggestions Barbara! Also, maybe it could keep your plants safe from garden thievesâ??I keep hearing about these!

By: Georgia

Georgia — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:04:30 +0000

Beautiful images and great games but the app requires you to photograph the leaf or other object on a white background. If you only use the index, a general knowledge of trees is required.

By: Robin Plaskoff Horton

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:08:29 +0000

Steve, please do report back on your experience if you try it!

By: Steven Chamblee (Texas)

Steven Chamblee (Texas) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:50:26 +0000

Skeptic that I am, I’d have to test it out to believe it. Lots of variables; lots of morphological diversity—even from leaves off the same tree. But who knows, it might be the greatest thing ever. I recall being skeptical about microwave ovens, digital cameras, and cell phones, too. I’ve gotten fat eating all of this humble pie…

By: Robin Plaskoff Horton

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:30:49 +0000

Ellen, that is so funny! I could use one of those too!

By: Robin Plaskoff Horton

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:30:15 +0000

And thank you Joy for alerting me to this app!

By: Joy Bennett

Joy Bennett — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:42:32 +0000

That is such a cool App. Now I can figure out if something is friend or foe (weed or not) in the yard!

By: Ellen Spector Platt

Ellen Spector Platt — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:15:26 +0000

Great idea, and I also need a ‘People Snap’. I could surreptitiously take a snap of a person I know but just can’t recollect the name. The name could be whispered to me by the device as I pretend to take a phone call.