This video bird feeder is the surprise hit of Prime Day
This video bird feeder is the surprise hit of Prime Day
这款智能视频喂鸟器成为 Prime Day 的意外爆款
Prime Day is almost over, and with it your chance to grab this smart video bird feeder at a steep discount. Prime Day 即将结束，这也意味着你以超低折扣入手这款智能视频喂鸟器的机会所剩无几。
I can understand why The Verge readers are flocking to the BirdBuddy deal we posted at the beginning of Prime Day. 我完全理解为什么《The Verge》的读者们会对我们在 Prime Day 初期发布的 BirdBuddy 折扣趋之若鹜。
The BirdBuddy Pro with Solar Panels is a wholesome upgrade for your yard, but the full price of $299 is tough to stomach. After all, the BirdBuddy is essentially a video doorbell and solar panels stuck to a bird feeder, something you could assemble yourself in an hour for under $100. Specialized features like bird recognition and naming are locked behind a subscription, so you’re looking at a potentially costly investment for your yard. 配备太阳能电池板的 BirdBuddy Pro 是为你庭院增色不少的升级好物，但 299 美元的原价确实让人难以接受。毕竟，BirdBuddy 本质上就是一个贴在喂鸟器上的视频门铃和太阳能板，你自己花不到 100 美元就能在一小时内组装出一个类似的产品。此外，鸟类识别和命名等专业功能还需要订阅付费，这意味着这对于你的庭院来说是一笔潜在的高昂投资。
On the other hand, the discounted Prime Day price of $168 at Amazon is a lot more palatable — and probably why it’s been the most unexpected hit of all the things we posted. 另一方面，亚马逊 Prime Day 期间 168 美元的折扣价就显得亲民多了——这可能也是它成为我们发布的所有商品中最出人意料的爆款的原因。
Birdbuddy’s charming, camera-equipped feeder identifies and snaps shots of each bird that stops by, supplementing its 5-megapixel stills with insightful facts via an app. The solar roof helps keep the camera’s battery topped up even when it’s cloudy outside. Birdbuddy 这款迷人的带摄像头喂鸟器可以识别并抓拍每一只驻足的鸟儿，并通过应用程序提供 500 万像素的照片以及相关的科普知识。太阳能屋顶即使在阴天也能帮助摄像头保持电量充足。
The steep sale likely reflects the fact that Birdbuddy has new bird feeders in the works. The company announced a pair of new video bird feeders at CES in January. The BirdBuddy 2, which will retail for $199, has a rotating camera with a wider field of view that can take landscape or portrait postcards, but otherwise is very similar to the Pro with solar panels. They were briefly available for pre-order, and made their way to some reviewers and scattered buyers, but aren’t currently listed on the BirdBuddy website. The BirdBuddy 2 Mini has a smaller housing, but lacks solar panels, and will retail for $129 when it launches this year. 这次大幅降价可能反映出 Birdbuddy 正在研发新款喂鸟器。该公司在 1 月份的 CES 上发布了两款新的视频喂鸟器。零售价为 199 美元的 BirdBuddy 2 配备了视野更广的旋转摄像头，可以拍摄横向或纵向的明信片式照片，除此之外与带太阳能板的 Pro 版非常相似。它们曾短暂开放预订，并已送达部分评测人员和少量买家手中，但目前并未在 BirdBuddy 官网上架。BirdBuddy 2 Mini 外壳更小，但不含太阳能板，今年上市时零售价为 129 美元。
Smart bird feeders are also an increasingly crowded space. There are other options to consider, like the Coolfly Aura that we recently reviewed around the same price. You can find plenty of budget options on Amazon, too, though you’ll have a harder time getting the same degree of polish delivered by Birdbuddy. 智能喂鸟器市场也正变得越来越拥挤。还有其他选择值得考虑，比如我们最近评测过的价格相近的 Coolfly Aura。你也可以在亚马逊上找到许多平价替代品，但想要获得像 Birdbuddy 那样精致的体验，难度会大得多。