Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months agoWalmart's use of digital price tags signal the future of retail shopping, but consumers are worriedwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down10
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkWalmart's use of digital price tags signal the future of retail shopping, but consumers are worriedwww.techspot.comPete Hahnloser@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareRecallMadness@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThey are also IR controlled. A lot of them have a little window on the front of the unit, and an array of transmitters in the ceiling.
minus-squarePyro@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoProbably different models for different sets. The set I work with are purely wifi. They have a light on them to blink is the only extra thing they do IR on them does sound stupid though, in a store environment that can be blocked rather easily
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoIn the Czech Republic, BILLA uses them and they respond to the RFID reader on my phone. It’s a different kind though, most have black-white-red displays.
No they are wifi controlled
They are also IR controlled. A lot of them have a little window on the front of the unit, and an array of transmitters in the ceiling.
Probably different models for different sets. The set I work with are purely wifi. They have a light on them to blink is the only extra thing they do
IR on them does sound stupid though, in a store environment that can be blocked rather easily
In the Czech Republic, BILLA uses them and they respond to the RFID reader on my phone. It’s a different kind though, most have black-white-red displays.