Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 month agoWalmart's use of digital price tags signal the future of retail shopping, but consumers are worriedwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down10
arrow-up1125arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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.
minus-squareRecallMadness@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month 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-up4·1 month 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
No they are wifi controlled
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.
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