I don’t believe they are networked. No article mentions this. I have those in France and see employees “update” the tags with a handheld device, which suggests that there is no network at all. Maybe an underpowered bluetooth or NFC, but definitely not a network.
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I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’ve gotta wonder… How expensive are these little networked e-ink displays? Probably not super expensive, but they’ve gotta be more than a paper price tag. Definitely more of a hassle to replace when someone breaks them by running into them, accidentally snapping them off, etc…
one_old_coder@piefed.social 17 hours ago
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
$8 (assuming Dollarydoos). At least according to the article (it’s hidden in the caption of a photo). And it cites Reddit…
Giloron@programming.dev 1 day ago
But more expensive than the wage of the person to go around replacing them for weekly sales? Walking back and forth to make a new tag to fill in an empty spot when something runs out?
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Paper tags arent as easily damaged.