Comment on Walmart Is Putting Digital Labels That Change Prices Instantly on Every Store Shelf in America
moopet@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Theoretically these have a lot of benefits as well, like saving on paper and ink. One barker could last as long as thousands of prices over its lifetime, and mean staff don’t have to spend time changing them.
I mean, capitalism gonna capitalise and they’ll be used for evil, mostly, but.
I wonder if they’re all wired or run off batteries? If the former, then there’s a single point of failure, if the latter then ho boy do I have a plan for a zigbee/wifi/whatever device.
Its funny everyone shit the bed that prices might go up, but the Fed is out there pumping out 8% more money supply a year, and they keep printing if that money simply bids up stocks or house values.
Then they think its grocery stores raising prices 30c that’s making billionaires trillionaires.
I wonder if they’re all wired or run off batteries?
Batteries, I asked my local store manager (aka my wife). She also added that if you have the Walmart app open and can’t find an item on the shelf it will light the label up green so you can locate it.
They run off batteries. Usually an entire rail has one battery for all the tags. But they only need to use power to change the screen. I forget the type of screen but its like digital ink? They usually refresh and maybe change price around midnight where i work.
I wonder if they’re all wired or run off batteries?
They may not be the same, but the ones we have in the EU, or at least the ones I’ve seen, run on batteries. They’re not connected to anything. You can just yoink one and it works. I’ve seen some people do that and was tempted to myself. Not sure about the software side. If it’s realistically possible to display something else entirely on them, then it’d be cool to have.
Tear up the floors and put in micro generators that harness our footsteps that feed into the shelving and power the price tags wirelessly
Too expensive but that is a great idea for public spaces in general. Thermoelectric on open spaces would be cool, too. But while we’re dreamimg: por que no los dos.
stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Batteries. Asked my local store manager (aka my wife). She also added that if you have the Walmart app open and can’t find an item on the shelf it will light the label up green so you can locate it.