https://twitter.com/limitlessjest/status/1382554813162954753 the video is pretty funny tbh but holy shit this is the most the most ridiculous use of "smart" glass i've legit ever seen before
honestly it seems like a fucking nightmare in so many ways. not only is it incredibly annoying for the average person, but with how much shit can be flashing differently at once it seems like a risk for epileptics. And then from a clerk perspective, annoying as hell to see what needs to be restocked or "faced"
stupid as hell, waste of rare earth metals, and i bet you anything there's cameras built in (this might be the real purpose)
capitalism finds way to "fix" "problems" that didn't exist but somehow make it extremely worse. truly remarkable
i truly can't get over those fucking robots that roomba around checking inventory and shit and they try to fucking talk to you. DON'T PERCEIVE ME ROBOT, FUCK OFF
it's going to be like gas stations before you know it. and also those dumb fucking inventory robots that roombas around the store telling you to have a nice day and shit. god the future is gonna blow so hard
Being reasonably informed about AI and marketing algorithms, I once frowned at at one of those big walmart tablet ads for some random product that used a black man and his child as the demographic crutch... and then spent the rest of the afternoon worried the algorithms were going to think I was racist.
So yay for more judgemental screens? :sadness:
That's what I thought it was at first, I thought it was an automatic door with digital advertisements plastered on it.
I guess my immediate assumption was that it was a piece of tech that was being used for greed, not out of frivolous stupidity.
This is going to waste a lot of power both the glass itself and that people will just open up the doors to see the real product and browse real life objects instead of just looking through the glass until you find the stuff
that's actually a great point too, compounding how many there are, my store has 3 fridge/frozen sections like the one in the video, that is gonna add up quite a bit.
And then having all those fridges open will also add to hearing over time etc.
Ehh, it shows the categories when you're far away, shows you what should be in there but they are out of, is easier to see everything it has. It's not bad, but it isn't exactly needed.
some of the products are quite seriously displayed smaller than what's in the freezer, kinda problematic for anyone visually impaired a bit. Not only that but the way the screen changes to advertise stuff is super annoying in a way, you can't tell what brands or exact type of things are in there, forcing you to either wait or open every door to find what you're looking for exactly. It's just attempting to solve a problem that a regular sign above the fridges already solved. Also if the screen wigs out, since tech isn't fullproof, you're now looking at completely opaque glass
https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-twicn3dmhk/products/895/images/2839/P1040-aisle-wall-sign__48285.1545332009.386.513.jpg?c=2 this is so much easier to navigate
Honestly the most elegant way to have information visible like that would be if everyone had smart AR glasses and there was just a QR code or something telling the glasses what to show.
Of course under capitalism that comes with a ton of concerns about advertising and privacy and it quickly becomes some Black Mirror shit.
