schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoGet ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigeratorwww.sammobile.comexternal-linkmessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkGet ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigeratorwww.sammobile.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square119linkfedilinkfile-text
Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoWhy do gas pumps have screens?
minus-squareByteOnBikes@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoThis is actually why I got a Costco membership. 90% of gas stations in my city have a TV screen now and fuck that noise.
minus-squareDampCanary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoOnly in banana republic would customer be less valuable than ad revenue Normal ones, yes, even 3rd world countries: have counters only (minimalism).
minus-squareRenorc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day ago Everyone should know this. Share it.
minus-squareByteOnBikes@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoNever worked for me. Push that button. Pushed the button below/above. Held the button. Pushed all the buttons. None of it worked.
minus-squarefuzzzerd@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoOnly sometimes. I’ve seen the mute button be disabled on numerous machines. Worth knowing and trying when the screen is blaring ads at you, but my success rate has been low in muting them.
minus-squareclif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 hours agoYeah, and it varies by station. I push all the buttons. Some times one works, some times not.
Why do gas pumps have screens?
This is actually why I got a Costco membership. 90% of gas stations in my city have a TV screen now and fuck that noise.
Only in banana republic would customer be less valuable than ad revenue
Normal ones, yes, even 3rd world countries:

have counters only (minimalism).
Everyone should know this. Share it.
Never worked for me. Push that button. Pushed the button below/above. Held the button.
Pushed all the buttons.
None of it worked.
Only sometimes. I’ve seen the mute button be disabled on numerous machines. Worth knowing and trying when the screen is blaring ads at you, but my success rate has been low in muting them.
Yeah, and it varies by station. I push all the buttons. Some times one works, some times not.