▲ 613 ▼ Get ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigerator (www.sammobile.com) submitted 1 year ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 167 comments fedilink hide all child comments Samsung is rolling out an update to its refrigerators with displays that will enable them to show advertisements.
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (9 children) Why do gas pumps have screens? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Renorc@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (4 children) Everyone should know this. Share it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] clif@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, and it varies by station. I push all the buttons. Some times one works, some times not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago Never worked for me. Push that button. Pushed the button below/above. Held the button. Pushed all the buttons. None of it worked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago Hero. There's only one gas station I use that has ads and I'll try it there for sure. I deliberately avoid screened pumps. permalink fedilink source parent [–] plz1@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago To display ads. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smith6612@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* Especially lately. The screens used to just be for controlling the pump or letting the station show a silent ad or two for products in their convenience store. Or community ads. NOW THEY BLARE RANDOM ADS AS YOU GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE. It's bliss after hours when the gas station is about to close and the ads stop. You can pump up in peace. Although when the ads crash the pump, have fun paying for gas. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DampCanary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Only in banana republic would customer be less valuable than ad revenue Normal ones, yes, even 3rd world countries: have counters only (minimalism). permalink fedilink source parent [–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Renorc@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (4 children) Everyone should know this. Share it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] clif@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, and it varies by station. I push all the buttons. Some times one works, some times not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago Never worked for me. Push that button. Pushed the button below/above. Held the button. Pushed all the buttons. None of it worked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago Hero. There's only one gas station I use that has ads and I'll try it there for sure. I deliberately avoid screened pumps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] clif@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, and it varies by station. I push all the buttons. Some times one works, some times not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] clif@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, and it varies by station. I push all the buttons. Some times one works, some times not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago Never worked for me. Push that button. Pushed the button below/above. Held the button. Pushed all the buttons. None of it worked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago Hero. There's only one gas station I use that has ads and I'll try it there for sure. I deliberately avoid screened pumps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smith6612@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* Especially lately. The screens used to just be for controlling the pump or letting the station show a silent ad or two for products in their convenience store. Or community ads. NOW THEY BLARE RANDOM ADS AS YOU GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE. It's bliss after hours when the gas station is about to close and the ads stop. You can pump up in peace. Although when the ads crash the pump, have fun paying for gas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DampCanary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Only in banana republic would customer be less valuable than ad revenue Normal ones, yes, even 3rd world countries: have counters only (minimalism). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent