The demand for masks was too high, bringing down Sharp’s servers

Last month the once famous electronics company, Sharp announced it would start manufacturing masks in its TV factory in Japan and this morning, the company began taking orders from users – but it turned out to be That is not so simple.

The demand for masks is so high for Sharp’s servers that their online store is nearly inaccessible, the internet services from smart home appliances are also suffering. connection lost.

According to a report from Asahi Shimbun, Sharp’s IoT devices, such as air conditioners connected to the internet and using smartphones for control, are currently experiencing the same situation. Sharp representatives apologized to the user for the problem and said the company was looking for the cause and fixing it. According to the company, it is likely the problem lies in the fact that the bandwidth is all focused on a server that handles user accounts on both online stores and smart devices.

The mask that Sharp produces looks similar to a regular medical mask, but has the Sharp logo on the bottom. It costs $ 28 for a box of 50 pieces and takes an additional $ 6 for shipping. Customers can only buy 1 box at a time every 3 days. This online store is open at 10am Japanese time, but until now, this store is still closed.

Refer to The Verge