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An air conditioner that leaks on the street seems harmless. Until you discover that you can be fined

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Summer has just begun and we are already suffering the first extreme heat wave that has made the air conditioners are working at full capacitywhich implies that they produce more condensation water. many people let that water fall directly into the street Thinking that nothing happens, it’s just water, right? Although it may seem harmless since it is condensation water, pouring liquids onto public roads is listed as an infraction in most municipal ordinances. If you do not have the drain of your air conditioning correctly installed or if you have a bottle on the balcony or window and you let it overflow, you risk being fined. What the ordinances say It depends on each municipality, but in many of them the dumping of liquids of any type is considered an infraction, even if it is clean water. For example, in the Municipal urban cleaning ordinance of Valencia They do not explicitly mention air conditioning, but it is prohibited to “Pouring water, and in particular, watering plants placed outside buildings if as a result of this operation spills and splashes occur on public roads or on their elements.” In Madrid, the Ordinance on Cleaning Public Spaces, Waste Management and Circular Economy classifies as a minor infraction “Pouring water into public spaces from watering plants” and also “Pouring water into public spaces from cleaning terraces of buildings or similar.” There are town councils like Malaga that do explicitly mention air conditioning. In the Ordinance for the cleaning of public spaces and comprehensive waste management They say that “Air conditioning units that face public roads will not be able to discharge water into it.” There are town councils that take it further, such as the town hall of El Puig, in Valencia, which has a specific ordinance on air conditioning devices. In addition to instructions on where and how to install them, one of the rules is that “The collection of water through drainage or any other means that prevents its discharge onto public roads must be planned.” These are just a few examples, but Each town council has its own regulations. Risk of fines According to lawyer Arsenio Martínez on your Instagram profile, fines can range between 90 and 1,000 euros depending on the severity. It also warns that if water causes an accident or damage, the owner of the device will have to bear all the expenses derived from possible injuries and damage caused. The cleaning and waste disposal ordinances that we have consulted do not establish penalties for this specific violation. For example, the city council of Valencia toughened sanctions for dirtying public roads with fines from 750 to 3,000 euros, but they do not mention the discharge of water specifically. Just because there isn’t an explicitly established amount doesn’t mean they can’t fine you: it is still a violation. Of course, in most cases it appears as “mild”, so the amount should not skyrocket, but it depends on each municipality. If you want to avoid scares and your installation allows it, the best and most comfortable thing is for the condensation water pipe to be connected to a downspout. When this is not possible, we usually have a jug or bucket to collect the water. In this case, if you have it on the window or balcony, remember empty it periodically so that it does not overflow and fall onto the sidewalk. Image | Amparo Babiloni, Xataka In Xataka | Europe is discovering what Spain learned the hard way decades ago: extreme heat destroys your infrastructure

you only need air, water and electricity

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In an ideal world, future lunar colonists would feed of what the earth gives. It is not feasible to carry very heavy loads there, so once the supplies are exhausted, it would be perfect to be able to grow more. The problem is that “the soil” on the Moon is the lunar regolith and its ingredients are much less conducive to agriculture than the soil on our planet. For this reason, a team of Japanese scientists has been searching for a good lunar fertilizer that would make this regolith able to host plant life. It seems that they have finally found one and the best thing is that, to make it, they only need atmospheric air. Green plasma to obtain a lunar fertilizer. These scientists, from Tohoku University and the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), They have obtained their lunar fertilizer with only three ingredients: atmospheric air, plasma and water. Upon contact with plasma (an electrically ionized gas), the nitrogen and oxygen present in the atmospheric air react to give rise to dinitrogen pentaoxide. Afterwards, this dissolves in water to transform into nitrate, a nitrogen ion very necessary for plant growth. Fertile terrestrial soils are usually rich in this ion, so plants absorb and fix it directly. If it is not present or scarce, as occurs in the lunar regolith, should be added through fertilizers such as the one obtained with this process. Be careful with the atmosphere. In that same ideal world, the unlimited air of the lunar atmosphere should do. Unfortunately, the moon does not have an atmosphere per se, so the atmospheric air that will be introduced into the habitable rooms of the lunar bases would be used. It’s not an ideal world, but it’s still a good option. A very efficient process. It is true that there is already an industrial process to fix nitrogen from atmospheric air: the Haber-Bosch reaction. The problem is that, with it, a lot of energy is spent. It is totally unviable on the Moon. On the other hand, the process of obtaining lunar fertilizer using plasma is very energy efficient. Less than 100 watts are used and it is not necessary to resort to fossil fuels or anything similar. Well nourished rice plants. To check if the lunar fertilizer works, these scientists tested it on a regolith simulator, on which they planted rice seedlings. The results were very good. To begin with, the inhospitable alkaline pH of the regolith was greatly improved, decreasing from 9.09 to 6.76. Certain nutrients that normally cannot be absorbed directly from the regolith, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium, were also extracted more efficiently. Instead, toxic ions, such as Al3+, were trapped in the lunar dust instead of passing into the plants. With all this, the rice grew much better than when the regolith simulant was irrigated with pure water, without lunar fertilizer. Other benefits. In this and other studies by these scientists It has been seen that lunar fertilizer not only provides the necessary nutrients for plants. It also improves plant growth, boosts their immune system and protects them against some of the risks associated with microgravity. Utility beyond the Moon. Actually our own planet It is full of infertile land. Therefore, these scientists believe that this highly efficient fertilizer can also be useful on Earth. After all, the plants are the same here as on the Moon and the need to save energy also prevails down here. Although these types of studies are carried out with an eye toward future lunar bases, we must not leave aside what is already under our feet. Our soils need it too. Image | Magnificent | Toshiro Kaneko In Xataka | The Iran war has disrupted the global fertilizer trade. And that’s bad news for the shopping cart.

Air conditioners have been wanting to reach the north of Spain for decades without much success. Until the thermometer passed 40ºC

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Here a server is writing these lines from Vigo, with the thermometer reading 28ºC (a temperature that in a few days will fire at 35ºC) and without air conditioning or ceiling fans. My only weapons against the haze are a small table fan that is almost (almost) the same decades old as me and the assurance that, no matter how hot the heat was, the temperatures in Galicia would always be tolerable. The first (the antediluvian fan) may not have done much, but the second did. Or so it was until now. In view of the heat waves that are coming at home, we are already thinking about installing a system that allows us to cool off with dignity. And we are not the only ones. On the contrary. We are one of the many homes from the northern peninsula that already look at brochures of air conditioners and fans. Ready for the heat? In the south of Spain it’s hotter than in the north. That was true before, it remains true now, and probably not much will change in the future. As I write this I enjoy a peaceful 28ºC in Vigo, eight degrees less than what the mercury shows in Córdoba. The problem is that there they are probably much better prepared to weather the heatwave than in this northern part of the country. I’m not saying it. The INE says it. From 64% to 0.4%. Although she is almost 20 years old, the Household and Environment Survey from the INE clearly shows that acclimatization facilities are much more frequent in the Mediterranean or Levant than in northern Spain. While in 2008 54% of homes in the Valencian Community had air conditioning, a percentage that rose to 57% in Andalusia, and 64% in Murcia, in Galicia, the Basque Country, Asturias and Cantabria the indicator did not reach 2% in any case. In the Principality it actually marked 0.4%. The INE data is old, but the SER chain recently disclosed a more recent survey confirms that the air conditioning map is still clearly divided between north and south. According to that study, only 17% of northern homes are acclimatized to the heat, far from 86% of the Mediterranean coast. Another Idealista report shows a gap even bigger. Changing the mentality. If they repeated that survey in a few years, it is likely that the ‘photo’ would be somewhat different. The heat wave that has shaken Galicia, Cantabria, the Basque Country either Asturiasleaving in some cases record temperatures that exceeded 40ºC, with hospitalizations due to fainting and deceasedhas led many families to look for new ways to cool their homes. Take a quick look at the regional press to check it out. Skyrocketing sales. In May The Montañés Diary counted how the demand for fans had skyrocketed by more than 80% in some businesses in Cantabria. Installers and stores of air conditioners and portable appliances also noticed the boom. I had something similar recently The Voice of Asturiaswho has spoken with companies in the sector that have noticed a 25% increase in requests for information. The Basque Journal confirm also an increase in the sale of ceiling fans, just like The Region in Ourense. From shops to homes. The most interesting thing is that the demand for devices does not come only from businesses. Andonio Suárez, from a company in the industry, recently recognized to ‘Hoy por Hoy Cantabria’ who in their business “do not stop” touring the community to install air conditioners. Not only that. Their technicians have gone from working basically in commercial premises installations to doing so in private homes, homes of people tired of being in the heat. “It is practically 50% between homes and businesses,” resume. “Before we managed”. Patricia lives in the province of Pontevedra and is one of the people (more and more) who has begun to think about ways to cool her home, beyond the use of floor, ceiling or table fans. “We had always managed, but now we are studying switching to a portable air conditioner or air conditioner because the fans fall short,” he confesses. In mind, you have devices that do not require the installation of exterior elements, such as evaporative air conditioners or tubeless air conditioners. “We save trouble and can take them from one home to another.” Poorly prepared floors. “The summers are longer and hotter, and the heat waves are more frequent. This year we already had a month of May with a week of tropical nights in which it was difficult to sleep, another in June, and summer had not yet started. A month of July is approaching in which it does not seem that we are going to go below 30ºC on most days,” explains Patricia before remembering that many of the apartments built between the 70s and 90s in Galicia “are not prepared nor do they have good insulation.” for the heat. “It has turned against us”. His experience is similar to that of Manuel, another Galician who recognizes that his house is designed to conserve heat, something ideal in winter, but not so much for the months from June to September. “The increasingly hot summers have turned against us.” Hence, she has opted for two portable air conditioners that she places in the living room and in her daughter’s bedroom, the room that accumulates the most heat. “I had been thinking about it for a while. Years ago it was not something that compensated, since it was not really necessary; but in the last five or six years the heat has been much more intense, even reaching days of 30-35ºC continuously.” More than just heat. Both Patricia and Manuel have opted for portable devices, which, among other things, they admit, has made installation easier for them. For systems that require an outdoor unit, it is necessary something more than you want to cool off: it is important to take into account both the municipal ordinances that regulate noise, urban aesthetics and … Read more

Air conditioning is the new great political weapon in France: why environmentalists and the extreme right are fighting over it

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The suffocating heat waves that are punishing Europe have caused something unthinkable a few years ago in France, since air conditioning has become a state weapon. In a country historically reluctant to artificial air conditioning, the extreme increase in temperatures has had the ceiling fans and blinds drawn are no longer enoughand in the face of the stress of a population not accustomed to temperatures around 40 ºC, promises have appeared. A debate. According to a recent analysis of the BBCthe debate on air conditioning has dynamited French political lines. On the one hand, the political party led by Marine Le Pen has put on the table a “climate plan” that defends almost universal air conditioning. On the other hand, the green block, historically opposed to these devices due to their environmental impact, has had to swallow saliva and admit that, in certain cases, air conditioning is already an “inevitable” measure. What is promised. To understand the magnitude of the debate, you have to look at the numbers. Le Pen’s party, called the National Group, has proposed a zero-interest loan fund of 20 billion euros so that between 30 and 40 million homes can install air conditioning systems such as reversible heat pumps and improve their insulation. And we are facing a great political strategy, because logically, in the midst of suffocating heat, promising aid to have a tool that reduces temperatures at home is a magnet for votes. However, these measures clash with the climate adaptation plans that are in force in the French country. In Xataka France has been determined to rob Spain of its position as a data center power in Europe The climate problem. The environmental bloc is at a crossroads, since massive air conditioning triggers energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions if the network is not 100% renewable or nuclear. But denying air conditioning to the vulnerable population, such as in hospitals, is political suicide and an unaffordable public health risk. Hence his speech has veered from prohibition to resignation to the “inevitable.” The poor adaptation. If we go to the more technical side of this debate, local media such as, for example, Le Monde or the Institute of Climate Economics have been categorical in classifying the mass adoption of air conditioning under the term “maladaptation”. This means that a short-term solution to climate change is being proposed that will end up aggravating the problem in the long term. Air conditioning is the textbook example, since, as experts point out, an air conditioner does not “destroy” heat, it simply removes it from the interior of the home and spits it out onto the street. A vicious circle. Climate models in dense cities like Paris have shown that if all buildings turned on the air conditioning at once during a heat wave, the temperature outside could rise by an additional 1°C to 2°C, further exacerbating the problem. But also, while people who can afford it cool off in their living rooms, people without resources find themselves on a much more aggressive “urban heat island.” In Xataka In the midst of an extreme heat wave, the French have started painting their windows with white chalk. It makes perfect sense France’s plan. Beyond the electoral promises that are made at a time when we are approaching the country’s presidential elections, France’s road map works under the premise of preparing the country for a +4 ºC warming scenario. To address this, the possibility of renewing the insulation of buildings, replacing asphalt with trees and creating urban cooling systems with centralized underground cold water networks that are more efficient and less harmful than having millions of individual devices on facades is being considered. In Xataka |AEMET asks that we prepare because “starting on Friday” a rise is expected that will put Spain “eight degrees above normal” (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news Air conditioning is the new great political weapon in France: why environmentalists and the extreme right are fighting over it was originally published in Xataka by José A. Lizana .

We believed that air conditioning was the only way to beat the heat. A Mexican architect has been cooling houses with paint for decades

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In 1973, during the oil crisismany countries suddenly discovered that cooling buildings had become an energetic luxury. Bioclimatic architecture then returned to the center of the debate and many looked to old solutions: patios, thick walls, shade and cross ventilation. Curiously, decades before, an architect had already built houses following that logic, obsessed with something that today sounds strangely modern: that a home should offer serenity and refuge from the aggressiveness of the outside. Heat also enters through the eyes. For decades we have assumed that fighting the heat at home involves a almost automatic gesture: lower blinds and turn on the air conditioning. It is a mechanical, direct and, above all, solution. face. Long before that became the norm, the architect Luis Barragan Another idea was already working in Mexico City: that the temperature of a house does not depend only on its degrees, but on how the body perceives it. Its architecture, built between pink, yellow, blue walls and dense shadows, had spent decades exploring something that neuroarchitecture is beginning to support today: color, light and matter. alter physical sensation of space. They don’t cool the air, but they can cool the experience. House-Workshop of Luis Barragán Barragán understood the importance of color. In the Barragán’s workcolor was never decoration. Studies on his architecture show that he treated it the same as a wall or a window: as a structural tool of perception. Its pink, ocher or blue surfaces were designed to react to changing light of the day, transforming the depth, closeness and visual temperature of the space. A pink wall under the intense Mexican sun seems to radiate heat, while a deep blue patio prolongs the feeling of sky and distance. That rrelationship between color and light It was a central part of his work. The architecture moved with the sun, and with it the sensation of the inhabitant also changed. House-Workshop of Luis Barragán The house as a sensory laboratory. His best example remains the Luis Barragán Studio Housebuilt in 1948 and today protected by UNESCO. There everything is designed to modulate the bodily experience: thick walls, closed patios, interior gardens, water, darkness and color. UNESCO stands out precisely that deep dialogue between light, space and matter as one of the great contributions of the 20th century. The house is almost a manifesto of how a home can appeal to all the senses at the same time. Barragán saw it as a living organism, constantly evolving, and in that organism comfort did not depend on technology, but on balance. nterior of the Gilardi House, in Mexico City The half light as a refuge. Barragan distrusted of modern glass architecture and total transparency. While much of the 20th century celebrated large windows and abundant light, he argued for the opposite: the “half light”. He believed that human beings need spaces with shade and darkness to rest, think and concentrate. He said that too much light generates anxiety. In their houses, the windows are reduced, hidden or filtered with colored glass. The light never enters all at once; is dosed. This decision not only changes the emotional atmosphere, it also reduces the thermal load and softens the visual harshness of summer. It is an old and simple solution, almost forgotten in many contemporary homes. Patio of Barragan’s studio house The colors of the weather. The famous Barragán palette It did not come from an abstract theory. Its colors were born of the Mexican landscape. The pink of the bougainvillea, the red of the tabachin, the violet of the jacarandas, the ocher of the earth and the blue of the sky. Everything was part of a natural continuity between architecture and environment. In fact, the call “Mexican pink”developed together with the artist Jesús Reyes, became one of his most recognizable signatures. That color, present at the entrance to his studio or in patios like those of the Gilardi Housegenerates a feeling of calm and depth that continues to surprise those who visit it. Its architecture demonstrates that color can be an emotional regulator of space. Eduardo Prieto Lopez House Tradition already knew this trick. In reality, Barragán did not invent all this from scratch. Much of his work includes centuries of vernacular architecture in Latin America. Painted stucco houses, interior patios, thick walls and breathable materials were part of a climatic logic before electricity. Stucco, for example, allowed the walls they will breathe better in hot climates. Painting them prevented the glare of the white surfaces under the harsh sun. In many places, color not only gave identity, it also helped to better inhabit the heat. Barragán took that tradition and brought it to modern language. San Cristobal block Science explains it. Yes, because recent studies about emotional architecture and embodied perception help put words to what Barragán intuited. Today we know that light regulates circadian rhythms, affects mood and modifies thermal perception. We also know that certain colors can make a room feel cooler or warmer without changing its real temperature. The body first processes a sensory impression and then translates it into comfort or discomfort. Barragán worked precisely on that point. He designed spaces where perception and physiology intersected. An old idea for a new problem. Thus, in the era of air conditioning and skyrocketing thermometers, when cities overheat and energy consumption skyrockets every summer, Barragán’s architecture returns to read with other eyes. Their houses remind us that cooling does not always mean cooling the air. Sometimes means control the light, tame the shadow, reduce glass, use appropriate materials and choose a color well. Are slow solutionssilent and long before modern domestic technology. In that sense, his work seems less like an aesthetic relic and more like an open conversation with the present. Image | Anna BerthoFrancesco Bandarin, Ulysses00, Ymblanter, Steve Silverman, Sarunas Burdulis In Xataka | In 2020, a Chinese billionaire bought the most expensive and luxurious home in London. Then his nightmare began. In Xataka | In 1972 Italy wanted to put an … Read more

The big question in the middle of this terrible heat is whether we leave the air conditioning on or turn it off and turn it on again.

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In Spain, there are about 7.3 million homes with air conditioning and most of them don’t know what kind of voracious and carefree critter they have on their hands. They sense it, of course; They have heard rumors, it is true. But only when summer comes and it is eaten around 30% of the electricity bill It is when they understand the reality behind the ‘fresquito’. That’s when the moral debates also begin. And just when he is going to leave through the door, our protagonist takes control of the air conditioning, directs it towards the split and asks himself… should I turn it off or not? Is it better to turn it off even if when you return the house has become an oven and you have to cool it down again? Or is it true that turning on the device is so expensive that it is better to leave it running all the time? This is the story of how an old piece of advice has become so embedded in people’s consciousness that it continues to operate even though HVAC technology has changed. It is an answer, also, to one of the big questions of the summer. From “don’t turn it off” to inverter… As I say, air conditioners have changed a lot. Old compressors had very high consumption peaks and this is the origin of the idea that turning it off is expensive. But current investors They work in a different way and their speed is modulated so that the starts are smooth. However, this is more of a technical issue. The most important reason to turn off the air is another. Inside and outside. What really rules in all this is the heat outside the house, the heat inside and the insulation that separates it. The first two factors are important because heat enters the house at a rate proportional to that difference. That means, roughly speaking, that if the house is warm, the heat enters more slowly. In this sense, if we are going to go out for a few hours, it is best to turn off the air (or raise the thermostat a lot). He US Department of Energy He says it bluntly: the starting peak lasts seconds and you also have to pay for the machine hours. Is it a good idea to turn it on and off while we are inside? As the OCU recognized, An inverter should be left to regulate only while you are at home. (without constantly turning it on and off by hand) and turning it off “when leaving the room permanently.” In any case, the question that can save us is not so much whether we turn it off or not as how many degrees and how many hours we have it on. The world of air conditioning is full of myths: from those who think that setting the thermostat lower will cool the room faster to those who confuse the legal minimum for public spaces (27 degrees) with what experts recommend (about 24). The last thing to keep in mind is humidity… cooling may have become relatively trivial thanks to inverter technologybut dehumidifying is not so much. So in very humid climates it pays more not to turn off the air because recovering a comfortable environment costs more. But do we turn off or not? It depends on the situation. For a short getaway like picking up bread or running a quick errand, we can leave the air on. The difference is almost non-existent. If we are going to be away for a long time, it is better to turn it off or, at the very least, raise the thermostat. Image | Kien Nguyen In Xataka | Air conditioning in summer has a double standard of measurement: it cools us but gives us torticollis

Pixel 10, MacBook Air, LG OLED and more

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There are still months to go Black Fridaythe biggest offers campaign of the year. But There is no need to wait until then if we want to save a pinch in the purchase of technology: Amazon, among other stores, launches several powerful sales campaigns every several weeks, with the Prime Day as the best example of this. He Amazon Summer Prime Day This time it took place between the 23rd and today, June 26th. Four days full of bargains that we can take advantage of, among other things, to buy a phone or a portable discounted before prices continue to skyrocket more and more in a market, such as the current one, that continues to surprise us (for the worse) with each passing day. Google Pixel 10 Pro – 128GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links So if we haven’t yet been able to take advantage of this Amazon Prime Day, we still have time to do so: the following offers (and many more) will remain available until midnight tonight (or when they run out, whichever comes first). One last great opportunity to save a pinch on: Google Pixel 10 (549 euros), Pixel 10a (431 euros) and Pixel 10 Pro (729 euros), the Google’s latest high-end phone familywhich have just released Android 17 Orbegozo Air 46 (74.99 euros), an economical evaporative cooler with which to cope much better with the summer heat waves Asus TUF A16 gaming laptop (1,279 euros), device with 32 GB of RAM and RTX 5070 at a surprising price in these times LG OLED C5 55-inch television (849 euros), one of the best purchases we can make in OLED models of these inches Ugreen FineTrack Duo Trackers (29.99 euros), a couple of vital accessories to always have our belongings under control Kindle reader (95.95 euros), the most economical model of the Kindle family with an offer on the Prime Day horn MacBook Air 13-inch M4 (999 euros), maybe one of the last great offers of this super seller before your PVP increase Amazon Prime – 30 days free trial The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 10 phones With a future as uncertain as the one that appears for the mobile phone market (and anything that carries RAMactually), the best time to renew your smartphone is now. And we would even be a little late, seeing how prices vary from day to day. This Prime Day is the perfect opportunity to get ahead of those increases by getting, in the process, some of the most interesting Android phones of the moment: the three main members of the Google Pixel familywhich in addition to having great prices, just received Android 17 recently. Google Pixel 10 Pro – 128GB The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Orbegozo Air 46 Summer Prime Day has arrived in 2026 just in time to get ahead of the heat waves that are about to fall. Without spending too much, just 74.99 euroswe took home this Orbegozo Air 46: a evaporative air conditioner three in one silent, with a consumption of 55 W quite contained and a remote control that makes its use much easier. It is from Orbegozo, a well-known brand among this type of appliances. Orbegozo Air 46 Evaporative Air Conditioner 3 In 1 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Asus TUF A16 The Apple family of devices it just went up almost completely and the same happens with Microsoft and its Xbox Series. The hardware market in general, and gaming in particular, is anything but attractive for the buyer. However, gaming laptops (and also pre-assembled desktops) They continue to resist the RAM crisis by keeping prices surprisingly low for what they offer. This Asus TUF A16 laptop reduced on Prime Day (1,279 euros) is an excellent example of this. Not only does it feature a great offer, but offers hardware that is difficult to believe in 2026 to cost what it costs: NVIDIA RTX 5070, Ryzen 7 260, 32 GB of RAM (pay attention to the generous amount of RAM) and 1 TB of SSD. With a 16-inch IPS screen at 1600p and 165 Hz. ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UP-QT006 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links LG OLED C5 55 For me, the bargain in televisions this Prime Day is starring LG OLED C5 55 (849 euros). A model that has been around 1,000 euros in recent days and that now drops below 850. But that stands out, beyond its (good) price, for its 55-inch 4K OLED panel. Neither too small nor too large, it is ideal for living rooms of all types and, above all, it has a great contrast, with pure blacks that offers an experience when watching movies, series and any content (and even to play on PS5 Pro, Switch 2 either Xbox Series) that few panels are capable of offering. LG OLED55C54LA – TV 55″, OLED EVO 4K The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Ugreen FineTrack Duo Summer, vacations and spending time away from home are the perfect combination to (hopefully not) lose the keys or any of the things that accompanies us on a daily basis. To avoid it, We can take advantage of this Prime Day to buy these Ugreen FineTrack Duo. A pair of cross-platform locators (29.99 euros) with brutal ratings on Amazon They are a safe bet. They are compatible with Android and iOS, offer a full year of autonomy and have an alert sound that reaches 100 dB. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Kindle Discounted since the beginning of Prime Day but now at a better price, the basic Kindle (95.95 euros) is, once again, the cheapest Kindle that we can buy today. These days it has been around 100 euros and today, almost at the end of Prime Day, has dropped to less than 96 euros. Precious for what it … Read more

Today on Disney+, the film that, despite exceeding one billion at the box office, has left the continuity of its franchise up in the air

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ashes’the third installment of James Cameron’s billion-dollar saga, lands in Disney+. A film that opens with a statement against AI, introduces the franchise’s first major Na’vi villain, and leaves the future of two sequels in the airsequels that, despite the extraordinary collections of the franchise’s films, are still not guaranteed to survive. The film picks up where ‘The Way of Water’ left off: the Sullys, grieving the death of their eldest son Neteyam, try to protect another family member while facing two simultaneous threats. The RDA returns with reinforcements and the Mangkwan, known as the People of Ash, also appear: a volcanic Na’vi clan that has renounced the spiritual entity that underpins the entire cosmology of Pandora. It is the first time in the franchise that the Na’vi occupy the role of antagonists, which breaks the moral structure of the first two films: until now, only humans were the aggressors. The film’s visual effects were carried out by Wētā FX, the New Zealand studio that was linked to Peter Jackson. The team signed 3,132 visual effects shotsand the rendering process accumulated 1.248 million computing hours. One of the key technical innovations for the film was Kora, a set of tools for chemical combustion simulations, developed to solve a problem they had already identified in ‘The Way of Water’: photorealistic fire was extraordinarily difficult for artists to handle. Kora makes creating these types of images remarkably easy. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $347 million worldwide, and has already grossed $1,490. It is Cameron’s fourth film to exceed one billion, after ‘Avatar’, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and ‘Titanic’. The three films in the saga total more than $6 billion at the global box office, making it the first trilogy in history to reach that figure. However, calculations say that Disney needed to exceed one billion to make a profit, and that figure is increasingly being exceeded more closely. Without a doubt, an obstacle in the way of an ambitious story that may not tell everything that Cameron has in his portfolio. In Xataka | Today on Prime Video, a disaster movie that lost 45 million in theaters but is sweeping streaming

Amazon Prime Day reduces these five fans and air conditioners without work to survive the heat at home

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With the first heat wave of summer already underway (and the next ones just around the corner), stretching out the house is no longer an option if you want to sleep well in the summer. Luckily, today Amazon has kicked off its Prime Day and we have made a selection with the best deals on portable air conditioners and fansso you can survive the summer at home without having to do any work. Of course, you have to keep in mind that these offers are only for Prime members. If you are not yet, you can request the 30 day free trial in this Amazon service. Olimpia Splendid, Dolceclima Slim 10 SWS WiFi The price could vary. We earn commission from these links portable air conditioner Midea Penguin by 429.99 euros: works as a fan, dehumidifier and air conditioner. portable air conditioner Olimpia Splendid Dolceclima Slim 10 SWS by 279 euros: with WiFi connectivity and function Follow Me. Fan and air purifier Rowenta Eclipse QU5030 by 249.99 euros: very quiet and without blades. Standing fan Rowenta Turbo Silence by 75.99 euros: with five blades and 12 speeds. ceiling fan Create Wind Clear Studio S by 60.95 euros: with LED lamp and retractable blades. Midea Penguin portable air conditioner With a discount of 50 euros, this penguin from the Midea firm can be purchased now for 429.99 euros. This model has a cooling power of 3,000 frigories and is a 3 in 1 since serves as a fan, dehumidifier and air conditioner. It includes two transport wheels and a practical window kit so you can start using it right out of the box. In addition, it will also be useful for winter since it comes with a heat pump. MIDEA Penguin Portable Air Conditioner Hot and Cold 3000 Frigories / 12000 BTU The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Olimpia Splendid Dolceclima Slim 10 SWS portable air conditioner Another of the portable air conditioners without works that are worth it on this Prime Day is this one from the firm Olimpia, which you can now buy for 279 euros. has a 10,000 BTU cooling power and also offers fan and dehumidifier functions. Furthermore, its function Follow Me makes the remote control act as a remote thermostat to ensure adequate control of the room. It also has WiFi connectivity so you can control it from the app. Olimpia Splendid, Dolceclima Slim 10 SWS WiFi The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Rowenta Eclipse QU5030 Fan and Air Purifier If you are looking for a bladeless fan, this one from Rowenta is one of the bargains on Amazon Prime Day thanks to the 200 euros discount that he has. Now, you can buy it for 249.99 euros. It is a air purifier and ventilation capable of filtering fine particles up to 99.95% and which is controlled by remote control. It also stands out for being silent, since it operates at 32 dB at minimum speed. Rowenta 2 in 1 Air Purifier and Fan The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Rowenta Turbo Silence Standing Fan If you’re looking for something simpler like a regular fan, this one from Rowenta is now on sale on Prime Day. It has gone from costing 99.99 euros to 75.99 euros. It is perfect for sleeping since operates at only 35 dB in mode Silent Night. It has five blades, offers 12 speeds and you can control it using a digital LED display and remote control, as well as setting a timer. Rowenta Turbo Silence – Standing Fan The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Create Wind Clear Studio S Ceiling Fan The last of the bargains that has caught our attention on Prime Day (as far as air conditioning devices are concerned) is this one. ceiling fan from the brand Create, which you can take with you 60.95 euros. It is a compact fan in an elegant white and wood color combination and has retractable blades and a LED lamp with three light temperatures (warm, neutral and cold white), in addition to having the reverse turning function ideal for winter. CREATE / WIND CLEAR STUDIO S/Ceiling fan with light white and light wood with control The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Note: some of the links posted here are affiliate links and may provide a profit. Images | Olimpia Splendid, Midea, Rowenta and Create In Xataka | Buying guide for connected fans: recommendations for choosing a “smart” model with WiFi and six models from 50 euros In Xataka | Five things to consider before buying a ceiling fan

Philips launches new air fryer for small kitchens with double basket and windows to see the food

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Philips has new air fryer. This appliance has become an essential in many kitchens, no matter if it is for large or small families. There are different capacities to cook large quantities of food, but when it comes to cook variety instead of quantitybetter if the fryer has two baskets. That’s where the Philips 4000 series fits in, available in Spain for 229.99 euros. 4000 series Airfryer with double stackable basket The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Double basket, but without taking up half the kitchen As we say, there are many air fryers that have double baskets. This is something very interesting because it allows you to cook two foods at the same time, each with its own temperature and cooking time. For example, you can make some wings in one of the baskets while you have vegetables or potatoes in the other. Philips is committed to this distribution with its 4000 series, but it does so with a compact appliance that barely measures 24 centimeters wide. Each of these baskets has a total capacity of 5 liters and the fryer is designed so that the air circulates evenly throughout the interior. Furthermore, each basket It has a window so we can see the inside without having to open itsomething key because, by doing this, we are releasing a large part of the heat from the interior. The fryer has 6 automatic programs and up to 13 different cooking techniques, such as dehydrating or gratin, among others. One of its best features is that it has a system that allows you to automatically synchronize the time of both basketsso you can set different temperatures and cooking times, but both will finish cooking at the same time. ⚡ IN BRIEF: Philips 4000 Series Air Fryer ✅ THE BEST Double basket for small kitchens: This type of double compartment fryers is usually very large. The Philips breaks this trend and is positioned as a top option if you don’t have much space. Window to see its interior: Being able to see the inside of the basket without opening it is not only very cool, but it is very useful when cooking. Cooking synchronization: You can put two foods in the baskets that require different times and temperatures and they will still finish at the same time. ❌ THE WORST It has a high introductory price: It costs almost 230 euros and arrives in stores without a launch promo, which means it is not for all budgets. 💡 BUY IT IF… You want an air fryer that allows you to cook two dishes at once and you have a small kitchen or you want it to take up as little space as possible. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You’re on a tight budget or you usually use the air fryer for a single food. You may also be interested Cosori Large Air Fryer with Double Basket 8.5L Air Fryer, High Power and Speed, Max 8-10 People, 10 Functions, Stainless Steel Interior with Bail, Healthier, Intuitive Touch Panel, Cleanable The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Cecotec Oil-Free Air Fryer 9L or Double Bucket 4.5L Cecofry Advance 9000 Window Plus. 2200W, Dividing Wall, Dual Temperature, Display Window, 8 Menus, Temp 60-200 ºC, Touch Panel The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Philips In Xataka | Which Cosori air fryer to buy according to your needs In Xataka | The best air fryer for 4 people. Which one to buy? Tips and recommendations

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