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Now their biggest challenge is to convince Beijing to let them use them

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China is experiencing an unexpected situation in the midst of the race for artificial intelligence: the country’s big technology companies want access to the chip NVIDIA H200but this time it is not Washington that sets the pace, but Beijing. The American government has opened the door to its export under clear conditions, although the final permit now depends on China, that has been tightening its policy for months on foreign semiconductors. Alibaba and ByteDance move in this delicate balance, aware that their ability to advance in AI in the immediate future will depend on what their own regulator decides. Two giants with enormous needs: Alibaba and ByteDance are not simple technology companies, but two of the companies with the greatest demand for computing capacity in China. Alibaba maintains an e-commerce network and cloud services that centralizes a good part of the purchases and sales that go through Taobao, Tmall or AliExpress, both in China and abroad. ByteDance operates TikTok and its Chinese version, Douyin, in addition to maintaining Doubao, its own AI chatbot. This combination of platforms with massive loads turns each jump in power into more than just a technical improvement: it conditions their ability to keep up with the pace of the sector. The change of course in Washington: On December 8, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would allow H200 to be exported to “approved customers” in China, a move that marked a turn from previous restrictions. The agreement contemplates that the US government receives 25% of the income from these sales, above the 15% applied to H20. The White House presented the decision as a formula to strengthen domestic manufacturing and sustain high-skilled jobs, while maintaining direct control over the flow of chips to China. Where the H200 fits into the NVIDIA lineup: The H200 belongs to the Hopper architecture, presented in 2022, and occupies an intermediate position between the generations already established in the market and the new Blackwell line, which is NVIDIA’s priority today. Blackwell-based servers can achieve tenfold performance gains on certain models compared to systems using H200, according to recent company data. Still, the H200 remains a relevant product for advanced training, especially in markets where access to newer hardware is restricted by export controls or limited supply capacity. NVIDIA H200 Why the H200 makes such a difference: The distance between the H200 and the H20 is still notable. According to the Institute for Progressthe H200 achieves a total throughput of 15,840 TPP, almost six times more than the 2,368 TPP of the H20. Compared to the most advanced domestic chips, the gap continues. He Huawei Ascend 910C It reaches 12,032 TPP and offers a memory bandwidth of 3.2 TB/s, while the H200 reaches 4.8 TB/s. That combination of power and speed explains why this chip is so coveted for training large-scale models. Alibaba and ByteDance have conveyed to NVIDIA their willingness to acquire large batches of the H200 if they receive approval from Beijing, according to information shared with Reuters by several sources. Chip availability is reduced because some manufacturing capacity is geared toward newer generations, increasing pressure on the purchasing window. In this scenario, both companies are trying to anticipate whether the Chinese regulator will allow a processor of this level to be incorporated into their training systems without additional restrictions. Access conditioned by the Chinese strategy: Authorization to purchase H200 depends not only on company demand, but on how it fits into the self-sufficiency goals set by Beijing. According to sources cited by the aforementioned agency, regulators are likely to demand precise details about the purpose of each order. In all this, it is no secret that China tries to accelerate the development of its own products through manufacturers such as Huawei and Cambricon, and any import of advanced hardware is examined in light of that strategic horizon. The situation leaves a market in which the rules seem inverted: chips like A100 and H100 They remain under export control, while the H200, more powerful and recent, could arrive in China under an exceptional framework. This asymmetry conditions the advancement of the country’s most ambitious models, which need competitive hardware to continue evolving. The outcome will depend on what Beijing decides in the coming days. Images | NVIDIA | Arthur Wang | In Xataka | Media China is talking about a feature of the ZTE Nubia M153. And the most surprising thing is that the phone is already out of stock.

Jensen Huang managed to convince Trump to sell his H200 chips in China. Now China doesn’t want to buy them

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When something gets into Jensen Huang’s head, he goes after it and often succeeds. This is what happened in July of this year when managed to convince Trump to let him sell his H20 chip in China. History has just repeated itself and has managed to the president lifts the veto on H200 chips (although keeping a part). The problem is China, which does not see it very clearly. what has happened. China is preparing restrictions aimed at limiting access to NVIDIA’s H200 chips, according to Financial Times. If these restrictions end up being implemented, it will mean that the chips will not be available to any company that wants to buy them; They will first go through a pre-approval process, which includes explaining why chips from domestic companies do not meet their needs. In addition, there is another fact that adds up: for the first time, China has put national chips from companies like Huawei and Cambricon in its official procurement list. This list is a kind of purchasing guide for public institutions and large state groups that move billions a year in contracts. Why is it important. It is further proof that the Chinese government’s priority is not to depend on American technology for the development of its AI. Their bet is to favor the use of national chips even though they are not technologically at the level of NVIDIA chips. It’s not the same. China has already responded with distrust when NVIDIA obtained permission to sell H20 chips months ago and it seems that now they want to follow the same path, but there is a big difference: the H20 chips were the most basic, the H200 GPUs are much more advanced and represent a greater technological advantage, especially in more demanding tasks such as training large language models. What Chinese companies say. According to South China Morning PostAI companies in China such as ByteDance, Alibaba or Tencent continue to prefer to use H200s because they are much more powerful than the national alternatives offered by Huawei or Cambricon. Additionally, much of these companies’ code is based on NVIDIA’s Hopper microarchitecture, allowing them to use the chips without having to rewrite the code. On the other hand, developers who do not need maximum performance are wary of using American chips given the instability of the situation. The energy. NVIDIA’s CEO has been around for a while pressing for the US to lift these restrictions. Their pitch is that if China does not have access to NVIDIA chips, then they will improve their domestic chips and win the AI ​​race, but there is more. He has also warned that China has a huge energy advantagelargely thanks to government subsidies. He has already managed to convince Trump to sell chips and now the most difficult thing remains. Image | Wikipedia In Xataka | China is very clear about what it must do to win the chip war against the US: resort to its technological geniuses

If a film created by AI will convince us to go to the cinema

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The AI ​​begins to seize Hollywood. Although there prefer not to say it in voice too high. And who is willing to achieve this is Openai, whose generative model will be used to create an animated film that will be called ‘Critterz’ and will be released in 2026. ‘Critterz’. In OpenAi They have yielded Both his tools and his computer resources to achieve something that had to arrive sooner rather than later: an animation feature created almost entirely with AI. ‘Critterz’ is a film that deals with how some creatures of the forest end up living an adventure when a strange disturbs its village. Premiere in Cannes in 2026. The film is the work of Chad Nelson, creative of OpenAi, who began to outline the characters three years ago while trying to create an animation short with Dall-E. The short, by the way, is available on the Openai channel on YouTube. This expert will work with producers in London (Vertigo Films) and Los Angeles (Native Foreign, specializing in combining AI with traditional production tools) in a film that hopes to be released at the Cannes Festival in May 2026. With everything it is faster … James Richardson, co -founder of Vertigo Films, stood out In The Wall Street Journal As the team is trying to complete the film in nine months, when normally a production of this type usually takes three years. … and cheap. In addition, the ‘Critterz’ budget is 30 million dollars, much less than animation films usually cost. Production teams, yes, plan to hire human bending for the voices of the characters, and also want to hire artists to draw the sketches that then use with OpenAi tools such as GPT-5 and their models of generative image generative. How long and money do Pixar cost? Pixar employees themselves They explained How one of his films takes about four years to complete. The first two focus on specifying both the story and the characters, and the other two to cheer and render the film. The budget of the setback ‘ was Of 175 million dollars, and subsequent productions have also been around 200 million dollars. A delicate project. Although companies such as Disney or Netflix have been experiencing with the use of AI in different phases of production, the film industry walks on swampy terrain. This technology and their threat to the workers caused the strike that He had the entire segment in check and in which they were victorious. How to avoid problems. The script has been written by the scriptwriters of ‘Paddington in Peru‘, and the selection of the voices of the characters is already being carried out. The project is funded by the Matrix of Vertigo, Federation Studios, which has already devised a way to avoid possible problems with industry workers. Thus, a compensation model has been developed that allows the nearly 30 people who are working in ‘Critterz’ to have a participation in the benefits. A risky bet. Although for years the possibility that anyone can make a film – animated or not – with AI tools, this production aims to be the clear demonstration of that option has been profiled. To succeed, however, you will need to convince the audience of two things. The first, which is good enough to pay for her in theaters. The second, more importantly, that human beings accept that machines make films. In Xataka | The greatest fear was that AI took our work. The reality is that they are replacing those who are learning to work

We do not know if the AI ​​is going to eat your work, but the CEO of some startups are determined to convince you of it

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AI comes for your work. It is the message that does not stop arriving since Chatgpt reached the market. And even before. The impact of artificial intelligence on the world of employment It can be hugebut for the moment They have not been noticed Its effects too much. That, they say more and more frequently the CEOs of technological companies, it will change. First, Shopify. Less than a month ago the CEO of Shopify, Tobi Lütke, He sent a memorandum To its employees with a clear directive: “Using AI effectively is now a fundamental expectation for everyone in Shopify.” In fact, he indicated that before expanding a workforce or investing in other tools, project managers should have exhausted all the ways to do that task with AI already available tools. Then Fiverr. The last to adopt a decision and speech of this type is Micha Kaufman, CEO of Fiverr, who in a memo to his employees emphasized the importance of protecting their careers in the face of the growing influence of AI. His message was overwhelming: “This is the unpleasant truth: AI comes for your work. Demons, it also comes for mine. This is a call of attention. It does not matter if you are a programmer, designer, product manager, data scientist, lawyer, customer service representative, seller or financial: the AI ​​comes for you. You must understand that what were previously considered” easy tasks “will no longer exist; what were considered” difficult tasks “will be” difficult tasks ” Easy, and what was considered “impossible tasks” will be the difficult thing. Finally (for the moment), Duolingo. Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo, announced its template A few days ago his intention to be “an Ai-first. Among the measures that the company will take is to “gradually stop hiring freelancers to do the work of which AI can be commissioned.” Of course, Von Ahn apostilled, “Duolingo will continue to be a company that deeply cares about its employees. This does not replace the DUOS (company employees) with AI. It is about eliminating bottlenecks so we can do more with the spectacular duos we have now.” Many said it before, many will say it later. The message is explicit, but of course it is not new. The appearance of Chatgpt caused this type of predictions to become increasingly frequent, and little by little we have seen how the CEOs of large companies have talked about the impact that AI will cause on work. Above all, in the world of programming: Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, was clear a year ago than No one should learn to programand they have also said Mark Garman (CEO of AWS) or Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. Mark Zuckerberg joined that prediction a few days ago and assured that in 12-18 months the majority of the code would be written by an AI. And I didn’t talk about the machines autocomplete code, but that they would write it completely. First it will help us, then (perhaps) it will replace us. Many experts believe that AI It will enhance our productivity And it will help us do more And better work than ever. It is what happened with the computer or internet, but with AI there is a clear fear that I end up going beyond and completely doing our work. The possibility is there, although with other technological revolutions, there will be more threatened jobs and others that will be less. Bill Gates, for example, believes that Doctors and human teachers do not have much future And Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, states that the impact of AI on employment “It is a huge, huge problem“. Perhaps 140 years of history point to a surprising future profession. Hairdressers. Between 1871 and 2011 Technology created more jobs than destroyed. The 2015 study published In The Guardian It focused specifically on data from the Census of England and Wales, and that allowed to assess the impact of technology on the world of employment. The most physical works clearly fell into a fee, but while or other professions were created, or professionals were added to which there were already. For example, surprise: the number of hairdressers grew prodigiously throughout those 140 years: just 0.1% of the workforce in 1871, this group went on to represent 0.6% in 2011. But the impact is inevitable. There are more studies and forecasts that occurred before the current “revolution” of AI. In 2018 the World Economic Forum (WEF) He published his report ‘Future of Jobs 2018’. In their conclusions they pointed out that automation would eliminate 75 million jobs by 2025, but would create 133 million new functions. The balance has changed five years later. In your 2023 reportthis agency pointed out that in the next five years it is estimated that 83 million works will be lost and 69 million will be created. The funny thing is that lately workers They seem to be somewhat more optimistic With his future. Image | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles In Xataka | Thousands of employees use AI in their work. More and more do not want their bosses to discover it

Renault and Geely have an engine to convince the undecided of the electric car. The secret is that it is combustion

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We are on the way to a future in which the electric car He has ballots to become the winning option. There are countries that They are already betting Very strong for the electric ones, so much that they are even unseating combustion. But, for many others, the conventional car It is still the best option. And it is for autonomy, for the ease of reposting and because there are places with underdeveloped load networks. This is something that Chinese manufacturers themselves, who bet so much on the electric ones, have assumed. In fact, Cherywhich is the company that owns omoda and Jaecoo, is finalizing the Landing of its combustion cars in Spain. But, of course, companies do not forget that electrified future and want to create a bridge between combustion and 100% electric for the user to jump safely. And what is that bridge? A combustion engine to “hybridize” the electric ones for which Renault and Geely are betting hard. The combustion engine to convince the ‘haters’ of the electric Here we must talk about Horse PowerTrain. This is a company whose 45% belongs to the French Renault, another 45% to Geely and 10% to Aramco. It is a call Joint Venture To boost New systems automotive, especially electrified due to Geely’s experience. And the truth is that his approach is … curious. And it is because they have been looking for an engine capable of giving life to the calls “extended electric cars “. Also known as E-Rev (Extended Range Electric Vehicle), these cars have one or more electric motors that feed on a battery. So far, they are a conventional electric, okay, but special thing is that they have an additional engine: combustion. Each manufacturer has its system, but it is basically a car that behaves like an electric, but When the battery reaches a certain level, the combustion engine is turned on And it is not the one that moves the wheels, but the one that generates electricity, feeds the battery and allows electric motors to have energy to continue driving the wheels. The difference with a conventional hybrid is that this combustion engine is never the one that drives the car, and the great advantage is that this fuel engine is like a huge battery that allows autonomies that, until the arrival of the solid state batteriesthey seem complicated for 100%electric. Reviewed the theory, let’s hort. A few weeks ago we told you that the company will try one of these engines, The promising Spanish engine e-rexbut we also see that they will not put all the eggs in the same basket. In the Shanghai Motor Show that is celebrated this week (in which my partner Javier Lacort is), And how we read in Bloombergthe general director of Horse has commented that they have prepared an engine that can “integrate without problems into the construction platforms of electric vehicles with battery.” Matias Giannini, in addition, has commented that “the concept will allow car manufacturers to offer diversity in propulsion systems, with minimal alteration in its production process and in the use of resources.” Thus, if a brand has 100% electric, but wants a hybrid, I would not have to develop a new platform To include a large conventional engine, but to alter minimally the one that has already available for your electric only to introduce that small additional combustion engine. And they don’t have one, but two: Gemini – A 1.0 -liter generator, 2 cylinders and a very compact power that works with mixtures of methanol and gasoline. Another 1.0 liters, 3 cylinders and a power of 86 kW compatible with flexible fuels and an integrated electric generator. This, by the way, is manufactured at the Curibita facilities in Brazil and Valladolid in Spain. In the first statement, Giannini commented that these engines will be on the street at some point in 2028, and it is only a matter of time to see what arrives before: if the solid state batteriesthe consolidation of the E-REV (BMW, Nixssan or Mazda They already have some models) or if by 2028 everything will continue as until now. Or, simply, the future of the electric may not be as binary as we think, but this intermediate hybridization. Images | Horse Powertrain In Xataka | Family and friends keep asking me if “it is worth buying a Chinese car.” This is my answer

Silicon Valley millionaires want to lift their own Neom. They have an ace in the sleeve to convince Greenland

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In the list of projects that sought to create self -sufficient enclaves outside the State there are several examples. We have the Failed project north of San Francisco, Prosperous in Honduras or the Seasoning attempts In international waters. Also hyperbolic projects on the way, Like Neomall ideas that have shared a common vision: experiment with radical economic models and alternative governance, backed by millionaire capital and an almost ideological faith in without restrictions, although few have passed the prototype. Greenland looks like the next stop. Silicon Valley and “freedom.” We tell it A few months ago: the Trump administration has reactivated its ambition to acquire Greenland, but not only as a goal strategic and geopoliticalbut also as a scenario for an initiative promoted by technological billionaires. We talk about the creation of a high -tech libertarian city, known as “Freedom City”. Inspired by ideals of extreme and free market deregulation, this vision contemplates a self -sufficient enclave dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, space releases, nuclear microreactors and high -speed trains. According to Reuters revealedthe plan has already been discussed in private among investors such as Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen and Shervin Pishevar, all with a history of similar projects, and has the explicit interest of Ken Howery, former ambassador to Denmark and key figure in negotiations for the possible annexation or purchase of the island. Howery, close to Trump and Elon Musk, has expressed Enthusiasm for potential Of cultural and geographical synergies between Taiwan, the United States and Japan, and although he refused to comment on the plans, several medium sources say that their role would be crucial to advance the idea. All roads lead to Greenland. The choice of the island is not accidental. Three times bigger than Texas but with Just 57,000 inhabitantsthe island has vast strategic mineral reserves, including rare earths, and houses an American military base that gives it a huge geopolitical value in the Arctic. Trump has publicly insisted that “We must have Greenland” and has not ruled out take it by force If Denmark refuses to sell it. In fact, his vice president, JD Vance, recently visited the military base with his wife, which It generated protests of the local population and harsh criticism of the new Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who considered the visit as a disrespect to the sovereignty of the island. During the same, Vance accused Denmark of not properly protecting the territory of alleged Russian and Chinese incursions, although he did not contribute concrete details. Meanwhile, the Danish government declined to comment on the rumors of a technological city funded by American private capital. A new doctrine. The proposal to build a libertarian citizen in Greenland reflects a broader ideological movement among businessmen from Silicon Valley, which for years promotes the called “Startup Cities” or “Charter Cities”: urban enclaves with minimal state intervention, designed to promote innovation and self -sufficiency. We already count The Prospera caseand now, inspired by the philosophy of “manifest destination”From the nineteenth century, its defenders see in Greenland the opportunity to open a new border for the American Expansion and Domain experiment, this time in technological key. SHERVIN PISHAR He described the initiative as “the dawn of a new manifest destination”, while Dryden Brown, co -founder of the Praxis projectargues that Greenland is the ideal place to build a prototype city that serves as a general essay for future human colonies on Mars, in line with Elon Musk’s interplanetary dreams. Brown even traveled to Greenland and has assured that other companies have raised him collaborate at the Foundation of that city. In an X publication, wrote: “We must build a prototype of Terminus on Earth before leaving towards Mars. Greenland is that place.” Investors and power networks. The impulse behind this ambitious proposal comes from a consolidated group of technological investors, many of them linked to each other through previous projects. Thiel, Andreessen and Pishevar have invested in Pronomos capitala firm dedicated to financing experimental cities in countries willing to offer special regulatory conditions. One of his main advisors, Patri Friedman (grandson of economist Milton Friedman) has confirmed that several of their projects are in the negotiation phase with governments and that one, Prosperousalready operates in Honduras under a similar model (although with rather terrible results). In addition, Praxis, backed by figures such as Joe Lonsdale and Sam Altman’s background, has raised More than 500 million of dollars to develop a new city, and could channel part of that capital towards Greenland. While Thiel denied being involved in specific plans for the Island and Musk has not commented on this, the connections between these actors and their historical interest in technological secession projects reinforce the credibility of the initiative. What they offer to the locals. Unlike the Trump rhetoricthese billionaire investors have an ace in the sleeve to convince the people of the island, one where the exploitation would make the enclave A unique space. During a hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, experts argued that the Costa de Greenland houses one of the highest critical mineral concentrations in the world, many of them previously inaccessible because it is under thick layers of ice, but that they could become exploitable due to the melting caused by climate change and the development of new mining techniques. There is more, of course. For project drivers, Greenland is not only a geopolitical opportunity, but also an ideal platform to experiment with advanced technologies and urban models of the future. Technological investors that promote the creation of a Freedom City offer the local population an accelerated economic development vision, based on the Job promisewealth and technological opportunities in an environment of minimal regulation. They also raise the territory into a Global Innovation Center With high -value industries such as AI, clean nuclear energy, advanced transport and space exploration, which would imply massive massive investment and modern infrastructure. In addition, some actors close to the Trump administration have suggested to replace … Read more

convince us that the company has not lost the AI ​​train

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Panos Panay, dressed in rigorous black, launched himself to give his first great Keynote as an Amazon employee. Not long ago, but with Microsoft where I was the head of the hardware divison. Your mission here is even more complex, because Try to show that Amazon has not lost the AI ​​train. And to achieve this, he was in charge of presenting the new version of Alexa. A supervitaminated with AI. During the presentation Panos Panay tried first to defend Alexa’s legacy, a voice assistant who according to this manager attracts millions of new customers every month. It is a unique statement, especially when it is evident that in recent times that technology has been far behind the modern models of generative. Alexa: 11 things we can do with Alexa and 5 that still does not For Amazon it was not enough to integrate a model of AI capable of explaining with a synthetic voice how to make a recipe. “You will not buy the ingredients and will not send an invitation to your friends for dinner. A chatbot of AI does not take us to what is our vision for Alexa,” he explained during the event. AND that’s where Alexa+ arrivesAlexa’s new version. An AI technology with which Amazon wants to change everything: we are facing an agthic that is capable of doing things for us. Not only to answer questions, but to take advantage of your integration with other devices and applications to perform actions. In the demo shown by Panay Alexa made a reservation in a restaurant, sent a message to the kangaroo and added everything to the calendar. Not only that: it was also shown as Alexa+ is now much more conversational – here the new models and the recognition of natural language have done a good job – and is able to interact with the home automation of our home, for example. In his official statementAmazon describes Alexa+ as smarter, conversational, personalized and capable of “doing things”, that is, completing tasks. In many cases, completing these tasks will make it necessary to give access to our data – you, contacts, information with which we want me to work – to this model of AI. According to Amazon, Alexa+ has been trained so that he is able to recognize the tone to adapt to conversation. If he sees us agitated, for example, he will try to calm us down – he who noticed in the demo of Panos, for example. There is another important element in that interaction. Alexa stores and remembers the data you are giving to be able to use them in the future. For example, user restaurants preferences or tastes about certain dishes or ingredients. In the demos it could be seen how the interface of the connected screens Amazon Echo has undergone important changes. For example, it shows an animation at the bottom of the screen when “thinking”. Something since it is almost standard and we have seen in Gemini or Apple Intelligence. There are more animations to represent that Alexa is in action, and Amazon calls them “Alexicons”. Home automation is one of the areas in which this type of interaction with AI is enhanced, and Amazon has created a specific widget for home automation in the interface of its smart screens. Natural language – to speak as we would normally, but with these devices – is the focus when controlling all kinds of options and actions. In development …

The mechanical keyboards I had tried did not convince me. Until I found the ideal model for me

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For years I have felt special predilection for low profile keyboards that are common in laptops and that for some time they are also available as peripherals for desktop PCs. I feel especially comfortable writing with them, and I like their silent behavior as much as the fact that I do not need keyboards with large tours. Membrane technology is in my opinion perfectly valid for many users, but the bug of working daily with a Mechanical keyboard. Although I tried models in the past and I came to buy some years ago – the Xiaomi Gaming Keyboard – it seemed quite noisy and I did not get used to the touch and route of the keys. That has made a vetusto used for years Logitech K800 which is wireless but whose rechargeable battery no longer left much maneuver. I ended up changing the rechargeable AA batteries, but the truth is that even with that change it seemed to recover its ancient luster. That made Christmas to consider other options. I raised a logitech mx keys s, but I didn’t have just convinced the format, and I thought it was perhaps the time for try a mechanical keyboard. One that will adjust to my preferences. And specifically, two. The first, that was low, or at least relatively low profile. The second, to use also relatively silent switches. In recent times, several models had appeared with these two characteristics, but I noticed especially in two. NUPhy Air 96 The first the NUPhy Air 96which seemed especially striking for its design and had very good reviews in forums such as Reddit’s. The second, the Keychron K5 Maxwhich was also highly recommended by users and had a more traditional design. In both cases I was looking for a keyboard that included the mechanical keyboard, something that I do not use too often but that I am used to having. However, the NUPhy has a problem: its keyboards are available with an ANSI keyboard maps, very common in the US, but not with ISO keyboard mapsmore common in Europe (Enter -shaped key of l inverted, or, for example, Eñe key in its Spanish version). Keychron K5 Max I would not have had special problems when working with an ANSI keyboard – you can always mapping Spanish without problems – but I preferred, having both options, not having to “think” about it and ended up deciding for the Keychron model. Once arrived, the truth is that at first I felt something strange. Despite being a low profile keyboard, the height and route of the keys remains higher than the keyboards such as the K800 to which it was accustomed. But of course what caught my attention was that touch and sound of the keys when they were pressed. Unlike other mechanical keyboards that I had tried, the sound of Keychron K5 Max is in my opinion totally bearable. Moreover: I would say that it is elegant and almost addictiveAlthough that I think it ends up being the feeling for many other users of these keyboards: that sound and touch make it really seem to be desired to write more. It is a curious sensation. The arrangement of the keys is something different from that of my old Logitech K800, especially in regard to the function keys, but the keychron has important advantages. It has PC mode (Windows) and Mac to automatically “map” the special PC keys (such as the Windows key) or those of Mac (Option and Command). More interesting is still the switch that allows you to connect to three different devices: I can use it with direct USB-C cable, with Bluetooth connection or with the RF adapter that is included in the form of a small USB-A small pendrive similar to the receptor of my logitech K800 . Although I started using the Bluetooth connection with the Mac, I have preferred to finish connecting it with cable to reduce latency and possible conflicts and interference in the Bluetooth connection. Another of the always striking elements of these keyboards is that of the backlighting options. Here the effects are numerous and almost more typical of a gaming keyboard. It is easy to activate and deactivate back+tab back+tab and change from one effect with the fn+q keys combination. It is curious that to configure the keyboard we do not even have to install an extra utility: it is enough to access A KEYCHRON WEB SERVICE To “connect” our keyboard and from there access to various options such as configuring the key map, background light or macros. It is also possible Update the firmware of the keyboard, although the manufacturer recommends not modifying it except that we have a problem we have installed with. The truth is that after a month using it, the Keychron K5 Max has become a great co -worker. As I say, their touch and sound have already ended up part of my routine and Now I better understand that attraction that usually cause mechanical keyboards among their users. I still believe that membrane keyboards are a good option, comfortable and quieter, for many people, but it is evident that mechanical keyboards have something special, and now the thing has been encouraged even more with the appearance and appearance and appearance and Popularity of the ‘Hall Effect’ keyboards. I am very happy with my Keychron keyboard. Keychron K5 Max Ultrafine Wireless Mechanical Keyboard, QMK/Via programmable, 3 Bluetooth modes/2.4 GHz/Cable with RGB LED, Low Profile Gateron Red Switch Hot-Swap, PBT Keys * Some price may have changed from the last review In Xataka | “Hello, computer”: the future that paints the AI ​​of Anthropic is now the same one that Star Trek raised in 1986

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