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The Xiaomi 14T has fallen again. In fact, it costs less than if you buy reconditioned

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He Xiaomi 14t It is one of the mobile brand that we have seen most times since its launch. So far, it has had a huge amount of discounts, but few have been as large as the one in PowerPlanet during the Power Days. If you are interested, right now it costs 377.99 euros. If you prefer, pccomponentes, although it cannot be said that it has it as cheap, it also has it with a very competitive price: by 379 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review A mobile with a spectacular value for money Back Market is one of the stores that usually have in reconditioned products. Right now, the Xiaomi 14t It has it for 390 euros In “correct” state (in excellent it rises to more than 400 euros), so The PowerPlanet mobile is even cheaper than if you buy reconditioned. If we talk about mobile phones with good value for money, the Xiaomi 14T is a good example of this, especially if it is on offer. In fact, It is the mobile that I have myself. The design has improved with each generation and, although it seems silly, The matt black case has surprised me for its quality: it is soft, resistant and does not get dirty as the transparent covers (although in reality The yellowish color of the covers is for something else). Xiaomi’s mobile comes with Hyperos and its screen is a authentic pass: Amoled of 6.67 inches with 1.5K resolution and maximum shine of 4,000 nits. It looks perfectly in broad daylight. Its configuration of cameras signed by Leica It is also something of the most remarkable; Before I used to take many photographs, but with this mobile I have started doing it, and not little. You may also be interested in Xiaomi accessories Xiaomi Redmi Buds 6 Pro – Wireless headphones, noise cancellation, light, up to 36 hours of autonomy, Bluetooth 5.3, black (ES version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Watch S4, Bluetooth version, Advanced Professional Sports Mode, Quick Change 2.0 Bate * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Alberto García, Xiaomi In Xataka | The best Xiaomi mobile price: purchase and comparative guide In Xataka | Mobile with better cameras that we have analyzed in recent months (2025)

This costs just over two euros per month

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It doesn’t matter if it is in our leisure time or while we work: we usually spend several hours of the day on the Internet. During this time of use it is possible that we use services or platforms where Having good security is importantas at the time of consulting bank data. This becomes even more crucial if we use a network that is not ours, as is the case of a hotel wifi. This security to which we reference can be easily obtained if we use A VPNeither on our phone or on our computer. There are many available, although it is difficult to find one with better value for money than surfshark: It barely costs 2.19 euros a month. Surfshark Starter Subscription – Monthly * Some price may have changed from the last review It is safe, fast and very easy to use As always decism, they exist Free and safe vpn to which we can go according to what circumstances. These can get us out of trouble, although the reality is that they are usually slow and may not even be as sure they should be. This scenario is where payment options like Surfshark enter, that provide a better service. This VPN stands out for the price, although the reality is that it has other strengths. In addition to this, it also stands out because it offers The possibility of using it on all the devices we want. In this way, we can take it installed on the mobile or in the laptop and we can use it identically. All this with an extremely simple interface to use. Surfshark VPN is included in its cheapest subscription, called Starter. This includes, in addition to the VPN, a very interesting tool that is called ALTERNATIVE ID. Thanks to this, we can create fictional data that we can use on web pages where we do not want to provide any personal information. Surfshark Starter Plan has, as we have said at the beginning of this article, a price of 2.19 euros a month. That implies that its two -year modality will be released by a total of 55.56 euros, a discount If we take into account that its price, if the offer is 439 euros. All this also comes with 3 months extra free, so we will actually enjoy 27 months of the service in total. Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Content Pixie in Unspash In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public wifis and what you should do to protect yourself In Xataka | Better VPN: Guide with the 17 best services to protect your online privacy

The Nvidia IA supercomputer costs three million dollars. And to function wears a switch with three km cable

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When Nvidia presented her new AI chips, The B200 with Blackwell architecturetook the opportunity to present an AI accelerator called GB200. And by joining 36 of those accelerators created its AI server, the monstrous DGX GB200 NVL72, which also keeps some spectacular surprises. Each node is bestial. Each of those GB200 accelerators has a CPU Nvidia Grace with 72 ARM Neaven V2 nuclei and two B200 GPUS. By combining its power we end up having a kind of bestial GPU combined with a power of 1.44 Exaflops in precision FP4. A closet that weighs a quintal. The appearance of the GB200 NVL72 DGX is that of a small and narrow closet that is above all very dense: this rack weighs 1.36 tons. Inside there are 18 Bianca computing nodes in 1u format, and each of them has two GB200, or what is the same, with four B200 GPUS (hence 18 x 4 = 72). He estimated cost of this AI server is about three million. Liquid cooling is key. The heat dissipated by these components is remarkable, which makes in this case the best option to cool those elements is the liquid cooling. This system not only applies to the CPU Grace or in the B200 GPUS, but in the NVLink chips of the switches, which can also be heated a lot due to the massive transfer of data between the accelerators. Interconnections everywhere. For all these GPUS to work together, each of the 36 GB200 has specialized network cards with NVLINK support of fifth generation that allow each of the computer nodes to be connected to others. For this there are nine switches that provide that huge amount of interconnections. 3 km cable. The system allows you to enjoy a bidirectional bandwidth of 1.8 TB/s between the 72 server GPUS. But as they point out In The Registerthe really surprising thing is that in total inside that “closet” there are 3.2 kilometers of copper cable. Only the module with the switches weighs more than 30 kilograms due to both these components and the more than 5,000 cables that are used so that all Nvidia GPUS work together and in perfect synchrony. Why copper? It may be able to opt for copper cable seems strange, especially taking into account the needs in terms of bandwidth imposed by this machine. However, the solution with fiber optic cables imposed clear problems: we would have to use electronic components necessary to stabilize and convert optical signals. That would have increased not only the cost, but the consumption of the final system. Can Crysis run? The performance of each B200 chip It is already brutal on its own: Its power is the triple than that of the GeForce RTX 5090, and the entire server includes 72 of these specialized GPUSs for AI, which demonstrates the computing capacity that said machine possesses. It also has RT (Ray-Training) nuclei of the fourth generation, which would theoretically allow you to use these AI chips to play video games, although of course that is not even its purpose. In fact your performance in this area will probably be almost as poor as the Nvidia H100. Cloud consumption. Although new chips are much more efficient than H100 –25 times less, says Nvidia – this AI server has an estimated TDP of 140 kW. Since the average consumption of an average home in Spain round The 3,000 kWh per year, in an hour of use of the Nvidia server we consume the same as an average Spanish home in 17 days. Have it on and running all year raises a consumption similar to 415 middle homes throughout the year in Spain. In Xataka | AMD has a splendid roadmap for its AI chips. The problem is still in your software

The only bugatti you can buy costs only 211,000 euros. The problem is that you can never drive it

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Luxury does not know limits and Bugatti has just proved it once more. At least in regard to purchasing power of its customers. Not happy with manufacturing some of the most exclusive cars on the planet, now Bugatti has allied with a crystal artisan and a jeweler to continue exploring Other areas of luxurybeyond that including its supercar. Your last piece: a craft jewel that You will not be able to get out of the garagebut it costs the same as a Porsche 911: A board watch With the bugatti seal. The passage of time in the history of Bugatti To give life to this clock, Bugatti has joined forces with two reference names in the world of luxury: the artisan of the Lalique glass and the prestigious jeweler Jacob & Co. Together they have created the Bugatti Calandre, a piece inspired by the design of the mythical Bugatti Type 41 Royalea sports limousine built between 1927 and 1933 by Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean, of which only six units were produced worldwide. The Bugatti Type 41 Royale It is considered One of the most exclusive and luxurious cars in the history of the brand, and its spirit and design lines are now moved to this board watch. One of the characteristics more distinctive of Type 41 Royale It was the sculpture of an elephant located on the radiator cap, work of Rembrandt Bugatti, brother of the brand’s founder. This figure became an emblem of elegance and refinement of the brand, and now comes back to life in the Bugatti Calandre. The clock has two statues of erect elephants on their hind legs, which faithfully mimic the historical Type 41 Bugatti supercar. Bugatti Type 41 Royale A Bugatti Tourbillon on the table In the center of La Calandra are the clock handles, while a little below you can admire the mechanism of the clock developed by Jacob & CO, which had already collaborated with the car manufacturer in Your wrist watches. The mechanism is discovered from Tourbillon type Formed by 189 components, which hooks with its hypnotic movement. The clock has an eight -day march autonomy, and has an exclusive rope mechanism integrated in its rear of carefully polished steel. In the upper part, Bugatti’s macaron stands out in the same way that looks in the brands of the brand, highlighting for its characteristic red color. Coroning the assembly, a carved precious stone using the exclusive Jacob & Co cut system in the form of a ball with 288 facets that increase the reflection of the light on its surface. It’s watch, it costs like a car Although its design can be a matter of tastewhat does not admit discussion is that Bugatti Calandre is a piece reserved for very few. At least for its price. Following the scarcity strategy Bugatti, manufacturers trio has agreed to manufacture only 99 units of this exclusive clock whose price amounts to $ 240,000, which is equivalent to something More than 210,000 euros to the current change. For that price, there is a wide variety of jewels on wheels but, as they highlight in Motorpasiona lot approaches what a Porsche 911 would cost. This board watch thus becomes a new exclusivity symbol, designed for those looking for something More than a luxury car: a work of art that can only be admired in the intimacy of a private room … always that you can afford it. In Xataka | In Austria, a radar has hunted a bugatti chiron at 123 km/h: the driver ran out of card and without a car Image | Unspash (Nejc Soklič), Wikimedia Commons (Johannes Maximilian), Jacob & Co

Flying to Mallorca costs only the Caribbean, the problem is that the airline business is no longer your tickets: it’s your clothes

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This week We counted That, if you have not reserved your vacation in the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands or one of those other “hot” points of the Mediterranean coast, the same may come out, or even cheaper, a stay in the Caribbean. The paradox is that the fault is not of the flights, it is from the hotels. In fact, the price of flying, without more, has not shot how it is usually pointed. What has really changed is the airline business model. Your ticket is no longer as important as what you wear. A billionaire business. It The BBC counted In a report this week that put figures to the business. What was once a standard service (billing a suitcase without cost, choosing a seat or receiving food on board) has been transformed by airlines into a colossal source of income. With the rise of low-cost companies in the mid-2000s, headed by Flybe And then replicated by giants such as American Airlines, collection was institutionalized by invoiced suitcases, a trend that today includes hand luggage (the last resolution in Europe It will bring tail) and with ideas increasingly “creative”. The result is a market of “accessory rates” that only in the United States generated more than 7,270 million dollars in 2024 by billed luggage, and that will globally reach the 145,000 million this yearrepresenting 14% of the sector’s income. This phenomenon has caused indignation between consumers and politicians, who accuse the airlines of applying the so -called Like “Junk Fees” (junk rates) camouflaged in the price End of the ticket. The luggage fever (hand). Given this scenario, millions of passengers have chosen to travel Only with hand luggageshooting the demand for small suitcases that meet the strict dimensions imposed by the airlines. He counted the medium British that marks Like Antler They have seen the searches and sales of compact models increase massively, while in social networks (Especially Tiktok) The content related to “luggage tricks” and suitcases tests in real airline meters has been popularized. Here are influencers Like Chelsea Dickensonwho have turned these types of videos into the core of their online activity, generating more impact than the content on the destinations themselves. In other words, the phenomenon demonstrates how the industry has even influenced consumption habits prior to trip. The legal controversy. We have been counting it. The growing collection even for hand luggage has caused a Formal reaction in Europewhere consumer organizations Like Beuc They have denounced a Several airlines (including Ryanair, Easyjet, Vueling and Wizzair) before the European Commission. They claim that these charges violate a 2014 judgment of the EU Court of Justice that establishes that hand luggage, if it meets reasonable weight and security requirements, cannot be an additional cost. However, the concept of “reasonable requirements” remains that gray area that still lacks a firm legal definition and that the airlines are grabbed, which allows them to continue applying charges according to their own criteria. In fact and as we said, the European Union has approved This week his position in favor of the regulation that will continue to allow airlines to charge for the hand luggage that travels in the cabin (yes, with the vote against Spain). The case of Indigo. The BBC counted that, in the face of the globalized tendency to monetize each service, some airlines, such as Indian Indiathey have remained out. Its executive director defends a policy of not charging for invoiced suitcases, arguing that prevents endless ranks and unnecessary conflicts in the shipping doors. Its operational model, which allows changes in just 35 minutes, demonstrates that an efficient logistics does not require squeezing the passenger for each basic service. This alternative, although marginal, emphasizes that there can be another type of relationship with the client in the air industry, challenging the dominant narrative of the sector. Between efficiency and abuse. In summary, the evolution of luggage collection reflects a paradigm change: the air trip has been fragmented in copper parts, leaving the passenger in a constant search for How to avoid paying further. While airlines defend their model in response to competition and the need for income, consumers and legislators question to what extent this strategy erodes the experience of flying. Thus, the hand luggage boom and the appearance of those “triprs of the trip” eager for visits reflect a culture of the minimum luggage as a form of economic resistance. If you want also, as forced adaptation to an increasingly hostile environment for the common traveler. Flying has ceased to be expensive, because what we carry with us is the real business. Image | Stockcake In Xataka | After the battle between the EU and the airlines for hand luggage, the rates and sizes remain for this 2024 In Xataka |

If you have not reserved your vacation in the Canary Islands, it is possible that it costs the same to go to the Caribbean

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At the beginning of the year, apparently “good” news had a second reading for the millions of tourists who use the plane. Since January 1, airlines operating in the European Union are obliged to incorporate 2% sustainable fuel (SAF) on its flights, as part of the Fit for 55 plan To reduce emissions. In Spain, this will translate into an extra cost of 235 million euros In 2025. And yes, that came with a small print: the extra cost was going to be noticed in the tickets. Thus, in Spain a “homelands” vacation was going to get cheaper than cross the puddle. It turns out that. Between the Caribbean and the Canary Islands. I told it THE WEEKEND THE COUNTRY. The unstoppable boom of international tourism in Spain is raising vacation prices within the country to levels that touch the absurd. How much? For example, today, spending a week in all inclusive in Gran Canaria, Menorca or Mojácar costs practically the same as flying to the Caribbean. According to An analysis of the Destinia agency, destinations such as Menorca (2,726 euros per couple) or mojácar (2,694) have reached prices that They hardly differ Of the 2,883 euros that costs to travel to Punta Cana or the 3,094 of Riviera Maya, although the latter involve crossing half a planet. The great paradox. As we said, this paradox occurs in a context in which the price of the air ticket has not stopped uploading the new European regulations that impose on airlines the use of that 2% sustainable fuelwhich further more expensive long -distance journeys. However, the overdexanda in enclaves like Balearics, Canary Islands wave Almeria Costa He has triggered hotel rates in Spain to historical maximums, with an average price of 160 euros per night and annual increases 13%. The price of success. In 2024, Spain reached its absolute record with 94 million tourists foreigners, and everything indicates that in 2025 the 100 million will be exceeded. This flood has generated an unprecedented pressure on the tourism market, with an international demand that grew 23% In the first quarter, while the reserves of national travelers They fell 17%. The result, and here is the response to the paradox, is an excessive hotel inflation fed by appetite of foreign touriststhat not only seem to have absorbed the available offer, but are willing to pay more for it. Meanwhile, the Spaniards face a summer with prohibitive prices in their own country, which has led many to delay reserve decisions, shorten stays or even value international destinations as Türkiye (2,496 euros in Anatolia), which, despite the obligatory scales, is significantly cheaper. When the local is expensive. In his report the country had a case that was especially illustrative: Mojácar. We talk about a road accessible destination, without flights or scales, where a week for two people can cost just 189 euros less What tip Cana. This disparity reveals that the true engine of the increes is not in transport, but In hotelsthat take advantage of the high demand for impose prices unprecedented. Far from adjusting to an economic context marked by the uncertainty and containment of spending, the national hotel sector seems to have found in international tourism a way to maintain its margins, even at the expense of losing the local client. Intoxicated of success. In short, it could be said that this summer the Spanish tourist points, much to his own success. The national tourist model, based for decades in the Sol and Beach binomial, now faces a Increasing contradiction: His success as a global destination threatens to expel his own citizens of the holiday market. An evil that reproduces in As many nations. Saturation, pressure on prices and mismatch between offer and purchasing power are leading to the most desired national destinations are less accessible than His exotic counterparts. Thus, in the middle of the mass tourism, there is the great paradox that flying at 8,000 kilometers can leave so expensive (or even cheaper) to enjoy the sea from home. Image | Pxhere In Xataka | A fact summarizes well what is happening with tourism in Spain: foreigners upload, nationals are stagnant In Xataka | Mass tourism has the days counted in Spain thanks to a phenomenon outside its control: extreme heat

China is turning its roofs into power plants. He has achieved in three months what in Europe costs three years

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China has turned its roofs into solar engines, and record time. In just three months he has installed more photovoltaic on roof than Europe in years. Why is it important. China not only leads the energy transition, but is changing the usual rhythms to which it can occur. According to the latest report of Rystad Energyhas installed 36 GW of solar energy on roof only during the first quarter of 2025. That is more than some European countries reach after three years. The Energy Newspaper He summarizes it in a phrase: China does everything big. In figures: 60 GW Solares in total during the first three months of 2025. Of these, 36 GW (60%) in roofs. 130 GW of distributed lots are foreseen throughout 2025. The large facilities will even exceed that figure: 167 GW projected. The context. China is closing its XIV five -year plan. The New regulations of the National Energy Administration (NEA), in force since May, has created a counterreloj race to install before the regulatory cut. There is an emergency climate generated by … Self -consumption incentives. Network access restrictions. And the liberalization of green certificate trade. Those 36 GW are superior to what countries such as Spain or France can install for more than two years, counting all of solar facilities. The EU, together, installed 56 GW throughout 2023, and only one part was in roofs. In detail. The thrust has not been homogeneous. The provinces with greater normative flexibility, such as Jiangsu and Guangdong, have triggered the photovoltaic on roofs. Others, such as Interior Mongolia or Jilin, have restricted both the self -consumption that they have barely contributed. Behind the photo of the record there are certain strap: Some large commercial projects can no longer sell electricity to the network. It is increasing legal and contractual complexity. Promoters and investors face a more uncertain environment. And now what. China will continue to install at a speed far higher than we are accustomed to in the West. And the distributed model will grow, although foreseebly with certain adjustments. Europe lives much more slow display marked by a dense bureaucracy. If you keep the rhythm, China will end up making more facilities on roofs in a year than the sum of many countries in a decade. In Xataka | If Europe does not want to freeze this winter this winter will have to pay much more for gas. You can thank China Outstanding image | Bill Mead in Unspash

Its competition hood costs 5,200 euros and does nothing

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Everything seemed to go like a shot for Xiaomi in its first foray into the electric car. The company is selling as many cars as they are asked. In fact, the most provisional version of its electric car, the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra, accumulated as many reserves as cars expected to manufacture in a whole year In just over 10 minutes. In your presentationXiaomi presumed to improve the figures of the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, the most advanced version of the electric car (by the way, our companions of Motorpasion They have been able to try recently With competition package included), for a fraction of its price. The data arsenal on the day of the presentation of Xiaomi was bestial. They attacked Porsche and Tesla by explicitly mentioning them, that the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT offers more than 1,100 hp? The Xiaomi Su7 Ultra arrives with 1,548 hp. Faster in 0 to 100 km/h. Faster in 0 to 200 km/h. Higher point tip … And a scandal price. Because who aspired to enjoy the most advanced car options and reach maximum circuit performance, the Nürburgring package raised its price to 107,285.66 euros. Expensive? Well, Porsche Taycan Turbo GT is sold in China for 259,000 euros. As you have been doing with any other technology product, Xiaomi has given more than anyone for least. In the automobile market they wanted to copy strategy. On paper, nobody gives such high list of specifications for the money to which they are sold. The problem is that not everything is specifications. You have to fulfill. And not fulfilling can cause you an image crisis. At that point there is Xiaomi right now. Your flag car is now an image crisis Among the multitude of options that have been added to the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra was a competition hood. Carbon finished and with two air shots. That carbon hood is the last controversy for a company that has entered an image crisis with a car that already adds a couple of scandals. According to CarnewschinaXiaomi has received more than 400 complaints from owners of its Xiaomi Su7 ultra because The aerodynamic competition hood that can be optionally mounted on its high performance electric Berlina is not worth anything. The media indicates that these 400 complaints are organized, giving voice to a group of people unhappy with the purchase performance. The problem in question is that this aerodynamic hood, which costs $ 5,300 and, therefore, is a very expensive option (the base model costs $ 73,300) is nothing more than an aesthetic addition. The company sold that this addition acted as two air extractors, such as competition vehicles or very high performance combustion. These types of accessories improve cooling under the hood and allow the car to be better in those cases, they explain in Motorpasion. However, a content creator dismantled the hood to teach his followers how the system works. The problem: it is not right at all. Among other things because, as their owners have discovered, there is no structural difference between a normal hood and that of “competition.” The cooling of all systems is also liquid in the case of the Xiaomi SU7. The car does not need extract the heat generated But it also does not have the structure to dissipate the temperature. This has led to the clients who have joined the demand to speak of “false advertising” while demanding that “Xiaomi assume responsibility.” That assuming responsibility is, at least, that the brand reimburses the cost of the hood, since it does not do the expected function. However, in Bloomberg They point out that 300 of them want to go further and ask that the full value of the car be returned. For the moment, The company has asked forgiveness In social networks for what they consider an “unclear communication” of what was offered with that optional Nürburgring package and have proposed 20,000 fidelity points to spend in their store and replace the hood with the basic aluminum. Proposal that has been rejected by those affected. The controversy of the hood is one more for the company that, until now, had sailed with the wind in favor. In fact, on May 10, Lei Jun (CEO D Ela Company) described the last weeks as “The most difficult since the Xiaomi Foundation“, referring to company and personal difficulties. Those difficulties attend to controversy about the alleged car security. In April, three people died after An Xiaomi Su7 got fire As a result of an accident when passengers They circulated with the active autonomous driving system. The dust raised around the accident and the consequent investigation seems to have a direct reaction about the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra by the company. In an update, the company hooded the car and removed more than 600 hp of power, claiming that a circuit test would have to be passed to activate them. Finally, The company has had to back down. Photo | Xiaomi In Xataka | The Xiaomi Su7 factory in China has become a tourist attraction. And there are those who pay a money to see it

Mediamarkt has an ereader for almost the same thing that costs an official case of the Kindle. It is compact and includes physical buttons

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Although Rakute and Amazon are the most popular Ereader brands, the truth is that there are many others that have models with excellent value for money. For example, the Woxter Scriba 195 S We usually find it at a very good price, especially today in Mediamarkt. In the store offers section we have it for only 39 euros; That is, almost the same as it costs an official case of the Kindle, since its price is 34.99 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review A cheap, compact and very light ereader The Woxter Scriba 195 S is a simple and compact ereader, but which is also ideal for devouring digital books. Differs from other better known models – such as some Kindle O Kobo— For his 4.7 -inch screen which offers a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. It is worth mentioning that we should not confuse this model with the Scriba 195, since the version “S” does not include touch screen. To pass the pages, access digital books or navigate the ereader menu physical buttons that we find on the sides of the front (to pass pages) and at the bottom front (to access the books and the menu). Among other things, the Woxter Scriba 195 S stands out for its compact format, but also because it is light: Weigh only 100 grams. It also comes with 4 GB of internal storage to save many books and is compatible with multiple formats. In addition, a very interesting function that we do not usually see in all ereader is that Allows you to read books (and not only PDF) both horizontally and vertically. You may also be interested in these other alternatives Kobo Clara Color | Electronic color reader | E-Ink Kaleido ™ 3-color screen without 6-inch reflections | Dark way option | Water resistant | Audiobros | 16 GB of storage * Some price may have changed from the last review Pocketbook see electronic book 6 “8GB Blue Blue * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Woxter In Xataka | Best electronic books. Which to buy and nine recommended models In Xataka | These are the 20 best books edited in 2024

Asve Arex is one of the most exclusive supercaries in the world. He has just sold for what a Dacia Duster costs

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For car lovers, Supercars They are admiration articles. They suppose the culmination of aesthetics (Sometimes questionable) and the power at the service of a single purpose: The speed. We are accustomed to certain brands that Mark the guideline In the segment of this type of sports, but sometimes there are those who skip the ‘rules’ to create His own sports. It was the case of the extravagant ASVE AREX SUPER COUPE, a car created by a Disney retired actor. And the craziest is not that, but redefined brands like Toyota and that that unique sports in the world has been auctioned by what a dacia costs. Change of airs. The name of David John Stollery III It may not sound to you at all. He was born in 1941 and was a child actor who starred in Disney films in the 50 and some series in later times. However, there was something that did Tilín more than the performance: mechanics and cars design. That is why he retired from the Disney factory to study Art Center College of Design And, later, he joined the ranks of General Motors. There he worked as a designer, but it was not where he flourished. Something had to see Toyota in the young designer, who hired him to work in his center in California, where he also allowed him to open the first design center of the Japanese brand in US territory: the Calty Design Research. Toyota Celica ’78. It was in 1973 when he began working with Noritsuna Watanabe and the goal was not simple: redefine the future of the brand’s vehicles, with an eye on the tastes of the Americans, very different from those of the Japanese. Stollery and his team began to work and, after a couple of concepts, the Californian division gave birth to the new generation of the mythical celica that so many so many We have driven in video games. He Toyota Celica of 1978 remained that approach to Mustang of Ford, but now with 2.2 -liter engines for the US market and two finishes models depending on the buyer’s pocket. From there, generation after generation was improved to become a banner of Japanese consumption sports. The Celica del 78 Restless rear. In total, Stollery directed the design of 22 models of the Japanese firm between commercial and conceptual models, but the designer wanted something else. Thus, in 1983, Stollery founded his own design and prototyped cars study: the Industrial Design Research with which he could accept orders of external signatures, but also give free rein to his creative vision. Among those clients was Toyota, but also Subaru, Chrysler, Mazma, Renault or General Motors. And among the projects were the Foreaeroa rare mixture between 750cc car and motorcycle with three wheels of which only 30 and its great work were built: the Asve Arex. ASVE AREX SUPER COUPE. We are facing a supercar that Stollery perfected for almost two decades and had brutal benefits. With a tip speed of 320 km/Hy, an acceleration of 0-100 in three seconds, the 400 hp V8 engine of an LT1 Corvette with central location and rear traction should be like an indomitable horse. ASVE AREX has a double fork suspension on the four wheels, butterfly doors, very pointed lines and a strange nose inspired by the aviation segment. It was a unique unit, literally, since it was conceived as a sample of his company’s creative and technological potential. A bargain. It was never manufactured in series and Stollery, who used it until 2019 decided to donate it to the museum Zimmerman Automobile Driving That same year. However, things did not go too well and, with the closing of the museum, this juicy piece has been auctioned. There was no minimal price and … How much would you say that a work can achieve so unique created by a team that you knew what you did? Surely, think about the figure you think, it is too high for which it has ended up. Because, as we read in Car and DriverThe World Worldwide Auctiques House closed the bid at $ 25,000. It is an extremely curious price for what this car means and for what we say: it is a unique piece in the world. But well, the auctions sometimes have these things, as a rarity goes so unnoticed. And, speaking of rare things, IDR has also designed during these years … Towers for beach guards. It is curious and we can see the Designs on a website to which, Stollery, if you allow me the advice … we would have to take a walk as far as design is concerned. Images | Idr, Worldwide Auctixaers, Geographher On In Xataka | The difficult thing is not to buy a bugatti, it is to keep it: changing the oil costs like a new car

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