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This cheap device is ideal for cooling the house in summer

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The summer heat is settling in many towns and cities, so it is a good idea to pay attention to the different devices that allow us to better cope with the high temperatures. Among all of them, air conditioners are especially interesting, especially if you can use them in several rooms. We have a good example in the Orbegozo Air 55whose price on Amazon is 160.67 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Air conditioner, humidifier and purifier The Orbegozo Air 55 is a three-in-one device that has functions of air conditioner, humidifier and air purifierso its use is not limited to times when it is very hot, but at different times throughout the year, whether in summer, winter or spring and autumn. Now, for the summer it is especially interesting because it includes a removable 35 liter tankwhich allows you to relieve the heat in the room, becoming an alternative to other devices such as fans or air conditioners. They may not be as practical as the latter, but they can be transported to other rooms by including wheels. It comes with oscillating directional fins that allow cold air to be better distributed throughout the room. Furthermore, another positive point is that it can be used through its button panel or through the remote controlthus offering good comfort. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: Orbegozo Air 55 ✅ THE BEST Its triple function– Can be used as an air conditioner, humidifier or purifier. its wheels: allow it to be moved to other rooms. ❌ THE WORST Efficiency compared to other devices such as air conditioners, which allow rooms to be cooled better. 💡 BUY IT IF… You are looking for a device that allows you to better cope with the summer heat and that you can also take with you to different rooms. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You only want to use it in one room. In that case, it is worth paying attention to other devices such as ceiling fans or air conditioners, split or portable. You may also be interested MIDEA Portable Evaporative Air Conditioner 3 in 1 Capacity 7L and Remote Control | Water Fan, Air Cooler, Humidifier, 6 Speeds, 5 Modes, 12H Timer, 85º Oscillation, with AI The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Cecotec EnergySilence 3500 Cool Compact Smart Evaporative Air Conditioner, 65 W, 3.5 L Tank, Touch, Remote Control, 3 Speeds, 2 Modes, 70º Oscillation, 12h Timer, Includes 2 Coolers 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 | Lotus Design N Print in UnsplashOrbengozo In Xataka | Buying guide for connected fans: recommendations for choosing a “smart” model with WiFi and six models from 50 euros In Xataka | Silent ceiling fan: which one to buy? Tips and recommendations

the largest surveillance device at a sporting event

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He World Cup 2026 which begins tonight will be the largest soccer tournament in history: 48 teams will face each other in 104 matches, distributed in 16 venues in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and more than five million fans in the stands. It’s also going to be one of the most watched sporting events of all time. This is the security apparatus that is going to be deployed in the stadiums. A world cup under the magnifying glass. The event is held in a terrorist risk contextfueled by the conflict between the US and Iran. Of the more than 100 games, 78 are going to be held in eleven American cities, which places considerable strain on security resources at all points in the chain, from travel to the stadium itself. They count in Wired that the Trump administration may use this event to deploy an invasive surveillance system without appropriate safeguards. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has issued a travel warning to attendees to the world cup, in which they specifically warn about “repression of freedom of expression and protest and increased surveillance.” Drones. Both drones and, above all, anti-drone systems will play a key role in the security of events. Stadiums will be no-fly zones, but there are other gathering places that may be targets for drone attacks. The company Fortem Technologies has once again been chosen (already participated in Qatar in 2022) to deploy its kinetic anti-drone technology at US headquarters. Contracts have also been signed with Sentrycs, which will contribute its non-disruptive anti-drone technologyand Axon, which will deploy a full stack of drones and counter-drones in Dallas. Facial recognition. It will be another of the great security systems used during the event, something that already happened during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where more than 15,000 cameras monitored the stadiums. In this edition, the stadiums of Boston, Miami and Atlanta, making up the facial recognition powered by AI to gain access to the premises and make payments, and there will also be facial recognition on Kansas City buses. Robot dogs. In addition to facial recognition in the stadiums themselves, Boston Dynamics robot dogs equipped with cameras will be deployed capable of detecting faces. These robots will be seen at the venues in Dallas, Texas and at the New Jersey stadium, where the final will be held, which has been classified as a “national special security event.” In Mexico, at the Monterrey stadium, they also plan reinforce security with four robot dogs. Command platforms. Lenovo is the official technology partner of FIFA and has announced that will be in charge of managing the command center in which they will monitor the movements of the crowd and manage the devices that each worker will carry. On the other hand, Booz Allen Hamilton will provide his Sit(x) platform of situational information in real time. What if it’s not temporary? In statements to WiredElectronic Frontier Foundation security analyst Matthew Guariglia warns of the risk of this technology being used “to restrict people’s civil liberties and the fact that surveillance infrastructure is precisely that: infrastructure.” That is to say, there is concern that all these supposedly temporary measures will end up being permanent. Additionally, there is concern that ICE performs during the games against the migrant population. The agency’s director has confirmed that ICE will be a key part of the security of the events, but They have not made clear what their role will be. The militarization of sport. As we said, in the previous edition of the World Cup in Qatar there was an enormous security deployment, but also took advantage of this context to reinforce its national security strategy, outsourcing part of that security to allied powers and using the tournament as a test bed for new military and police capabilities. They say in Wired that there is not much information about the companies behind many of the World Cup security contracts, but they are expected to end up in the hands of military industry companies such as Palantir, Anduril and Lockheed Martin. Organizations such as Privacy International fear that these events will be used to normalize mass surveillance tools. Image | Xataka with Gemini In Xataka | Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle: “Citizens will behave because we are recording and documenting everything that happens”

Someone thought it was a good idea to bring a Bluetooth device called “Bomb” onto a plane. What had to happen happened

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Imagine that you are sitting in that modern torture chamber that we call “economy class” on a transcontinental plane when, after an hour in the air of the eight-hour trip from New Jersey to Mallorca, the aircraft turns around to land at the point of origin because the bomb threat protocols are activated. Now stop imagining because that is precisely what happened this past May 30 when the United Flight Boeing 767 that covered the Newark – Palma de Mallorca route thad to turn around with 12 crew members and 190 passengers of which one was the owner of a Bluetooth device with a peculiar name. “Bomb”. The “Bluetooth bomb” He United Flight 236 It should be just another conventional flight, but those who took the one last Saturday experienced an unusual adventure. When the ship was flying over the Atlantic and in a period Between 60 and 90 minutes after takeoff, someone noticed a disturbing detail: searching for Bluetooth networks, They found a device called “BOMB”. If someone was carrying a bomb with a Bluetooth connection, I highly doubt it would be visible to everyone and, on top of that, it would be called “Bomb”, but it was enough for the situation to explode. The crew, using the public address system, repeatedly asked that the Bluetooth devices be turned off, even threatening with turning around, but after seeing that there were still some lights left and that the “bomb” was among them, the maneuvers began. In coordination with the company’s operations center in Chicago, it was decided that it was best to declare a state of bomb emergency and return to Newark. The plane landed as if nothing had happened, but on the ground there was a significant police and security deployment that forced the passengers to vacate the ship, leaving their hand luggage behind. Image | Flightradar24 As part of the procedure, it was now the security forces that were going to be in charge of inspecting that luggage again. It has not really emerged what the device was, but what is clear is that there was no real explosive device. United has not given detailsbut different media indicate that a 16-year-old passenger had a device named with that name. Some say it’s a Fitbit, others say it’s a Bluetooth speaker. No details have been given about the consequences. that the passenger will have to face and everything has remained an anecdotal situation and a story that those 212 people will tell at some point. Now, there are interesting readings. The first is that there are devices for which you can change the name of the Bluetooth connection. For example, we can call our cell phone whatever we want, just like Wi-Fi networks, but there are others that are not easy to change the name of. A speaker or headphones usually have the name they come from the factory, unless they have an app that explicitly allows you to change the identifier. This is important because there are speakers like the Bombbox from JBL and, above all, the Hama Bomb 3.0 that have ‘BOMB’ in the name. Obviously, it doesn’t just say that and there are numbers and the brand, so it would be easy to deduce that it is a totally different device than a bomb. Also, if this were the case, the device would be turned off and not searching for Bluetooth all the time, so what makes the most sense is that it is a mobile phone with that ‘nickname’ for Bluetooth. That said, when the crew asked to disconnect the Bluetooth, if the person had headphones on they might not even notice and, if they did, it was a message that could be interpreted as “put the phone on.” airplane modeThere are cell phones that, when they activate airplane mode, deactivate all wireless communications, but there are also those that only deactivate Wi-Fi, the mobile network and leave Bluetooth to allow connection with headphones. This is for trying to find an explanation for a bizarre story like few others that had a happy ending for the passengers, being able to board a new flight the morning of the next day, but which could be very serious for the funny or clueless owner of the device. Because it is one thing to take longer to take off, but having a plane turn around, relocate all the passengers and the company pay compensation… is not cheap. AND I’m sure someone at United Flight isn’t happy at all.nor were those who were on that flight and who had zero information about what was happening, even having to go to reddit to find out about the movie and report the company’s compensation: a $15 bonus to spend on food. Moral: take a look at what your devices are called. In Xataka | Airplanes have circular windows for a reason. It took two plane crashes to find out.

What is CADR and why is it the only data I would look at when choosing an allergy device?

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Spring brings out many things and some are not pleasant at all. Allergies to pollen and many other particles attack us and can give us a hard time. Of everything we can buy to combat them at home, the most effective and useful is, without a doubt, purchasing a air purifier. But, How to choose the most suitable one for your home? That is the question I have been asking myself in recent days, since all the purifiers I have seen have a gibberish of figures and data that, paradoxically, can confuse more than help us choose. After doing a little research, it is clear to me that, if I have to focus on something, it would be in the CADR. I’ll explain why. Philips 2200 Series Air Purifier, HEPA NanoProtect + Active Carbon Filter, CADR 400m³/h for 104m², Allergy Friendly, Ultra Quiet, Smart and Durable Filter (AC2210/10) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links What is CADR and why does it matter so much? If we enter a store like Amazon and look for any air purifier (like this one from Philipsfor example), right from the start we are going to be inundated with a lot of information. Perhaps what may catch our attention most at first is that it is capable of eliminating 99.97% of the particles in the air, a very high figure. What’s happening? We will find this in most purifiers and it is not the most important thing. That’s where the CADR comes in. The CADR (clean Air Delivery Rate or Clean Air Delivery Rate in Spanish) is a unit of measurement that tells us, in a few words, the amount of filtered air that a purifier can deliver. A purifier that has the best filter on the market is fine, but is it any good if it is not capable of moving air and filtering it fast enough? Because if you don’t, the pollen or dust particles will end up settling on the furniture and will not be filtered. The CADR has a numerical value that is calculated with two aspects: how many particles the filter is capable of trapping and how much air the purifier is able to move through said filter. No matter how good the filter is, it is equally important that the purifier is able to move through it, since otherwise it will not trap dust or pollen particles well and they will continue to swarm around our room. Bad thing for our allergies. Small note that must be taken into account. The CADR is not just a single value, but there are three. This happens because purifiers have a CADR for pollen, but also for dust and smoke. This is important, since what we should focus on is pollen. The others are more secondary. Falling short of CADR is always a bad idea If we go back to the Philips purifier above, we can see how it is, in theory, ideal for rooms up to 44 square meters in less than 17 minutes. Now, you have to read the fine print on the device’s own page on Amazon: It is a theoretical one-time cleaning time calculated by dividing your CADR of 170 cubic meters/hour by the room size of 48 square meters (assuming the room is 20 meters in area and 2.4 meters in height). Why do I say this? Because although the description of a purifier indicates that it is optimal for a room of a certain size, they are always references taken under certain conditions. that may not fit with our home. The ideal is to take the CADR of the purifier and make a simple calculation that will not lead to errors. This calculation is done in three phases that I summarize below: First, we need to know the cubic meters that has the room where you are going to use the purifier. It is calculated by multiplying length, width and height. Second, we need to know how many times you want the purifier to clean the air. The AHAM (Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers) recommends between 5 and 8 per hour. To finish, we multiply the volume of the room in cubic meters and the air changes per hour that we want. Quick example. If you have a room with a volume of 25 cubic meters (because it is 4 meters long, 2.5 meters wide and 2.5 meters high) and you want the purifier to renew the air 5 times per hour, the ideal is that you look for an air purifier with a CADR of at least 125 cubic meters/hour. Be careful here, because many purifiers give you this information in cubic feet per minute (CFM), which is the original AHAM standard. Now, does it make sense to buy a purifier with a much higher CADR than what you need? If you opt for this scenario, you will have a device that filters the air in your room faster and even without the motor running at full speed all the time (which means less consumption and less noise). The issue here is that a higher CADR also usually means, in the vast majority of cases, paying more for the air purifier. The choice here is up to each user, but with one thing clear: never fall short of CADR. The good and the bad of both options, face to face low or medium frame tall frame THE GOOD 🟢 Cheaper and enough for small rooms like a bedroom Ideal for large rooms and for air to filter faster THE BAD 🔴 It may fall short if you move it to a larger location at some point. They are more expensive and it may not be worth spending a lot if your room is small. Ideal for: Tight budgets and small rooms Rooms like a living room or if you are looking for a purifier that does not always work at full capacity In summary: 👉 Choose a low or medium … Read more

The European Union is very clear about the future of its network infrastructure: there will not be a single Chinese device

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Europe is intensifying its battle against Chinese equipment, both in its electrical network and in its telecommunications infrastructure. The European Commission has again recommended earlier this week the exclusion of Huawei and ZTE equipment by local telecommunications operators, paving the way for a review of the Cybersecurity Regulation in which it is proposed mandatory elimination of high-risk suppliers. A new touch. The European Commission has started the week with a reminder: member states must exclude Huawei and ZTE equipment from their telecommunications network. In January of this year, Europe published a draft establishing the mandatory withdrawal of “high-risk suppliers”, posing a formal veto on Chinese telecommunications companies. It is a particularly sensitive issue in Spain, where communities like Catalonia have ignored European recommendations and they have renewed again recently with companies that use Huawei equipment. The Generalitat case. Last March, the Generalitat of Catalonia renewed its contract with XCAT. A budget of 127 million euros to maintain Huawei as the main equipment supplier, despite the EU notice and challenges from Telefónica and Cellnex that paralyzed the process for a few weeks. {“videoId”:”x9gqo70″,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”YOU ARE NOT GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MOBILE if you are not using AI like this”, “tag”:”Webedia-prod”, “duration”:”617″} In addition to the Catalan case, practically a third of Spanish 5G networks are from Huawei, with an estimated replacement cost between 400 and 1,000 million euros. Beyond. It is not the only measure that Europe wants to implement against Chinese suppliers. The Commission also wants to protect itself in relation to renewable energies, vetoing access to community funds to those projects using converters made in China. “Our risk assessments have confirmed threats, including manipulation of electricity production parameters, interruption of electricity generation and even unauthorized access to operational data. In practice, this could mean a blackout, a remote blackout of Member States’ networks leading to nationwide power outages.” As with the network infrastructure, according to the Commission, this measure responds to a shield for security reasons, applicable from next November 1. Again, a blow to the giant Huawei, one of the main suppliers of solar inverters in Spain. In Xataka 6G is not being developed to improve mobile speed: it is geopolitics and China is going with the accelerator to the table The Chinese response. China is no stranger to the measures being prepared by Europe, and has made it clear that it considers these proposed acts to be discriminatory and harmful to trade. Without detailing his plans, he has made it clear that he will take countermeasures. The Swedish case. Decisions have consequences, and Sweden is a country that knows very well what happens if you ban Huawei on your telecommunications equipment. In 2020, the country banned the use of telecommunications equipment from Chinese manufacturers under the argument of national security. Although a priori this was a lifeline for Ericsson, the consequences were just the opposite. China retaliated, and China Mobile expelled Eriscsson from its network infrastructure, going from 11% market share to 2%. In case Europe hits China again. In Xataka | There is a crucial technology for the deployment of AI and China is also securing the lead: 6G (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 The European Union is very clear about the future of its network infrastructure: there will not be a single Chinese device was originally published in Xataka by Ricardo Aguilar .

OpenAI already knows which device will replace our smartphone in the age of AI. It will be another smartphone, according to Kuo

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He doesn’t always get it right, but Ming-Chi-Kuo just made a particularly striking statement. According to your dataOpenAI is preparing its first “mobile AI agent”, a smartphone that will be quite different from the current ones not so much in form as in substance. If its predictions come true, we could be facing a device that will shake the pillars of the current mobile segment. Hello, “OpenAI phone”. Kuo states that mass production of this smartphone designed by OpenAI will begin in the first half of 2027. He also tells us that the SoC that will govern this device will be a customized version of the future MediaTek Dimensity 9600 manufactured with TSMC’s N2P process and that will theoretically arrive in the second half of the year. The mobile that wants to see the world. This chip will have some special features, such as an ISP (Integrated Signal Processor) with an HDR system that allows optimizing the visual perception of the world. It is logical: the mobile wants to become an integral part of our interaction with the world, and that visual capacity is critical. Two NPUs better than one. It will also have a dual NPU architecture to increase its AI computing capacity. It will theoretically integrate LPDDR6 memory and will have UFS 5.0 to avoid memory bottlenecks. If all goes well, Kuo says, between 2027 and 2028 30 million units will be distributed. Not anything else, but the plan seems incredibly ambitious. Paradigm shift. This type of device, Kuo points outwill doom the UI as we know it. The concept of navigating a patchwork of icons to perform independent tasks will be obsolete. The concept proposed by OpenAI understands that the user does not want to use an “application stack”, but rather achieve objectives through a centralized agent. This implies a radical redesign of the smartphone in which the screen stops being a menu of options and becomes a kind of mirror of what the user wants, of their “intentions.” We went from a manual interaction to a proactive inference, because the AI ​​is responsible for detecting what needs to be done to complete the action that the user needs. Without touching the screen. Task resolution rules over navigation. OpenAI being Apple. To achieve this OpenAI needs to control everything on this device, so similar to what happens with Apple and its iPhone. For an AI agent to function seamlessly, it needs access to sensors and device status in real time, something that current operating systems restrict by design. OpenAI wants to control both the hardware and the software to capture all the relevant information at all times. The technical barrier is not the AI ​​model, but that total control that also requires perfect management of memory and energy consumption. Apple, by the way, is in that same battle, although in a different way. The energy challenge. It seems logical to think that this device bases a good part of its capacity on AI models in the cloud, but also that it will have the ability to execute some tasks thanks to small local models. Hence having two NPUs that allow at least certain tasks to be executed on the mobile itself. That will be crucial precisely regarding energy consumptionbecause this AI that automates tasks by chaining them consumes much more computing than the usual interaction with an app today. App Store in danger of extinction. There is a particularly striking idea here. The app store economics faces existential disruption. The current model relies on friction: you need to open a specific app for each task, which justifies the 30% “tax” and the walled garden. If an AI agent can book a flight or order food by directly accessing the background APIs, the icon on the home screen disappears. The “app” stops being a destination and becomes an invisible tool. This not only threatens Apple’s revenue, but redefines mobile development towards an “API-first” ecosystem, where the graphical interface is irrelevant and competition is decided by agent efficiency, not UI design. Goodbye, privacy? And in this context, privacy could once again become the price of that “it’s so convenient to use a device like this” of these future mobiles. For an AI agent to be useful and function truly autonomously, it needs to know everything or almost everything about us. Our location, health, messages and of course the screen content at all times, among other things. The opacity of proprietary models will mean that we will never know what data is leaked to the cloud to “improve the service”, turning privacy into a variable controlled (once again) by the manufacturer. In Xataka | Microsoft has insisted on making Windows “agent.” His users have reminded him that they had not asked for it

Samsung has shown a new device with AI. It is not what we imagined and is reminiscent of an Apple idea

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When they tell us about a new device with artificial intelligencethe normal thing is that we think of a mobile phone, a laptop or, at most, the disappointing Rabbit R1 either Humane AI Pin. That’s why it’s interesting to stop when a company like Samsung teaches something that doesn’t quite fit into any of those boxes. What we have seen this time is not a common gadget, but a rather revealing clue as to how the South Korean giant could imagine a possible home interface of the future. What Samsung has shown in Milan is called Project Luna and, at least for now, it moves in the field of concepts. It is a desktop device with a mobile circular screen that acts as a head and can rotate to face the user. The company’s materials also show that this head not only rotates, but also changes orientation depending on the angle it needs. With that combination, Samsung draws a home device that wants to look less like a conventional speaker and more like an object designed to interact with the user. A concept that points further than a speaker One of the scenes that Samsung has used to show Luna places it on a kitchen table, connected to the user’s smartphone, playing music with an interface reminiscent of a record player and answering questions both by voice and on screen. In that same demonstration he also appears controlling the lighting in the room and suggesting food options for the day. Additionally, there are projectors scattered around the kitchen that display data such as the calories in the recipe or a calendar notice for a dinner party. And that’s where Luna begins to tell us something more interesting than her own design. In an interview with Fast CompanyMauro Porcini, Samsung’s chief design officer, explained that this concept represents more of “a vibe, a feeling of the type of design language we want to use.” The phrase matters because it lowers any immediate commercial reading and forces us to look at it differently. Rather than anticipating a launch, the firm seems to use this project to teach the type of language and relationship with the user that it wants to explore in future AI devices. And at that point it is difficult not to remember Apple. In August 2024, Mark Gurman told Bloomberg that the company was moving forward with the development of a home desktop device that would combine an iPad-like screen with a robotic arm. The proposal, according to that informationwas conceived as a home control center, a tool for video calls and a remote surveillance system, with a screen capable of tilting and rotating 360 degrees using actuators. It has not materialized as a product, but there is some underlying parallel with what Samsung is now teaching. The most interesting reading may not be in looking for an exact equivalence between what Samsung has taught and the rumors about Apple, but in stopping at the underlying trend. What we’ve seen suggests that home AI could end up taking a much more tangible form than the assistants or screens we already know. We are not yet talking about a consolidated category, far from it. But it does provide a fairly serious clue as to where the industry could move in the coming years. At this point, the temptation is to think: okay, that sounds good, but where exactly does something like this fit into our daily lives. Because we can imagine it on the kitchen counter, recommending a mealanswering a quick question or accompanying us while music plays, and the scene is even convincing. The problem is that that same house is already full of devices that already cover a good part of all that. Images | Samsung In Xataka | Meta spent 2 billion on a Chinese AI startup. China is clear that it was a conspiracy

This is how the device that has triggered fines in France works

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If at any time we come across a metallic, angular and almost futuristic-looking trailer on the road, it is easy for us to think of anything but a speed camera. However, that design that vaguely resembles a vehicle like the Tesla Cybertruck It has a much more specific function: controlling speed and automatically penalizing those who exceed it. What we have seen in other countries already has a presence in Spain, and everything indicates that its impact is not going unnoticed. the real name. Although the name “Cybertruck radar” It has become popular for its appearancewhat we have before us is a system with first and last name: Poliscan Enforcement Trailermanufactured by the German company Vitronic. Its approach is different from other radars that we already know. Here we are talking about a speedometer installed on a trailer that can be easily moved and that is designed to operate autonomously, without the constant presence of operators. How it works. We have already seen that it does not need constant supervision, but its operation goes one step further. This towed radar can operate for long periods thanks to high-performance batteries, which allows it to be deployed in points where there is no electrical connection or fixed infrastructure. Once installed, it controls speed precisely in several lanes and can manage violations without the need for police presence at the time. In addition, it incorporates protection measures against sabotage, from sensors that detect movements to elements designed to make any tampering attempt difficult, and can be connected to process disciplinary proceedings. Where is it in Spain. If we now look at the Spanish case, the starting point is clear: Catalonia was the first community to incorporate this type of towed radars. Here, yes, the sources do not completely agree on the figures and dates.Infotrànsit, in a post dated March 2, 2026states that the Servei Català de Trànsit incorporated them into the road network in 2023 and raises the number to ten operational tow radars. The direction seems clear: expand the fleet during 2026 and concentrate it on sections with higher accident rates, with the AP-7 as one of the corridors where this type of control fits most clearly. The French mirror. A precedent that explains its impact. To understand why this type of radar is gaining prominence, it is worth looking at France, where they have been deployed for years and with measurable results. According to data collected by Motorpasiónin 2022 there were about 340 devices of this type, which represented approximately 7.5% of the country’s total radars. However, their weight in the sanctions was much greater: they accounted for more than a quarter of the 25.5 million fines registered. That is to say, its presence was relatively limited, but the data points to a capacity to detect infractions much greater than its weight within the system. Beyond its design or its impact on the figures, what is drawn with this type of device is a change in the way of controlling speed on the road. Both the Servei Català de Trànsit and the DGT have focused on sections where the risk is greater, from roads with high accident rates to construction areas where signage changes and drivers do not always adjust their gear. In this context, towed radars fit as a flexible tool, capable of adapting to different situations. Images | Vitronic | Catalan Transit Service In Xataka | Denza Z9GT and D9: BYD’s luxury brand lands in Europe with a coupé with more than 1,000 HP and a seven-seater minivan

an AI that follows you from one device to another without losing track

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Motorola has presented its first ‘fold’ type foldable at Lenovo Tech World 2026, an ultra-premium line called Signature and, above all, Motorola Qira: an AI platform (they call it “personal ambient intelligence”) shared with its parent company Lenovo that works on smartphones, tablets and computers, maintaining the context between all of them. Why is it important. Lenovo and Motorola’s commitment to AI is something different: that AI is the same on all your devices. It sounds obvious, but it is not so obvious. Qira maintains the context, the data and the conversation. You start something on your mobile in the morning and continue it on your laptop in the afternoon without repeating anything. The move attacks today’s biggest productivity problem: switching between apps and devices often breaks your workflow. Each change involves explaining again what you need. Between the lines. This is clearly a response from Lenovo to the strengths of the Apple ecosystem. Apple has much of its advantage in syncing between iPhone, iPad and Mac through proprietary software, and now Lenovo is trying to replicate it with AI as the common thread. The difference is in the execution. Apple controls hardware and software. Lenovo depends on Android and Windows, third-party systems. Your only asset to create that fluid experience is for AI to be the glue. In detail. Qira is not just another chatbot. It is an “ambient intelligence” (the naming is from Motorola) integrated at the operating system level, always present without having to open an app. Summoned with “Hey Qira”, with a dedicated key or by tapping the permanent item on the screen. Works even offline using local AI. The proposal is based on three attributes: Presence: It’s there, it can proactively suggest things or wait for you to call it. Actions: Execute tasks between applications and devices without having to manage each step. Perception: Build a unified knowledge base (with your consent) that includes your interactions, memories and documents across all devices. The use cases. Lenovo and Motorola have defined specific functions where Qira should shine: “Next Step” suggests actions based on what you’re doing and helps you switch devices without losing track. “Write for me” composes emails, documents or messages directly where you work, adapting to your tone. “Catch me up” summarizes what happened while you were away and helps you get back to tasks. “Pay Attention” transcribes and translates meetings in real time, captures key points and generates summaries. privacy. Processing occurs primarily on the device to keep data local. Cloud services are optional and require explicit consent. Lenovo insists that Qira never collects data without user permission. The context. No manufacturer has yet managed to make their devices “talk to each other” naturally using AI. Samsung has tried it with Galaxy AIGoogle with Gemini and Microsoft with Copilot. Everyone stumbles upon the same thing: their assistants don’t remember what you did on another device. They are great on one device but they stop being great when we switch from one to another. The specific applications do shine there (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok…), but they do not have the system-level integration that Qira, Galaxy AI and company do propose. Qira unifies under one name the dispersed solutions that have arrived until now: motorcycle ai (the lower case imperative is a Motorola thing), Lenovo AI NowCreator Zone and Learning Zone. The platform integrates collaborations with Microsoft 365, Copilot, Qualcomm, Intel, Perplexity and Google. Motorola does not have a large share in the premium segment, if Qira works well it could be an argument to attract customers. Qira will arrive in the first quarter of 2026 on “select” Lenovo devices and then on compatible Motorola phones. They have not yet communicated the list of models that will receive it. The approach is pragmatic: better to integrate what already works than to compete with OpenAI or Google in the creation of foundational models where they would hardly be able to scratch anything. Qira is not its own model, but a platform that connects different AI services depending on the task. Go deeper. Beyond Qira, there is a strategic reading: Lenovo is trying to become the reference manufacturer for those who do not want Apple but do not want to rely only on Google. It is a difficult space to fill. They all failed because creating ecosystems requires years of investment, gaining committed developers, and reaching users willing to change their habits. Lenovo has financial muscle and Motorola retains brand prestige. But you’ll need Qira to really work. In Xataka | The technology industry has been searching for the “next smartphone” for a decade. Now he thinks he found it with AI Featured image | Motorola, Unsplash, Xataka

This cleaning device seems a genius. A removable vacuum robot that is also used as a vertical vacuum cleaner

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From time to time we find the most curious concepts in Tel Mundo de Technology. One of the ones who have recently interested me is that of EUFY E20an anker cleaning device with which we can have both a vertical vacuum cleaner (or without cable) as a Robot vacuum cleaner. All this in a single removable device. * Some price may have changed from the last review A cleaning device two in one The EUFY E20 is a removable cleaning device whose main claim is to have two devices, an aspiring robot and a vertical vacuum cleaner. To do this, The vertical vacuum base is introduced into the vacuum robotthus allowing choosing the type of cleaning we want to have at home. In addition, it can also be used as a hand vacuum cleaner. If we use it as a hand vacuum, it can reach a maximum suction power of 30,000 pa; On the other hand, if we use it as a vacuum robot that maximum low figure up to 8,000 pa. What we do have in both cases is a Five Stage Filtration That, as the brand mentions, can capture 99.97% of the particles of less than 0.3 microns. The Anker device, in addition, comes with a load base to use it with the aspiring robot, or with the vertical and hand vacuum cleaner to empty dirt and recharge the battery. Includes Navigation system with triple laser precision; That is, it includes three lasers placed at the top, front and side to dodge obstacles easily. This base also includes a three -liter motor system. Without a doubt, personally this device has seemed very curious. A year ago I bought a Rowenta vertical vacuum cleaner and now I am looking for a vacuum robot. If I had known, without a doubt, the Anker device would have taken into account. I have a lot of attention to combine both ways to clean the house In a single removable device. You may also interest you Rowenta XFORCE FLEX 9.60 ALLERGY – Cable Belk Aspirator, 200 W, Flex Tube, Smart Control screen, all types of soils, Power LED vision system, Boost trigger, filter up to 99.9% * Some price may have changed from the last review Roborock Q8 Max+ Robot Double brushes vacuum, automatic succy empty * 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. Image | Anker In Xataka | Best hand vacuum cleaners: which to buy and 6 + 1 recommended models from just over 30 euros In Xataka | One day you are young and the next one you have copied to your parents the vacuum cleaner

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