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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

Nintendo Switch 2 will have “Key cards”. And the big question is what it is for the future of physical format

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On June 5 it will be launched Nintendo Switch 2. In a one -hour event, the Japanese company has Clear almost all doubts That there was on its new console, but beyond being a celebration and although the presentation has been an avalanche of games, the aftertaste that has left among users is bittersweet. Nintendo Switch 2 will be retrocompatible with Siwtch 1 game cards, but to enjoy improvements We will have to pay. The price of the console will start from 470 euros in Europe (but in Japan it will be much cheaper so that more people can buy it, saying by Nintendo). And physical games They already go to 90 euros. In social networks, the conversation revolves around something else: the ‘Key or’ Game Key Card ‘Nintendo Switch 2. And it is a concept … controversial, at least. The “Key Key Card ‘Game Cards” Nintendo Switch 2 During the presentation, there were elements that Nintendo did not detail. For example, to know the price we had to enter the Nintendo Store, the same for the price of the games. And when he talked about the formats, the company just said two things: That the game cards will be the same size as those of Switch, but will be red and will read data at a higher speed. That normal microSD cards will not be compatible, since it will be necessary to buy microSD Express cards that read data at a speed, again. It is logical, because more demanding games at the visual level need storage support with a higher reading speed to be able to do streaming of data without interruptions. What did not say anything is one of the ‘game key cards’. Again, it is after the presentation when we find out about this matter, and it is the one that is raising blisters among users on social networks. In the Nintendo Support Pagethey say the following about this third alternative format to the physicist and digital: Game key cards are different from normal game cards since they do not contain complete game data. Instead, the game key card is your “key” to download the full game to your console through the Internet. After completing the download, you can insert the game key on your console and play as you do with a normal physical game card. They also show an example of the notice that will be in the physical cover: The operation is simple: we buy a box with this cartridge-lave, we introduce it in the console and we are given the possibility of downloading the game associated with it. The cartridge has no informationso the game is saved in the MicroSD Express that we have bought separately and will be from where it is executed. When we want to play that game, we will have to put the corresponding cartridge-lave, be connected to the Internet the first time we start it (subsequent starts do not need the Internet, but the cartridge-llave is already playing. It is a mixture between physical card and digital game. What is the point? The only one that occurs to me is that it is for games that have a higher weight to the maximum of the game cards or for small editors who want to have physical pretence in stores (although more caught with tweezers this). But of course, it also gives rise to another interpretation: Nintendo kills the conventional physical format. . Too much fog, but with precedents on switch Nintendo says clearly: “The game key cards are different from normal game cards, since they do not contain the complete game data” and “This is a box of a game key.” There are no need to clarify it, but these phrases would imply that, on the one hand, the normal game cards will be and, on the other, the key cards. There will be games that come inside the card and others whose card is simply an ‘activator’ For the game that you download from the eShop. Nintendo has said that Siwtch 2 game cards have a higher reading speed. If they are just an activator, it wouldn’t make sense, right? Supporting this theory, we have ‘Cyberpunk 2077’. Your responsible They affirm The following: “Nintendo Switch 2 owners can buy the game on a 64 GB game card or by digital download in the Nintendo Eshop.” The other interpretation, however, is that the “game key cards” are those of Switch 2 and the “normal game cards” those of Switch 1, which would imply a death of the ‘pure’ physical format on the new machine. And that is why it is mandatory to use MicroSD Express cards in Switch 2, because everything will go on them. That is the reading that is being done in networks and the one that gives rise to the company itself due to the diffuse messages. Currently, Nintendo already offers boxes that do not wear the game. An example is the ‘code in a box’ like that of ‘It Takes Two‘ either ‘Final Fantasy VII‘, Boxes that are in physical format, but do not have a game card: only a code to download them from eShop. On the other hand, titles like ‘Noire‘They have a giant notice of “requires Internet download.” I had not done the test until now, since I always had my connected switch, but I have put the game on the console, I have removed the connection to the network and … I can’t play. Basically, at least that is what it seems, that new notice of the Nintendo Switch 2 boxes makes it more clear that, or you have the Internet, or do not play that specific game. With the case of ‘La Noire’ I thought it was a certain additional content or some chapter that did not enter the ‘cartridge’. And it may be so, but the truth is that it does not let me play without downloading the data before. Other cases, such as the ‘Heritage Pack’ … Read more

Banco Santander will close more than 200 physical offices. It is the most visible symptom of traditional banking metamorphosis

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Santander plans the closure of the largest number of offices in Spain from the pandemic. According to Digital economymore than 200 branches will lower the blind this year. The arrival of Ignacio Juliá – a manager with DNA DNA forged in ING – to the direction of Santander Spain is no accident. It is a symptom. Similar to what happens to other Ibex companies – as Telefónica debating between transforming between technology company or assuming the decline as a traditional teleco-, Classic banking has an existential dilemma ahead. On the one hand, Maintain physical offices has become a financial ballast to the Neobancoswhich operate with infinitely lighter and more efficient structures. On the other hand, those same offices They are a competitive advantage for certain demographicparticularly among over 60 years, who concentrate a large part of the financial assets in Spain. Neobancos have gained ground in basic operation and current accounts, but still have important limitations in more complex products, such as mortgages or heritage management. Santander himself has recognized your annual report “The value of the human connection” provided by branches, especially for vulnerable clients, while simultaneously advances towards what defines as “a digital bank with branches”. The Ying and the Yang. Investment management is that space that still has traditional banking to uncheck from the Neobancos, where even the face to face with the manager (the one who gives a branch) can be an incentive for the client. There they face independent platforms, such as Trade Republic or the Spanish Indexa, with increasing traction, better fame … and lower commissions. Of course, they do not usually have exclusive products for large heritage, more complicated land for Fintech. Santander has no urgency for these changes. In 2024 he got a record benefit of more than 12,500 million euros. Your current business model is still profitable. The issue is whether the digitalization strategy combined with selective physical presence will be sufficient to maintain its relevance when the digital generation becomes the main segment with heritage. Traditional bank is not disappearing, but it is in full metamorphosis. It is looking for a balance between digital efficiency and the added value that human interaction provides. In Xataka | The digital counterrevolution reaches the classrooms: seven CCAA backs down with the screens and mark a change of trend Outstanding image | Santander Bank

The United States has decided to start a tariff war. Videogames in physical format will pay Caro

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Practically from his inauguration as president of the United States, Donald Trump launched a series of tariff measures that put many of the countries with which he maintained commercial relations. Very soon, the ESA (Entertainment Software Association)of which companies such as Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo or Ubisoft are part of the evil, warned how bad these economic impositions can sit to the industry, mainly due to the conditions of globalization that the sector is experiencing. More tariffs, it is war. The Toma and Daca between countries that maintained a fluid commercial relationship with Trump has just begun, and we recently knew that if the US imposed 10% on Chinese productsthey responded with others in the opposite direction of 10 to 15% For American products such as coal, gas or oil. Similar answers They have given themselves after the announcement of the 25% tariffs for Canada and Mexico. ESA said it. The association warned In a statement that “tariffs on video game devices and related products would negatively affect hundreds of millions of Americans and damage the important contributions of the industry to the US economy.” And although analysts like David Gibson, from MST Financial said On Twitter that the tariff to China would have a “zero impact” on the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 In the United States, it also left the door open to the thing could change if tariffs like countries like Vietnam remained, very important for the manufacture of the console. The problem: physical games. The physical games market is increasingly a more residual part of the industry. But the thing could get worse. Analyst Daniel Ahmad He has highlighted that 20% of Chinese products would undoubtedly affect technological products such as consoles, mobiles and gpus (the latter It is already being noticed), while the 25% that Trump plans to carry Mexico would have an unsuspected effect: in the manufacture and consequent increasing discs, where the Latin American country has an important weight. Less and less. Mat Piscatella, another video game expert analyst, Replica these Ahmad predictions With an even more disastrous prediction: “I would not be surprised to see that the physical games subject to these rates simply did not get to do, with the editors addressing a completely digital strategy.” And concludes: “What a disaster.” At the moment, they are only conjectures, but analysts seem to coincide that tariffs could have an unwanted effect on precisely North American editors, which is what this policy tries to avoid. A future without physical format. Maybe this is the last lunge that awaits the physical games. The digital format gain ground Without rest, and the figures could not be clearer: in 2023 95% of the video games that were sold did so through digital roads. And decisions like Sony’s launch the PS5 Pro without disk unit (You have to buy separately) or Microsoft’s launch A new model Of Xbox Series S also without an album, they make it clear to which direction the industry is. Header | Álex Alcolea In Xataka | Nvidia lost 265,000 million dollars yesterday. Tariffs have caused terror among technology

The next generative AI revolution will not reason better, but integrate into physical robots. And will change robotics forever

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In the technological world we are fascinated with chatbots who write essays and take their time reasoning. Grok 3 goes, Claude 3.7 It comes, meanwhile, something less visible but deeper is happening: The beginning of the merger between conversational and mechanical bodies. For the first time, robots not only execute preprogrammed instructions. Now also, in their own way, they understand. Historically, robotics and AI have followed separate paths. Parallel, but separate. Industrial robots were as accurate as stupid. AI systems are intelligent, but incorporeal. Let’s think about robotic arms that have existed on assembly lines for decades. Millimetrically exact, but absolutely lost If a single component appeared in a position slightly different from that expected. The new generation of robots connected to LLMS You can now interpret ambiguous instructions, such as “bring me something for thirst”, and solve the problem through reasoning (word of the year), evaluating which drinks are available, if the user showed preference for some and even if there is ice in the freezer. We no longer program specific movements, but rather general objectives. Figure robots are good examples. So good that even They work autonomously at a BMW factory. According to The company has just publishedthey can even receive generic verbal instructions, such as collecting pieces, and without the need for previous specific programming are able to visually analyze the environment and detect them. They can even pause, reassess the situation and correct the error if someone modifies the pieces. This contextual adaptation capacity was unthinkable a couple of years ago. The really groundbreaking of this impaired in robots is that You can learn very differently. The LLMS trained with text lack the physical understanding of the world. Traditional robots lack contextual intuition. By merging them an intelligence that includes both semantics and physics. A robot equipped with LLMS is not only able to understand the instruction “opens that box without damaging its content”, but can improvise before boxes never seen, evaluating materials, closures and fragilities. The revolution, unfortunately, will not be spectacular as in The novelty-fictionbut it will arrive in the form of robotic arms in factories that can be reconfigured with a verbal order. Or warehouse robots that will understand contextual priorities. Or medical assistants capable of interpreting non -verbalized needs of their patients. Boston Dynamics, the Non-Va-Más de la Robotica during this last decade thanks to your robots jumping and doing Parkourshe is no longer as interested in acrobatics as in integrating understanding systems that allow her machines Understand complex instructions in construction and industry environments. You just have to see Your website. And on the horizon look The Tesla optimus or the Cyberone de Xiaomi. Or unitree like One of the great Chinese technological bets. The big change will come When these systems stop failing before the unforeseen and begin to apply general principles of physical and contextual reasoning. We are not seeing the birth of artificial consciousness, but the understanding of the physical world and the world of meaning in a single integrated system. What this powerful convergence does is its silent nature. He catches us arguing On whether Grok 3 deserves a better product or about itself Chatgpt 4.5 It will be sufficient during the remaining of the year, but Robots are beginning to understand the world like us. Not only by calculating a trajectory, but understanding intentions, contexts and meanings. That is much more transformative and valuable than Any ten -page trial generated in seven minutes. In Xataka | Deep Research is not just a new AI function. It is the beginning of the end of intellectual work as we know it Outstanding image | Figure, Ryunosuke Kikuno in Unspash

Bluray has been the last refuge of “physical” collectors for years. Now the industry is strangling it

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Sony has announced that Abandon the production of physical formats Like Blu-ray. They are not the only ones: Panasonic, Sony and Oppo They stopped manufacturing playback devices in 2018, Samsung In 2019 and, at the end of last year, also did LG. We can be in favor or against physical formats, considering them more or less superfluous, but the position of the industry is clear: the players will increasing Games in physical format and the world of film disc edition, increasingly dedicated to collecting, disappears. It is not definitive, but almost. Although Sony’s pass is more radical, as we counted yesterday, LG has given some extra nuance to its decision to stop manufacturing players: it has eliminated the section of these devices from its website, According to Arstechnicabut from LG Korea they have not affirmed that this cessation is permanent. Although they are going to make a parenthesis in the manufacture and sale of their devices, of which he also did not take any new model since 2018, being the Ubk90 and Ubk80 The last ones that updated. Consoles are no longer the last redoubt. To this growing shortage of players is added that consoles are no longer that safe specio for physical format devotees. Both the Xbox Series X and S and PlayStation 5 took the market with Blu-ray player, but soon they joined Options without disk reader. But more than four years ago of that, and the trend begins to blow in the opposite direction: PlayStation 5 Pro leaves, by default, without disk (which can be bought independently at a completely deterrent price). And Microsoft’s turn towards a philosophy of “Any device is an Xbox“It favors the game in the cloud and the abandonment of the physical. Et tu, brute? Less records. Of course, accompanying this fall we have the descent of releases of the games themselves and, above all, films on the support. There are less and fewer stores that take care of it: the chain Best Buyone of the most important in the United States, has stopped selling Blu-rays and DVDs in 2024, and the extended Target He announced that he would only do so on indicated dates. In Spain, there is nothing more to take a walk through businesses that were once unavoidable appointment for the physical format collector: in El Corte Inglés, for example, the film zone has been reduced to the minimum expression, and serve on request in the most cases. The market is compressed. At a speed of infarction, in addition: between 2019 and 2023, the US DVD market and the Blu-ray 40% were reducedand the situation is complex enough to make it difficult to find a single guilty. The main and most striking is the streaming. Who sees movies to hang out finds more than satisfied their needs with the streamingdo not need to accumulate films in physical format that yes, they look better, but with nuances that only interest experts (we live times in which television come, by default, with Activated options that tasting the photography and color work of any movie). But Netflix and Prime Video are not the only villains of this story. It is the market, friend. The public that consumes physical format has also changed: before the arrival of the platforms, the economic formats such as the DVD and the latest VHS spoils made it economy to buy movies. Now it is a luxury article, on a parallel path to which they have followed The vinyl of music Let us add to this circumstance that the space for storing physical formats has been reduced in these times of rented rooms of 60 square meters, where every centimeter of bucket is vital, and we will have circumstances that are not favorable to the pile chaotic and compulsive of the DVDs: Do you remember when it was impossible to buy the newspaper without half dozen records?) Nor are the producers for the work. And finally, we have the companies themselves, little interested in the business of the physical, since the streaming It is much more profitable: a platform that includes its catalog or that of its partners in its offer bridges intermediaries such as stores, and gives more benefits. The digital format, in addition, means that if we want The same product, something that does not happen when a physical copy of a film is owned. We will always have collecting. Interestingly, while Majors They gradually distance from the physical market (Disney recently announced that he would edit less 4K movies, a witness that Sony would collect with part of his catalog, while the least commercial options of his cinema Possibly they would disappear), collecting and special editions live a golden age, on a new path very similar to the one traveled by the vinyl. Recoverations of classics, attention to unknown and worship as it was not seen from the first explosion of the VHS, and stamps as criterion, Arrow, 88 films, Eureka or indicator, among many others making some classical and modern cinema editions as not It had ever seen it. That is The authentic future of the format: A remnant for cinephiles and cinephagos. Header | Diego Correa In Xataka | I have been testing the best teles that come to the market for more than 20 years and these are the films I use to analyze its image quality

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