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A much cheaper Samsung Galaxy, the Xiaomi 17 at an all-time low price, offers on TVs and more. Hunting Bargains

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We return with a new Bargain Hunting loaded with technology offers. After Prime Day, stores have gotten to work launching very striking discounts on devices such as some of the best Samsung and Xiaomi phonesdiscounts on OLED TVs and more. In this article we are going to review the best deals that we have been finding throughout the week. Samsung Galaxy S26 by 711.55 eurosa very tight price after applying several discounts. Samsung S93F by 944.10 eurosa TV with anti-reflective coating. Ugreen FineTrack G Smart Finder by 23.66 eurosa pack with four rechargeable locators for Android. Xiaomi 17 by 799 eurosthe historical minimum price. Beurer BR 60 by 25.42 eurosa device to relieve the itch of insect bites. Ugreen FineTrack G Smart Finder (Android Only) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy S26 Through its official store, Samsung has launched one of the best offers we have seen in the Samsung Galaxy S26. The mobile phone has a direct discount, but it also has an additional discount of 50 euros if paid through PayPal or Samsung Pay and using the coupon SAMSUNG5 through the Samsung Shop app the price drops again. The offer is available in its two storage configurations: Samsung Galaxy S26 (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung S93F If you are looking for a television with a good price, pay attention to the Samsung S93F. It is a model that, for 944.10 euros Instead of 1,999 euros, it incorporates a panel with OLED technology, anti-reflective treatment, 55-inch diagonal, compatibility with HDR10+ and Dolby Atmos and a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz. It is a perfect television for consuming film and series content, but also video games. Samsung S93F (55 inches) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Ugreen FineTrack G Smart Finder If you want to buy a locator for the summer holidays, here are four for you. 23.66 euros on Amazon. He Ugreen FineTrack G Smart Finder It is a pack that includes four USB-C rechargeable units with autonomy of approximately one year. They have a hole to hang them on a keychain and are only compatible with Android. There is also a very similar pack for iOS that has a price of 24.42 euros. Ugreen FineTrack G Smart Finder (Android Only) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi 17 If you are looking for a good alternative to the Samsung mobile, PcComponentes right now has the Xiaomi 17 for a price of 799 euros instead of 1,099 euros. It is a smartphone in its 512 GB configuration that incorporates an excellent 6.3-inch OLED screen, comes with the processor Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5its silicon-carbon battery is 6,339 mAh and its cameras are signed by Leica. Xiaomi 17 (12GB, 512GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Beurer BR 60 Finally, now that we are in very hot seasons, it is good to have a remedy against insect stings and bites on hand. He Beurer BR60 It does not use chemicals, but works through thermotherapy. It incorporates a fast-heating ceramic plate that must be placed directly on the bite. When activated, it applies heat for a few seconds and denatures the proteins in the insect’s saliva to prevent itching and inflammation. Its price is 25.42 euros instead of 35.99 euros. 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 | Samsung, Ugreen, Xiaomi, Beurer In Xataka | Best mobile phones 2026. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs

historical minimum price only for 48 hours

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In the last Amazon Prime Day we were able to see many devices of all kinds (mobile phones included) at minimum prices, but discounts for Apple did not proliferate. The good news is that we have started July with a very good offer for the iPhone 17 Pro: PcComponentes has snipped its price and now costs 1,199 euros. Yes indeed, only for 48 hours. Apple iPhone 17 Pro 256GB Cosmic Orange The price could vary. We earn commission from these links It is one of the best compact phones This offer comes within the framework of the PcDaysan event that will last until July 12. However, this iPhone 17 Pro deal comes in a round of Apple device-only flash deals that will only last today and tomorrow. In this way, we have a very good purchasing window for this iPhone, but also for other products such as AirPods Pro 3 or the MacBook Neo. Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro is one of the best compact phones that we can buy right now. It has a 6.3-inch OLED screen with ProMotion technology, so we can expect a very good experience from it. Furthermore, inside is the A19 Pro chipthe best that Apple has and that will give us outstanding performance now and for many years to come. Another point where this iPhone stands out is in the photographic and video section, thanks to a very versatile 48 megapixel triple sensor. Apple promises that it is capable of reaching 31 hours of video playback in a matter of autonomyone step below the 37 hours of iPhone 17 Pro Max. If you are looking for a compact mobile phone, this iPhone 17 Pro is one of the best options you can buy. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: iphone 17 pro offer ✅ THE BEST Historical minimum price: Taking into account that Apple mobile phones do not usually receive much discount, it is a discount of 120 euros. A mobile that will last you many years: The hardware of this mobile is outstanding, so we can expect it to be a mobile that will last a long time. ❌ THE WORST 256 GB storage: This is the most basic version of the mobile, which has 256 GB of storage. They can become short in a short time if you are one of those who take a lot of photos and videos. 💡 BUY IT IF… Are you looking to have one of the best compact phones on the market or do you want an iPhone that can accompany you for a long time. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You have a relatively recent model (like the iPhone 16 Pro) or you prefer an option with more autonomy, such as the iPhone 17 Pro Max. You may also be interested Apple iPhone 17 256 GB: 6.3 Inch Screen with Promotion, A19 Chip, Center Stage Front Camera, Greater Scratch Resistance, Whole Day Autonomy; Black The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Apple AirPods 4, Wireless Headphones, Bluetooth, with Custom Spatial Audio, Water and Sweat Resistant, USB-C Charging Case, H2 Chip and up to 24 Hours of autonomy 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 | Pedro Aznar in ApplesferaApple In Xataka | Best iPhones. Which one to buy in 2026 and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality-price In Xataka | Best mobile phones 2026. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models

Honor Watch 6, analysis – Review with features, price and specifications

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I think I have hit the ceiling when it comes to the battery of a smartwatch: I have not tested any with greater autonomy than the Honor Watch 6. This is already a merit, but it is not the only thing: I had not tried a watch from the brand for a while and it has just become one of my future favorites to wear on my wrist. I liked it a lot. And, despite what I missed, I won’t have a hard time recommending it. After 14 days testing the new Honor watch, this has been my experience The last thing you want is to worry about the battery. You are looking for a quality sports watch at a price that is not exaggerated. You want continuous health monitoring without draining your battery. You are looking for an operating system to install applications on. You want to pay with the watch: I couldn’t use payments. You need a smartwatch with eSIM. The essentials in 30 seconds It is a large watch, somewhat heavy and with a 100% sporty appearance. You have it in stainless steel (brown) and aluminum (black). In both the hardware is identical, as well as the touch and finishes: it exudes premium essence. Although that is not what stands out the most: The Honor Watch 6 lasts more than four weeks on a charge. With a sports record at a very good level, sensors that measure general health and that send the data to an easy-to-read application. I found it to be a smartwatch that is a couple of steps away from becoming a blind choice: it lacks mobile payments (Honor includes support for Fidesmat the moment it does not work) and be able to install applications. You stay with what comes from the factory. It is more than enough if you are an amateur athlete, but it cannot replace the telephone. It receives and makes calls, yes, but it cannot respond to messages, even with text templates. It also cannot work in standalone mode. It is very precise in the exercise, covers some sports in an expanded way (such as soccer) and even includes a voice coach (only in English). The Honor Watch 6 is a watch that you don’t worry about, in exchange for suffering shortcomings if you come from a complete operating system, such as Wear OS or WatchOS. 9.0 Design 9.5 Screen 9.0 Software 8.2 Battery 9.7 Interface 8.5 in favor Battery that never runs out. A high-level sports meter. Excellent construction. against Payments are not available. Little independence from the telephone. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Our experience with the Honor Watch 6 A smartwatch with a certain bracelet inclination. Honor equips the Watch 6 with its own system. It is functional and fast, it is enough and more than enough to measure the sport, send notifications and interact at a basic level with the mobile. You can call from your wrist, not reply to messages. It also does not allow you to install third-party applications or spheres. Of course, it comes with the best collection of “watchfaces” that I have seen on a watch of its type. All free, good here. It looks wonderful. The screen is large, as is the watch. I have had no problems seeing it even while playing sports under the June sun. The interface makes it easy to interact with all the apps and services, it has a flashlight and a collection of very well finished widgets. Quality is appreciated in all aspects of the watch: from the exterior design to the interface navigation. If you have used a smartwatch you will not miss out on the Honor Watch 6. Did someone say variety of sports? Up to 120 practical time clock. The GPS measures routes outside (it is fast and sufficiently accurate), the races have a somewhat heavy trainer that can be deactivated (too bad it only has English), there are unusual exercises (there is paddle tennis, but not the mountain bike) and Honor specializes in practices such as soccer. The clock knows how to return in case you get lost in the mountains. It’s not a medical watch, but it comes close. With its quotes, since it is not certified as a health device. Even so, it measures the usual variables and is capable of doing a body analysis to know the general physical condition. Heart rate measurement is acceptable, although it presents some difficulty in recording rhythm changes at high heart rates. It measures the lactate threshold and can even provide an age estimate based on the recorded exercise. He told me that I am eight years younger, for that reason alone the review has already been worth it. The jewel in the crown: autonomy. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to charging my watch and forgetting about it until the next month. In fact, I haven’t even charged it twice during my analysis: once was enough (approximately an hour and a half of charging). It should last just over four weeks with average use, daily sports recording and even outdoor training with GPS (according to the records I obtained during my test). I haven’t spent even 1% per hour on the race. With screen on, trainer and all sensors running. The closest I’ve ever come to giving a watch a ten. Honor Watch 6 technical sheet HONOR Watch 6 SCREEN 1.46 inch round AMOLED 464 x 464 pixel resolution 317 DPI 3,000 nits peak brightness DIMENSIONS 46.5 x 46.5 x 10.8mm Diameter 46.5mm WEIGHT Black (aluminum): approx. 41g (without strap) Brown (stainless steel): approx. 50g (without strap) BODY Black: 316L stainless steel bezel, aluminum alloy front case, polymer materials back case Brown: 316L stainless steel bezel, 316L stainless steel front case, polymer materials back case BUTTONS Top button with rotating crown function Long or short presses WATER RESISTANCE 5ATM IP69 CONNECTIVITY NFC GPS L1+L5, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, NavIC Bluetooth 5.4, BLE/BR/EDR, 2.4GHz AUDIO Speakers … Read more

the price of goodbye to a symbol

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Telefónica has closed the terms of the sale of its former headquarters in Madrid, the iconic building on Gran Vía 28, to the Cartagena developer Tomás Olivo for around 200 million euros, as announced Digital Economy. The operation could be formalized in August. The panoramic. The Ignacio de Cárdenas building, inaugurated in 1929 and protected with the highest heritage level in Madrid, no longer belongs to the company that gave it its name. Telefónica gives up waiting for an urban reclassification that could have triggered the price, preferring to close the operation now with Olivo, the second largest shareholder of Unicaja and owner of shopping centers such as La Cañada or Nevada Shopping. In detail. The agreement includes a clause that benefits both parties depending on how the municipal file evolves: If the Madrid City Council authorizes a change of use of the property (from residential to residential, commercial or hotel), the final price could rise between 40 and 50 million more, via premium in favor of Telefónica. If this reclassification does not arrive, Olivo is left with a historical asset that can “only” be used for cultural or educational uses, the only ones allowed by the current General Urban Planning Plan. The regulatory risk, before Telefónica, now passes into the hands of the buyer. Why is it important. The sale confirms the pattern that defines Marc Murtra’s management since he became president in January 2025: divest assets that do not contribute to the telecommunications business. No matter how symbolic they are. Before the Gran Vía 28 building, Telefónica It has already sold its subsidiaries in almost all of Latin America: Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia, and only Venezuela remains pending. It is expected to be resolved before the year ends. The context. The sale of the historic building is not an isolated movement. Just a few weeks ago, Murtra rented more than 40,000 square meters of the Las Tablas headquartersempty after successive employment regulation files and voluntary resignation plans that have been reducing the workforce. José María Álvarez-Pallete, his predecessor, had avoided touching both buildings due to their symbolic value, despite internal complaints about excessive teleworking and the consequent underuse of space. Yes, but. Selling offices and subsidiaries reduces debt and frees up cash, but it does not by itself solve Telefónica’s underlying problem: a telecom company competes in a sector where the margin has moved towards whoever controls the software and data, not towards whoever lays cables and antennas. Lightening the balance sheet can buy time, but it cannot buy differentiation. The contrast. Tomás Olivo, with a real estate asset that exceeds 3,000 million euros and a personal fortune estimated at 4,600 million, is betting on an asset that the urban planning regulations themselves limit almost completely. Its investment profile, built on shopping centers in Murcia, Almería or the Canary Islands, anticipates patience in its movements: the real business to be exploited with Gran Vía 28 depends on a decision that sooner or later the Madrid City Council will have to make. In Xataka | Telefónica’s new guard: Marc Murtra and Emilio Gayo, the duo that seeks to create a European champion Featured image | Wikimedia Commons, Telefónica

New vivo X Fold6, features, price and technical sheet

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For years we have seen how vivo built, generation after generation, an increasingly ambitious family of folding products. First came the XFoldthen new iterations, improvements in cameras, more refined screens and proposals that looked directly at the highest range. But there was one detail that, from Spain, always left the same feeling: those cell phones passed before our eyes without officially landing here. Now that dynamic changes with the vivo X Fold6a foldable that comes with a very ambitious technical sheet and opens an unprecedented stage for the brand in the country. The X Fold6 arrives with a technical sheet that makes it clear where Vivo wants to place it: in the high range of this format. Everything points to a device designed for photography, work and content consumption, not just to show off its format. Technical sheet of the new vivo X Fold6 ivo X Fold6 Dimensions and weight Unfolded: 157.16 x 145.66 mmFolded: 157.16 x 74.26 mmThickness: 4.8 mm unfolded / 9.9 mm folded in Blue; 4.4 mm unfolded / 9.4 mm folded in black and white colorsWeight: 235 g in Blue color; 228 g in black and white colors Indoor screen 8.02 inch AMOLEDResolution 2,504 x 2,312 pixelsFormat 4:3.6991.99% screen to body ratioUp to 120Hz10.7 million colorsHDR Outdoor screen 6.51 inch AMOLEDResolution 2,528 x 1,120 pixels20.31:9 format92.65% screen to body ratioUp to 120Hz10.7 million colorsHDR processor MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Eight core CPU1 x 4.21GHz + 3 x 3.5GHz + 4 x 2.7GHz3nm processARM G1-Ultra GPU memory 12GB/16GB LPDDR5X Ultra Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.1 Battery Dual battery in parallelTypical equivalent capacity: 7,000 mAhEquivalent nominal capacity: 6,760 mAhFast wired charging up to 80WWireless charging up to 40WOTG reverse charging rear cameras Main: 200 MP ZEISS, f/1.68, OISTelephoto lens: 50 MP ZEISS APO, f/2.57, OIS, digital zoom up to 100xUltra wide angle: 50 MP ZEISS, f/2.05Autofocus on the three rear camerasVideo up to 8K Front cameras 20 MP on interior screen + 20 MP on exterior screenf/2.4Stabilized video Operating system OriginOS 6 Fold based on Android 16 Connectivity 5G with dual SIM and dual nano SIMWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCGPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and NavICUSB-C 3.2 Gen 2DisplayPort output Others Side capacitive fingerprint readerfacial recognitioninfrared sensorLinear motor on X axisAtmospheric pressure sensorHall sensorlaser focusCompatible with USB-C digital headphones Price China:12GB + 256GB: 7,999 yuan12GB + 512GB: 8,999 yuan16GB + 512GB: 9,999 yuan16GB + 1TB: 10,999 yuan A live folding, finally, for Spain The photographic section is one of the great arguments of the vivo X Fold6, and not only because of the 200 MP figure. According to vivo, the ZEISS main camera works with a Samsung HPB sensor and five very low reflection lens elements, while the 50 MP ZEISS APO telephoto camera adds a 3x periscopic structureCIPA 4.5 stabilization, ZEISS hyperzoom up to 100x and telemacro up to 20x. The third piece is a 50 MP ZEISS ultra wide angle, designed for wide scenes. Added to this is the ZEISS T coating and the vivo BlueImage V3+ chip, which should help with clarity, stability and efficiency of photo processing, especially in complex lighting scenes. The most unique piece of the system is the ZEISS Vivo 200mm Gen 2 Equivalent Telephoto Extender, a 2.35x optical accessory designed to take the foldable camera further for distant scenes, concerts, live events or travel. vivo speaks 96 mm in length and 153 g in weight, with a Keplerian optical structure of 2 groups and 15 high transmittance glass elements. The press release does not indicate that it is included in the box nor does it yet detail how it will be sold in Europe along with the X Fold6, so that point is pending for the European launch. For reference, vivo now sells the X300 Pro Telephoto Extender Kit in Europe for 349 eurosreduced from 399 euros, and also offers it associated with photographic kits of the X300 family. Autonomy is another point where I want to distance myself. The X Fold6 incorporates a battery 7,000 mAh BlueVolt In the versions presented, a particularly striking figure in a foldable, where the internal space is usually more conditioned by the hinge and the double screen. This is supported by a third-generation semi-solid battery and fifth-generation silicon anode technology, designed to increase energy density. Charging is completed with 80W FlashCharge wired fast charging, 40W wireless fast charging, and reverse charging to power other devices. In performance, vivo does not resort to a secondary platform, but to the Dimension 9500 improved, a version worked together with MediaTek for large screens, multitasking and artificial intelligence on the device itself. We are talking about MediaTek’s most powerful SoC and a direct rival to Qualcomm in the premium range, although not the most powerful Android processor in absolute terms, because that place corresponds to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It is pure high-end, the same league as mobiles like the Oppo Find X9 Pro and the vivo X300 Pro. On that basis, Vivo promises 111% more peak performance on the NPU and 56% less peak consumption on that unit compared to the previous generation. The other big half of the experience is on the screens. The vivo X Fold6 incorporates a 8.02 inch inner and a 6.51-inch exterior, both 120 Hz LTPO, a refresh rate that should help make scrolling, animations, and switching between apps feel more fluid. The key, however, is how I try to take advantage of that large canvas with Atomic Workbench. According to the company, the ‘series’ mode allows you to use up to five applications in the foreground and four in the background, while the ‘parallel’ mode places up to four active apps side by side to compare information and work without constantly switching applications. vivo also tries to reinforce the idea of ​​premium folding from design and resistance. The X Fold6 will be available in China in blue, white and black: the blue model uses glass with a frosted finish inspired by the large blue holes of the … Read more

with this price that is impossible

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Valve has tried again with the Steam Machine and, although his proposal is much more convincing than which launched in 2015has ended up leaving a bittersweet taste for both users, enthusiasts and specialized critics. And practically the entire conversation revolves around at the hefty priceconsequence of a component shortage unprecedented. The Steam Machine was the promise of bringing the PC into the living room in the most convenient way possible. And although it fulfills its purpose because of how wonderful it is Steam OSdue to its compact shape, and the comfort it offers, most specialized media point out that the price has ended up ruining everything. What Valve has launched on the market. The Steam Machine starts at 1,039 euros for the 512 GB model and goes up to 1,359 euros in the 2 TB version. Both without remote control included; if you want the new one Steam Controlleradds another 69 euros. Inside is a six-core AMD Zen 4 processor, a custom RDNA 3-based GPU with 28 compute units and 8GB of GDDR6, and 16GB of RAM. The system boots directly into SteamOS and can also function as a full Linux PC. From a design point of view, practically all specialized media agree that it is a beautiful, silent product that fits in the living room like no other PC has done so far. Why does it cost so much and who is to blame. The company recognized to PC Gamer that its original price target is “no longer viable” due to the memory crisis. The skyrocketing demand for RAM chips by large artificial intelligence companies has absorbed the production capacity of Samsung and SK Hynix, which manufacture approximately 95% of the world’s DRAM. According to the media, the prices of DRAM contracts that companies obtained have risen more than 170% between the announcement of the Steam Machine last November and its launch now in June. Valve’s initial goal, according to several sources, was around $750. Now, that rising market has added $300 more to the Steam Machine, something that has seriously harmed the company’s strategy. What the analyzes say. Opinions have generally been bittersweet, more sour than sweet. Digital Foundry describe the Steam Machine as “beautiful hardware”, praises SteamOS and places the GPU performance somewhere between an RX 6600 and an RX 7600, that is, a card perfectly capable of running games in 1080p and 1440p, but with obvious limitations in 4K with ray tracing activated. He also adds that the system performs below a base PS5 in most of the games analyzed. IGN had a more positive evaluationwith its analyst saying that it was “the best living room PC I have ever used”, but also pointing out that the price was a determining factor in knowing who to recommend it to. PC Gamer he put a 62 out of 100 and described the device as “an expensive curiosity rather than a gaming device for the masses.” Linus Tech Tips he titled his video dedicated as “Even Valve is disappointed”, a phrase that the channel itself attributes to what the company’s engineers conveyed to them. Tom’s Hardware, for its part, gave it 3.5 stars and has celebrated its design, but also highlights the poor performance of the machine compared to PCs that cost more or less the same and the software bugs that Valve is still ironing out. What do you have for that price or less?. The Steam Machine costs more than one PS5 Prowhich is now around 899 euros (after several increases), and according to benchmarks it offers lower performance than this console. GameSpot counted that at $750, the Steam Machine made all the sense in the world. At 1.039, the equation breaks down. And for that price, a user can buy a desktop PC with a more powerful dedicated GPU, or opt for a PS5 Pro. On the other hand, Valve has insisted that It is not subsidizing the hardwareunlike Sony or Microsoft, which usually lose money at the launch of each console and recover it with the games and their service offering. Speculation. To have a more or less fair launch, Valve designed a random reservation system. Those interested could sign up before June 25, and the company raffled off access. Only one unit per household, Steam account in good standing with at least one purchase prior to April 27, 2026, and cross-verification of payment methods and addresses. Unfortunately, Valve has not been able to prevent some people who found a place to obtain a unit from starting to sell it on eBay. According to Tom’s Guidethere are reservation lists (not for the device, but for the time to buy it) from 1,600 to more than 2,500 dollars. TweakTown and Notebookcheck They have confirmed seeing prices of up to $3,500 for the 2 TB model with controller. Community alternatives. Jacob Terkelsen, AMD engineer, published in X the “Terk Box v1.1”, a Mini-ITX PC inside a 3D printed case, with a RTX 5060a Ryzen 5 5500, 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD. Print files are available for free at Printables. According to Tweaktownthe result surpasses the Steam Machine in performance, although it requires a 3D printer and technical knowledge, and at the moment it cannot run SteamOS officially because Valve has still made its system compatible with NVIDIA GPUs. They have also appeared comparisons in media like Windows Central with preconfigured PCs between $849 and $1,000 that include an RTX 5060 Ti and more RAM than the Steam Machine. Valve, aware of this, allows you to install SteamOS on any PC with AMD GPU so that anyone can replicate the experience without paying the price of official hardware. ¿Qto whom does it make sense? The Steam Machine is not a bad product. It’s probably the best attempt to date to get a real PC into the living room without making it look like a PC. According to reviews, SteamOS runs smoothly, Steam’s verified catalog is huge, and its compact and quiet design … Read more

with this price that is impossible

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Valve has tried again with the Steam Machine and, although his proposal is much more convincing than which launched in 2015has ended up leaving a bittersweet taste for both users, enthusiasts and specialized critics. And practically the entire conversation revolves around at the hefty priceconsequence of a component shortage unprecedented. The Steam Machine was the promise of bringing the PC into the living room in the most convenient way possible. And although it fulfills its purpose because of how wonderful it is Steam OSdue to its compact shape, and the comfort it offers, most specialized media point out that the price has ended up spoiling everything. What Valve has launched on the market. The Steam Machine starts at 1,039 euros for the 512 GB model and goes up to 1,359 euros in the 2 TB version. Both without remote control included; if you want the new one Steam Controlleradds another 69 euros. Inside is a six-core AMD Zen 4 processor, a custom RDNA 3-based GPU with 28 compute units and 8GB of GDDR6, and 16GB of RAM. The system boots directly into SteamOS and can also function as a full Linux PC. From a design point of view, practically all specialized media agree that it is a beautiful, silent product that fits in the living room like no other PC has done so far. Why does it cost so much and who is to blame. The company recognized to PC Gamer that its original price target is “no longer viable” due to the memory crisis. The skyrocketing demand for RAM chips by large artificial intelligence companies has absorbed the production capacity of Samsung and SK Hynix, which manufacture approximately 95% of the world’s DRAM. According to the media, the prices of DRAM contracts that companies obtained have risen more than 170% between the announcement of the Steam Machine last November and its launch now in June. Valve’s initial goal, according to several sources, was around $750. Now, that rising market has added $300 more to the Steam Machine, something that has seriously harmed the company’s strategy. What the analyzes say. Opinions have generally been bittersweet, more sour than sweet. Digital Foundry describe the Steam Machine as “beautiful hardware”, praises SteamOS and places the GPU performance somewhere between an RX 6600 and an RX 7600, that is, a card perfectly capable of running games in 1080p and 1440p, but with obvious limitations in 4K with ray tracing activated. He also adds that the system performs below a base PS5 in most of the games analyzed. IGN had a more positive evaluationwith its analyst saying that it was “the best living room PC I have ever used”, but also pointing out that the price was a determining factor in knowing who to recommend it to. PC Gamer he put a 62 out of 100 and described the device as “an expensive curiosity rather than a gaming device for the masses.” Linus Tech Tips he titled his video dedicated as “Even Valve is disappointed”, a phrase that the channel itself attributes to what the company’s engineers conveyed to them. Tom’s Hardware, for its part, gave it 3.5 stars and has celebrated its design, but also highlights the poor performance of the machine compared to PCs that cost more or less the same and the software bugs that Valve is still ironing out. What do you have for that price or less?. The Steam Machine costs more than one PS5 Prowhich is now around 899 euros (after several increases), and according to benchmarks it offers lower performance than this console. GameSpot counted that at $750, the Steam Machine made all the sense in the world. At 1.039, the equation breaks down. And for that price, a user can buy a desktop PC with a more powerful dedicated GPU, or opt for a PS5 Pro. On the other hand, Valve has insisted that It is not subsidizing the hardwareunlike Sony or Microsoft, which usually lose money at the launch of each console and recover it with the games and their service offering. Speculation. To have a more or less fair launch, Valve designed a random reservation system. Those interested could sign up before June 25, and the company raffled off access. Only one unit per household, Steam account in good standing with at least one purchase prior to April 27, 2026, and cross-verification of payment methods and addresses. Unfortunately, Valve has not been able to prevent some people who found a place to obtain a unit from starting to sell it on eBay. According to Tom’s Guidethere are reservation lists (not for the device, but for the time to buy it) from 1,600 to more than 2,500 dollars. TweakTown and Notebookcheck They have confirmed seeing prices of up to $3,500 for the 2 TB model with controller. Community alternatives. Jacob Terkelsen, AMD engineer, published in X the “Terk Box v1.1”, a Mini-ITX PC inside a 3D printed case, with a RTX 5060a Ryzen 5 5500, 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD. Print files are available for free at Printables. According to Tweaktownthe result surpasses the Steam Machine in performance, although it requires a 3D printer and technical knowledge, and at the moment it cannot run SteamOS officially because Valve has still made its system compatible with NVIDIA GPUs. They have also appeared comparisons in media like Windows Central with preconfigured PCs between $849 and $1,000 that include an RTX 5060 Ti and more RAM than the Steam Machine. Valve, aware of this, allows you to install SteamOS on any PC with AMD GPU so that anyone can replicate the experience without paying the price of official hardware. ¿Qto whom does it make sense? The Steam Machine is not a bad product. It’s probably the best attempt to date to get a real PC into the living room without making it look like a PC. According to reviews, SteamOS runs smoothly, Steam’s verified catalog is huge, and its compact and quiet design … Read more

review with features, price and specifications

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If with mobile phones we saw an evolution towards increasingly larger screens, it seems that with wearables we are moving in the opposite direction. Whoop has managed to find the key in a tremendously competitive segment: its bracelet without a screen is the germ of the Fitbit Air that I have been wearing for the last two weeks. This has allowed me to know something very specific: having to look at everything on my phone is not my ideal use. You are interested in following the activity, not recording exercise. You need to disconnect from the screens. You are looking for a comfortable device to track your health. You are an athlete who needs to have a record of your training. You like to leave your cell phone at home when you do sports. You want to avoid subscriptions. The essentials in 30 seconds The Fitbit Air is an old-fashioned fitness tracker, without a screen. It’s like the Original Mi Band: All information must be consulted in the app. This eliminates at once part of the appeal for any amateur athlete: the bracelet does not have GPS, it cannot record outdoor workouts, it does not allow you to follow the coach from the screen and, ultimately, does not release the smartphone. Yes of notifications. The Fitbit Air adequately records steps, measures heart rate accurately as long as your heart rate does not increase, offers easy use without a subscription (like a basic activity bracelet) and includes tools such as a personal trainer, workouts, extended information and more under Fitbit Premium Google Health Premium. Google has looked to its competition, Whoop, for its subscription model. The accessory has a very specific audience, among which I am not: who only needs the bracelet to motivate activity. Google aims for a calm profile, far from the athlete who would use a Garmin. Even far from those who would choose a smartwatch as an extension of their mobile phone: the Fitbit Air seeks to cut out notifications to focus on what is essential: movement. Their approach to health measurement is also important. If you’re looking for motivation to get off the couch, and you don’t want an uncomfortable accessory on your wrist, the Fitbit Air may be for you. Google Fitbit Air – Activity Bracelet with Physical Activity, Heart Rate and Sleep Monitoring – Personalized AI-Based Advice – Up to 7 Days of Battery – Raspberry The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Our experience with the Fitbit Air Comfort above all. What I like most about the bracelet is that it looks like you’re not wearing anything. It is light, compact, fits well on the wrist and the nylon strap is very nice (I am a fan of these straps). What I don’t like is not having a screen: more than once I found myself turning my wrist to check the time. I understand those who are looking for a Fitbit Air to complement their watch, I prefer not to carry two devices. How am I doing, Fitbit Air? Google has focused on Whoop to focus the Fitbit Air on well-being and health, not so much on exercise. Measure heart rate, SpO2, temperature, stress, breathing or sleep. More or less what is usual for an activity bracelet. The data is good without reaching maximum reliability: the variety of heart rate is high and in the step count I have seen a certain margin of error. Not to mention distance estimation: since it doesn’t have GPS, the margin of error is enormous. The coach is the best of the bunch. Gemini disguises himself as a trainer under our orders. So this is the best thing about the software: you can ask it for workouts, to explain your health status, stretching, or, as it occurred to me, a Pilates plan. Since Google knows a lot about me, it was able to adapt a plan to me with precision. It is an AI adapted 100% to the Fitbit Air and its data. The coach is the best of the bunch. Google offers the trainer, and some added features, under the Premium subscription. With the purchase of the Air, three months of the plan begin. And there is something better: if you have Google One Pro or higher you already have Google Health Premium. It is a complement that is very worthwhile, since it not only tells you how healthy you are, it also creates training plans, sessions and any other approach related to health and sports. You can register the sport with it. But…It is far from what a GPS watch can do. Measuring running distances is useless, the same with walks (in performance data it comes out well). Also, since you don’t have a screen you can’t see how the practice is going. The Fitbit Air automatically records steps, but for sports practices you must necessarily go through the smartphone. There will be those who prefer this way of training, I like to forget about the phone as much as possible. The recording is sufficiently precise, as I said before, but the calculations tend to err in high intensity situations. Less battery than expected. Not having a screen I imagined that the autonomy would be high. Error: with everything active, the battery lasts a week, as Google promises. Charging is done using a magnetic base and takes an hour and a half to complete (ten minutes saves the day). Again, all the information related to the charging status must be checked from the mobile phone, since when you double tap the LED it only gives us two pieces of information: white LED, it has a charge; Red LED, danger. And that’s it. Fitbit Air technical sheet fitbit air DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 34.9mm long 17mm width 8.3mm height BATTERY lithium polymer Up to 7 days duration Charging time (0-100%) 90 minutes Fast charging: a day of use in 5 minutes SENSORS Optical heart rate monitor Accelerometer Red and infrared sensors for SpO2 … Read more

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First of all: who names appliances like microwaves, ovens, washing machines and stuff? How difficult it is to then recommend or know which one to buy, and I say this with experience: less than a year ago I bought an apartment and had to set up the kitchen and its associated appliances. What a shame I didn’t know about the existence of this product segment, because the LG MJ3965BP is not just another microwave (like the one I have), it is a three-in-one: microwave, oven and airfryer. They say that he who covers a lot, takes little, so we have tested it thoroughly and this has been our experience. ✅ Buy it if… You have little space in the kitchen. The size of air fryers falls short. You are a fan of microwaves and you think they are underrated. ❌ Don’t buy it if… There are a lot of people at home. You already have an oven and (especially) a good air fryer. You want a simple and cheap microwave. The essentials in 30 seconds The LG MJ3965BP is an oven, microwave, grill and air fryer. I don’t want to entangle you with psychological technicalities about air fryers (you can go deeper here), I’ll just summarize it like this: They are mini convection ovens. and that’s just what we have here, a small oven that also has a microwave function. Come on, he can cook with waves and air and he does it with flying colors. When I was little I remember the legendary microwaves with a grill function that you almost had to put in the burner to toast that gratin lasagna after waiting an eternity, but nothing could be further from the truth: this one goes like a shot and actually toasts food before the oven. As for the airfryer, it has fine print: you can put whatever you want, but limited to 300 grams. There it cooks like the best air fryers because it has power and by adding such a small amount, the cooking is uniform. I don’t know about you, but I usually put more in. If that happens, your best bet is to use the oven version. For a microwave it is large, but for an oven it is small, which makes it precisely a solution for those homes where there is no oven, either because you don’t have space or because you are renting and your kitchen already came like this. In that case, here you have a three-in-one solvent for all types of preparations. LG MJ3965BPS – Microwave Oven, 4 in 1, with Digital Display, 39 Liters and 1100 W, Smart Inverter and EasyClean Function, Cooks Faster, Maintains Flavor, Black The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Our experience with the LG MJ3965BP A great design in every way. When I took it out of the box the first thing I said was blasphemy: it’s heavier than a regular microwave and it was difficult for me to take it out. And also find a place for it, because it doesn’t fit on the shelf where my resident microwave is. Finally, I found a space on the counter for this 39-liter capacity pot. The good thing is that it has a very striking and modern mirrored finish. To operate it, little story: a touch panel, a screen and a roulette wheel and everything you need to know is on a sheet of paper on the side of the door. Ideal for impatient people who don’t read instructions. This little oven is very big. After the drama of finding a place for it, the joys come: the great handicap of air fryers in general is that there are things that you can’t fit into, but in this LG MJ3965BP, unless the whole family comes, there is plenty of space to fit a whole chicken. And in 50 minutes you have it this golden, a little less than the required hour in my oven. You just have to choose the “Roast and Bake” function and little else. That the plate rotates is a plus for uniform cooking and since there is interior light, you can keep an eye on it without having to open the door. In short, power is not a problem and that brings advantages: you save time in the oven, you use less energy and you fit more than in a deep fryer. Excellent in microwave. It may be the least exciting, but it more than accomplishes the tasks of evenly heating those leftovers, defrosting bread, boiling water for an infusion… What has surprised me most here is that it minimizes the endemic evil of microwaves: you heat a plate of meatballs and while one is hot, the other is cold. The power and rotation help, but the way of heating food with waves is more homogeneous compared to most microwaves I have tried (which are the typical basic ones for 50 – 100 euros). TOirfryer may be saying a lot. With some potato sticks in the next dish, my doubt was whether to bake them or put them in air fryer mode. I ventured to try the second option and there I was disappointed: it is limited to introducing 300 grams of food. With that amount or less you ensure that the food is spread out and cooked and toasted quickly, that is to say: the airfryer function in its most favorable conditions. But who makes only 300 grams of potatoes? I took a gamble by disobeying the instructions and tried it and here I found that it was much more difficult for them to achieve that golden brown. Maintenance: leave a cloth nearby. The finish is a real magnet for grease marks (which, on the other hand, lend themselves to appearing on a device that is used for cooking), so it is better to have a cloth nearby. The good thing is that being completely flat and with hardly any nooks, it is cleaned just as … Read more

China is diverting its largest rivers thousands of kilometers away. The price to pay is a huge environmental mystery

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Water in China has a basic geographical problem, since the south of the country floods very frequently while the north is in a drought situation. To solve it, the Asian giant has spent decades running which is probably the most ambitious hydraulic engineering project in the history of humanity, since they are literally moving nature. Making history. If there is a country capable of altering the face of the Earth to guarantee its economic and demographic survival, it is China. The premise is as simple to understand as it is pharaonic to execute, since what they are doing is transferring water from the rich Yangtze River basin in the south to the arid plains in the north, where a large part of the country’s population, agriculture and industry is concentrated, but barely 20% of its water resources. The result of this It is the ‘South-North Water Transfer Project’ that has a colossal network of canals, pipelines and pumping stations that are defying geography. The figures of a titanic work. To estimate the size of this project, it is enough to go to official sources, since, according to the latest updates from China’s Ministry of Water Resources, the infrastructure is unparalleled in the world. Specifically, to date, the system has managed to transfer more than 70,000 million cubic meters of water through its central and eastern route. From a hydrological perspective, as detailed in CEDEX technical schemes on platforms such as Hispagua, this is equivalent to moving entire rivers artificially. The beneficiaries There have been 150 million people who have seen how this water injection It has even allowed an “ecological replenishment”, recovering the water table in northern areas that had been depleted for decades. But massive intervention on the ground always has a “B side.” The rivers. As China redraws its water map, an alarming fact emerged, as official censuses revealed that tens of thousands of rivers appeared to have disappeared in the country in just a few decades. Here the specialist media have raised great global concern about this phenomenon, since it is not known if this transfer was drying out the country at an unprecedented rate. The answer. It was given to us by an article published in 2019 that pointed out that the massive “disappearance” of the channels was not due to the fact that they had evaporated overnight due to dams or climate change, but rather to a problem of cartographic methodology. That is, historically, censuses included what scientists call ‘pseudo-rivers’ and used counting criteria that were not supported. Now that they have applied a much better and more consolidated hydraulic classification, the number of these “lost” rivers has been drastically reduced. The ecological cost. The fact that rivers are not disappearing en masse from the maps does not mean that the megaproject is free, since modifying the flow of some of the most important basins on the planet entails risks that scientific literature has been monitoring for years. Already in 2009, a classic review published in Wiley by researcher Zhang Quanfa warned of the profound Yoenvironmental implications of the transfer. Here he proposes that extracting such massive volumes from the south irreparably alters the Yangtze basin, causing an alteration of the southern aquatic ecosystem, or it has even been seen that as less fresh water reaches the mouth of the Yangtze, sea water penetrates inland, threatening the local supply and agriculture of the delta. The demographic cost. Added to these environmental warnings is the institutional analysis of experts such as Mark Wang and Chen Li who point out the governance challenges and the enormous political and social friction generated. Here different critical organizations point out that the authorities have forced the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of people and have required multimillion-dollar investments in treatment plants to prevent contaminated water from the south from ruining the reserves in the north. Images | ダモリ In Xataka | A small river lost between Russia and North Korea is testing something much bigger: China’s patience with both.

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