the interface was started back in 2013 by Alex Lowe as a Facebook only blog, with no website to speak of. Since 2013, the website has been rebranded from the original Alex and Tom’s Tech Advice and News and then later as A&T Tech to the brand you see today. As of 2023, the interface is doing a lot, with two podcasts, daily news and reviews and videos on our YouTube channel.
What do we do?
the interface publishes daily news and commentary shared to this very website. Topics ranging from technology, cars, electric cars, networking and much more. We also do reviews of gadgets and cars here on the website and on our YouTube channel.
In 2022, we launched the Creator Spotlight podcast, which looks at what creators do, how they got started and what they have learned. The podcast is available on our YouTube channel and on all good podcast apps. More information can be found over on creatorspotpod.uk.
Also in 2022, we partnered with Crossed Wires MG to make the Charging Status podcast which is a UK and Ireland focused podcast focused on EV and charging news. New episodes are published monthly. More information can be found over on chargingstatus.net.
History
May 2013
A&T Tech was launched as Alex and Tom’s Tech Advice and News as a Facebook only blog, with no website presence at all. All blog posts were published to Facebook only, in their entirety and were mainly structured to be easy to read with one or two paragraphs and ‘glanceable’.
September 2013
Alex and Ed Gaming was launched and this new site focused on gaming news, tips and mainly – gaming videos.
2014
In early 2014, the blog rebranded as Alex and Tom’s Tech and a new WIX based website was launched. At this time the site was making no money. All articles were published from then on to the new site.
2015 – 2016
The website as it is now was released. At this time the site was still operating as Alex and Tom’s Tech.
2017
Past articles from the early days were added to the new WordPress based site and the blog was rebranded again, as A&T Tech and while the Alex and Tom’s Tech brand is still around (our URL etc) the A&T Tech name will be more commonly seen.
April 2017
A&T Tech debuts HTTPS support. Learn more here
April 2018
Alex and Ed Gaming was shuttered. All back catalog of news was migrated to the A&T Tech website under the gaming tab. Gaming videos still live on, via the YouTube channel.
December 2020
We decided to remove A&T Tech from Facebook completely in order to make a stand for privacy. Learn more here.
November 2021
A&T Tech is now called the interface. Learn more here.
June 2022
We launched our first video podcast, ‘Creator Spotlight’ which is our brand new series where we talk to creators about what they make and do and how they got started. Our first episode was with networking YouTuber Cody MacCallum.
August 2022
The site was moved from shared hosting to AWS Lightsail, to better serve visitors in the US as the website was hosted in the UK.
September 2022
We launched a brand new logo and design for the site. Details can be seen below:
Super happy to show off the new branding for @the_interface_ , thanks to @jsbilsbrough who designed the new logo as my design skills are lacking 😅 pic.twitter.com/7DZET6bF3N
— Alex Lowe (@alexlowe30) September 23, 2022
The new logo uses the same colour scheme, but adds some much needed depth.
September 2022
The Creator Spotlight Podcast was rebranded too.
Our Social Accounts
We left Facebook and Instagram in December 2020, but we have plenty going on online for you to follow.
@the_interface_ – The main company account, all news posts are shared here
@CreatorSpotPod – Our video podcast, Creator Spotlight. New episodes shared here
the interface – The main company account, all news posts are shared here.
The Team
Alex Lowe
Alex started the website back in May 2013 as a small project to help close friends understand the latest Apple news as well as offer handy guides for gadgets. The first incarnation operated solely as a Facebook page. Around two years later, in 2015 the website as it stands now was launched.
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the interface is published in the United Kingdom
