Author: Alex Lowe

Creator Spotlight S3 E6 – Lexie Cooper

SquadShot In this episode, I chatted to Lexie Cooper about what she does for Blue Origin, networking for rockets! Also about some the issues on being so online and what comes with that and then, some conversation about WiFi. Creator Spotlight is our series where we talk to creators about what they make and do and how they got started. We really hope you enjoy this new episode. We love […]

McDonald’s has a new Starbucks competitor launching soon, called CosMc’s

McDonald’s is for the first time creating a sub brand it is calling ‘CosMc’s’ and it looks to be going after Starbucks with a focus on beverages, snack foods as well as hosting some iconic McDonald’s foot items. The first location is to open in the US later this month in Chicago with 10 more locations planned to open in the US in 2024. At this stage, there isn’t any […]

Ford reveals pricing for new E-Transit Custom in the UK, starting from £52k

Ford has recently updated its list for the new E-Transit Custom pricing in the UK which has now included the initial specs and release dates for the all electric model. The new Transit Custom has recently gone on sale in the UK, with prices for the base spec ‘Leader’ trim starting at £38,820 (£32,350 exc.VAT). For that you get a 2.0L EcoBlue diesel engine with 110PS (108bhp) and a 6 […]

Ubiquiti launches new EV Station Pro, with support for payment processing

Ubiquiti has recently introduced the new EV Station Pro which has support for payment processing. The new unit looks pretty identical to the non-Pro model with the same SAE J1772 charging plug, 10.1″ touchscreen and 11 kW Level 2 charging speeds. One of the other differences is that is can now use WiFi as well as Ethernet to connect, although this is the same automatic ‘Auto-connect to UniFi WiFi’ system […]

Creator Spotlight S3 E5 – Sébastien Page

SquadShot In this episode, I spoke to Sébastien Page about the origins of his website, iDownloadBlog, why his podcast (Downtime, formally Let’s Talk iOS) with Cody ended and much more. Note, this episode was recorded on 18th September 2023, so some time sensitive topics about the iPhone 15 and iOS 17 are from that date. Creator Spotlight is our series where we talk to creators about what they make and […]

Jeep Avenger petrol now on sale in the UK

Jeep has recently put the new Jeep Avenger on sale in the UK and it is now available in limited numbers in pure petrol form, ahead of the vehicle arriving as a mild-hybrid later next year. Initially, Jeep was only going to sell the new Avenger as a pure electric car, sharing the same EV Stellantis platform as other Vauxhall, Citroën and Peugeot vehicles. The new petrol Avenger is on […]

UI Chat – November 2023 – “It’s UXG Season”

SquadShot Show Notes This month on UI Chat, Alex and Evan talk extensively about the new UXG Lite, Ubiquiti has launched a new paid support service, UniFi Talk has launched in the UK and Alex forgets everything he knows about EV charging when they talk about the new EV Station Pro. There is also some talk about some new colour options for some Protect cameras and much more. We love […]

Ubiquiti launches new white colour option for G4 Doorbell Pro PoE

Ubiquiti has recently added a new colour option for the AI Pro camera and now, it is the turn of the G4 Doorbell Pro PoE. Ubiquiti has added a new white option to the store, priced the same as the existing black one. This gives customers and installers some more flexibility with installation as it’ll now better match the exterior of buildings. With the original G4 Doorbell, that was only […]

Creator Spotlight S3 E4 – Alex Harrington

SquadShot In this episode, I was joined by Alex Harrington who is best known for the Grand Tour Nation website. These days, Alex is busy writing for F1 Briefings, hosting the Driven Mad podcast with his wife Lydia and occasionally reviews cars on YouTube. We spoke about getting started making car videos, writing, the Grand Tour Nation, DriveTribe and much, much more. Creator Spotlight is our series where we talk […]

Ubiquiti launches new white option for UVC-AI-Pro

This week, ubiquiti has added a new colour option to the UVC-AI-Pro, a camera that was previously only available in black. Since Ubiquiti started offering its line of AI cameras, they have only been available in black, for example the AI Bullet, the AI Pro up until now, the AI 360 and the AI DSLR. Ubiquiti has likely had some requests for a new colour, as sometimes black doesn’t work […]