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Ubiquiti announces new Long-range Ethernet Repeater

Ubiquiti has recently released a new unique product mainly designed for extending ethernet over much further distances than what is usually possible with using one ethernet cable run. The UACC LRE can extend ethernet over 1km distances, when using 9 daisy chained together. The UACC LRE is powered by 802.3af/at PoE/PoE+ and can then pass that power on to the end device, be it a wireless access point or PoE […]

Ubiquiti announces new Smart Sensor for UniFi Protect

Ubiquiti has today announced a new sensor for its UniFi Protect security software platform, the ‘Smart Sensor’ uses BLE to connect to one of the UniFi Access Points, with WiFi 6. The sensor is able to detect motion, door events, temperature, humidty, tell you about any alarms it can hear and with an optional accessory – let you know if it is flooding at all. It has a range of […]

Yamaha will launch two new electric scooters in 2022

Yamaha has recently announced that it will have two new electric scooters on sale next year, the E01 and the E02. The Japanese company showed off the two scooters as concepts back in 2019, but now it looks like Yamaha is set to release them in 2022. Yamaha hasn’t yet revealed any specs about each scooter, but the E01 will have the equivalent power as a 125cc class petrol scooter, […]

Apple is working on a native app for Music on macOS

Apple is reported to be working on a new revamped Music app for macOS, one that looks to be fully native for the first time. For a long time the iTunes app and the Music have used something called JET, a technology which helps turn content loaded from the web into an experience which makes it seems native. Sometimes this has caused the app to feel sluggish and sometimes takes […]

Weekends with the interface – Best stories of the week

Another week has gone by and its time, once again to go over the best stories we covered here on the interface. Vauxhall Corsa-e and Mokka-e price dropped by £3,000 Thanks to cuts from the UK Government, the plug-in car grant has been reduced from £2,500 down to £1,500, so Vauxhall has responded by knocking £3,000 off the new price of a Corsa-e and Mokka-e. Read more EE and Three are […]

Ford Mustang Mach-E range increased for updated model

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has been tweaked for the 2022 model year, with updated range thanks to some software improvements which has helped unlock some more usable energy from the battery pack. The engineers have managed to get around 7.4% more range out of it, which offers 17 miles more on the Standard Range RWD model. These figures come from the Ford US online configurator. For the UK models, the […]

Tesla will now stop people from playing games while moving

With its latest update, which was released this week – Tesla has now stopped allowing users to play games whilst the car is in motion. This update follows on from a new feature that Tesla released called Passenger Play, which allowed basically anyone to play games on the screen in the car, while the car was moving. The issue with Passenger Play was that, well it relied on someones good […]

EE and Three are bringing 4G and 5G to the London Underground

EE and Three will become the first two carriers in the UK to offer 4G and 5G coverage on the London underground, which is the result of many years testing and preparation. Both networks have signed a deal with BAI Communications, the company which is constructing the network infrastructure throughout the tubes and stations. Both Three and EE will be able to provide network connectivity to customers when on platforms […]

Lotus has now stopped production of the Elise, Exige and Evora

Lotus has now ended production of its iconic trio of models, the Elise, Exige and Evora, The first two have been around the longest, entering production around 20+ years ago and the final version of each model is to be kept in the Lotus heritage collection. Lotus did announce special final editions earlier this year which were sold in limited numbers. Going forward, the company is going to focus on […]

New Volkswagen Multivan MPV will start at £43,160 in the UK

Volkswagen has revealed the pricing for its new T7 Multivan, which when it goes on sale will replace all the other MPV vehicles VW makes, such as the Caravelle, Sharan and Touran. Orders can be made from January 2022, with the first deliveries to start in March. Prices will start at £43,160. It might look like it does, but the new T7 Multivan isn’t based on a van platform, like […]