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Just because you’re one of the biggest technology companies in the world doesn’t mean you don’t get annoyed by the blinking lights, tangled wires and changeable connection speeds of modern-day WiFi.
This is exactly the mindset Google has taken on, with the internet giant announcing it is launching a WiFi router of its own: OnHub.
As the video shows, OnHub has just a single status light, with most of the admin taking place through a new app called Google On, which will work on Android and iOS devices. The app will give users the ability to monitor signal strength as well as see solution options for any connection problems.
But perhaps the most interesting aspect of the OnHub is the “smart” settings Google hints at. In the video, there are references to OnHub “constantly improving on its own”. What the router does is constantly monitor the airwaves for the best channel of WiFi signal and jumps to it to keep your connection fast.
Google says you can even use OnHub to prioritise a device should you need the bandwidth in one place more than another.
Clearly all this functionality has hit home for WiFi users, as the OnHub website, as well as some retailers, are showing the hub as being out of stock. It’s still only in pre-order phase.
And sadly, Google has said that for now the OnHub will be limited to the US and Canada. But should things go well, expect to see deals with UK broadband providers and the OnHub coming across the pond.
