mardi 27 octobre 2015

Google announces a new ASUS-built OnHub Wi-Fi router with Wave Control

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When Google announced its first OnHub wireless router, my colleague Brian Fagioli had one question -- why? The answer, according to Joe Wilcox’s excellent review, is it gives great Wi-Fi and is, in a word, "fantastic". High praise indeed.

The TP-LINK-built OnHub was always intended to be the first in a series of easy to use wireless routers from Google, and today the second device arrives, this time coming from ASUS.

According to Google, "OnHub routers are meant to be displayed proudly, and to get rid of the headaches you usually associate with home Wi-Fi". Quite why you’d want to display your router proudly I’m not sure, but the OnHub devices are quite attractive, even if they look not unlike flower-less vases.

Like the first router, the new OnHub comes with faster Wi-Fi, easy set-up, and simple management via the Google On app.

However, this model also introduces a new feature -- Wave Control. Need to boost the Wi-Fi speed for a particular device? Just wave your hand over the top of the ASUS OnHub and it will happen. Pretty cool.

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The ASUS OnHub will be available for preorder from select retailers and Google’s website from this week priced at $219.99. It’s currently only available in the US (the TP-LINK OnHub is available in both the US and Canada).

Google also has a software update coming soon which will deliver performance-related improvements and a new smart antenna algorithm. The search giant says: "OnHub will intelligently select the best combination of antennas to direct Wi-Fi to your devices, based on their location and orientation. The best part is, if you already have an OnHub, your router will automatically update when your network is quiet so it won’t interrupt your connection".



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