Meet Google OnHub, the Smartest Wi-Fi Router Ever

The OnHub can be pre-ordered for $199.99 at online retailers including the Google Store, Amazon.com Inc and Walmart.com, and in the coming weeks will be available in retail stores in the US and Canada. Google notes that OnHub will also be compatible with “next-generation technologies” like Bluetooth Smart Ready, Google’s own Weave Internet of Things (IoT) protocol and 802.15.4. Google unveiled the nickname for its next version of the Android operating system with a statue of Android Marshmallow.

The Google OnHub smart Wi-Fi router features a truly innovative design that rivals all other Wi-Fi routers that came before it. It has a sleek, futuristic cylindrical shape that comes in either blue or black and features a glowing light ring on top that changes between four different colors depending on its status.

In a blog post, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) announced that it’s launching a new type of WiFi router called OnHub that combines sophisticated hardware design with bandwidth customization options, automated security and feature updates, and an associated mobile app for managing WiFi configurations.

“Many of us keep our router on the floor and out of sight, where it doesn’t work as well”, said Google Group Product Manager Trond Wuellner. The company will also have the option of using its new router platform in Google Fiber deployments.

Although Google insisted it hadn’t broken any laws, it paid $7 million in 2013 to settle allegations of illegal eavesdropping in the U.S. made by 38 states and the District of Columbia. Google says.

If you haven’t purchased a router for your home in the last 4 or 5 years, it’s definitely time for an upgrade to support all the newer, faster connection standards.

The device does not look like a typical router.

Google has a financial incentive to make the Internet more accessible and less frustrating to use because it runs the world’s dominant search engine, as well as the highly popular YouTube and Gmail.

“It’s one thing to have a relationship where you’re online and Google is tracking you”. The OnHub monitors the Wi-Fi environment and automatically adjusts its settings to provide an optimal experience. The company hopes that the device will ultimately become the main hub for all the wireless devices in a home.

Google’s push into Internet access and other far-flung fields ranging from driverless cars to health care has frustrated investors who believe the company is spending too much on its technological mishmash.

The OnHub is just another sign of Google’s ambitions for consumers’ homes.