Google Wifi makes setting up home networks a breeze

At its big hardware event Tuesday, Google launched Google Wifi, a home router which connects to other Google Wifi routers to create a mesh network. 

The system is expandable and modular; you can simply add more devices to expand Wi-Fi coverage in your home. 

Google calls the device "visually subtle," and that it is: it's a white, circular gadget with a Google logo on top, a silver stripe around it, and that's pretty much it. 

But doesn't Google already have a home router, the OnHub? Yes, it does, but even though it's pretty smart, the new, Google Wifi router's mesh capabilities make it a better option for larger home networks, where spotty coverage is an issue (Google says three Google Wifi routers should be enough for a home that's 3,000 - 4,500 square feet large).  Read more...