Report: “Google Wi-Fi” router to launch October 4, Google Home to cost $129

The Google OnHub, Google’s now old router? (credit: Ron Amadeo)

As part of Google’s multi-device release extravaganza on October 4, Android Police claims Google is going to launch a Wi-Fi router. Another Wi-Fi router.

Google’s current Wi-Fi router is the Google OnHub, a $200, single-port router that was released over a year ago. Google promised that the OnHub would receive regular updates, and while minor bugfixes and security updates were provided, much of the hardware is still left unactivated: the USB port still doesn’t work, and the included smart home antennas are still dormant. Popular user-requested features like IPv6 support and NAT loopback never arrived, either.

Now Google is apparently poised to release a new Wi-Fi router, simply called “Google Wi-Fi.” Android Police says the new router looks like a “white Amazon Echo Dot”—so a hockey puck with a light on top—and it costs $129. The site also says the router will have mesh Wi-Fi capabilities, meaning you can buy more than one and link them together for better coverage.

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Source: Ars Technica – Report: “Google Wi-Fi” router to launch October 4, Google Home to cost 9