While it did not build the initial smart thermostat, Nest is among the first manufacturers to have managed to find the perfect balance between a functional design and a proper amount of features. Unlike other devices (such as the water bottles, hairbrushes, trash-cans or toasters) that got smart just as a proof of concept, the … Read more
The Samsung Connect Home is the first move from the Korean-based manufacturer to enter the WiFi mesh system family (which has been growing rapidly in the last couple of years) but, it is not the first time Samsung has tried its hands on the development of a smart home hub, since it also owns the … Read more
The Asus RT-AC88U and the Netgear X4S are two of the most popular routers released in the last couple of years, both suitable for more demanding home networks (such as larger houses where there are lots of wireless clients), while also featuring some advanced technologies that will cater to the gaming community. The Netgear Nighthawk … Read more
WHAT IS CUJO? CAN A REGULAR ROUTER PROTECT YOUR IOT NETWORK? IS CUJO REALLY PLUG AND FORGET? WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE? (PFSENSE) When the first smart devices came into existence and the concept of a smart home and the IoT has finally managed to materialize, a lot of people have pointed out that … Read more
Since its emergence in 2005, Open Mesh has evolved quite a bit and, while before it only manufactured access points (it is one of the first companies to port the mesh technology to the consumer market at an affordable price), it seems that now, it has expanded its reach, adding a series of Ethernet switches … Read more
Article was UPDATED on 08.30.2017 (taking into account the 1.1.2.183316 firmware update). The Linksys Velop is the first WiFi system from Linksys to join the wireless mesh network systems niche, along with the older Eero, Luma, Ubiquiti AmpliFI HD and the more recent Google WiFi. It took some time for the bigger manufacturers of networking … Read more
The TP-Link Archer C2300 is one of the latest networking products released this year by the Shenzhen-based company, along with the Deco M5 WiFi Mesh System in an attempt to cover every segment of the WiFi routers market. While I understand why TP-Link quickly assembled the Deco M5, since the home wireless mesh systems are … Read more
The Arris SB8200 and the Netgear CM1000 are the early adopters of the new DOCSIS 3.1 technology (along the Zoom Motorola MB8600, which was released only a couple of months ago), offering bonding of up to 32 download channels and 8 upload channels and each of these devices promise to give you the possibility of … Read more
Arris SB8200 is part of the first wave of cable modems to support both the new DOCSIS 3.1 traffic and the older DOCSIS 3.0 standard (which should ease the transition to the newer technology), allowing its users to take advantage of the fastest download speed available from the ISP and supporting bonding of up to … Read more
Netgear CM1000 is one of the first cable modems to support the new DOCSIS 3.1 technology, offering 32 downstream and 8 upstream channels for the DOCSIS 3.0 connection (as can be seen, the device is backwards compatible with DOCSIS 3.0) and 2 OFDMA downstream and 2 OFDMA upstream channels for the DOCSIS 3.1 connection, which … Read more