[ad_1] The Nest Wifi hardware is easy to set up — you don’t even have to type 192.168.1.1 into your browser — and it’s rather attractive, especially in mist blue. The router also has a built-in Google Assistant speaker, though whether this is a pro or con is up to you. Google claims that the […]
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Weber SmokeFire review: An intriguing work-in-progress
[ad_1] The SmokeFire grills run on Weber Connect, which is built on JuneOS — the same software that powers June’s smart ovens. It can monitor the grill and internal food temperatures to guide your cooks. Like the Smart Grilling Hub, Weber Connect will lead you through cooking a variety of meat and seafood, from prepping […]
GM offers free, limited internet access in its connected cars
[ad_1] With GM granting only three gigabytes of free data across three months, you’re probably not going to be using it to tilt back the front seat and stream your favorite shows. But, if you’re in a pinch and your phone isn’t picking up a cell connection, it might prove a lifesaver. The automaker is […]
Apple is reportedly aware of flaky Personal Hotspots in iOS 13
[ad_1] We’ve asked Apple for comment. The document suggests that you can temporarily work around the issue by switching the Personal Hotspot off and on again, but that’s not much consolation if you know it’ll just happen again. The language suggests that Apple is working on a fix. However, it’s not certain if iOS 13.4 […]
Spectrum offers free internet so students can do classwork at home
[ad_1] The company says it will also open its WiFi hotspots to the public. Spectrum Internet service is available in 41 states across the country. Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, was one of the telecoms that took up the FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge last week. As part of the pledge, it said […]
US wireless carriers pledge to suspend cancellations amid outbreak
[ad_1] At the moment, approximately 70 companies have agreed to honor the pledge. The list includes all four of the big wireless carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) — as well as internet service providers (ISPs) like Comcast and Google Fiber. “As the coronavirus outbreak spreads and causes a series of […]
Eero’s mesh WiFi routers now support Apple HomeKit
[ad_1] Eero has acted on its promise of supporting HomeKit for Routers. You can now add any Eero, Eero Pro or Eero Beacon device running eeroOS 3.18.0 (or later) to Apple’s Home app, letting the mesh WiFi routers firewall your smart home devices so that a vulnerability in one doesn’t compromise your entire local network. […]
Facebook’s gigabit wireless rolls out in Puerto Rico
[ad_1] San Juan’s infrastructure and UNESCO world heritage sites have made it challenging to provide fiber connectivity through Old San Juan. But that makes it an ideal city to test Facebook’s Terragraph system, the 60GHz millimeter-wave wireless tech that blasts internet through buildings along a network of short-distance cell towers. This offers an alternative to […]
Traeger’s Ironwood smart grills now ship with a handy pellet supply sensor
[ad_1] When Traeger announced its 2019 lineup, it included its so-called WiFire wireless connectivity on every model. However, the sensor that monitored your pellet supply so you didn’t have to worry about running out was reserved for the priciest grills: the Timberline 850 and Timberline 1300. As I’d discover in November, the more affordable Ironwood […]
Google is ending its Station free public WiFi program
[ad_1] In an interview with TechCrunch, Google’s Caesar Sengupta said the company is ending the program because it was running into issues scaling it. Each of the partners Google worked with to provide public WiFi had different technical and infrastructure needs, which made developing Station into a sustainable business challenging. Google had tried to monetize […]