Setting up wireless routers isn't as easy as plugging in a few cords. Besides the headache of picking one out (there's endless options), installing it takes some serious patience, and a relatively good password since people are apparently fantastic at stealing Wi-Fi these days. What sucks even more is when the entirety of your home doesn't have equal and reliable connection; especially in a day and age where the number of devices in our home, all around our home, is increasing. Some folks out there are living the Internet of Things (IoT) life, and have smart thermostats, lightbulbs, and locks that need consistent connection. Since existing networking gear hasn't been designed for this, CEO and co-founder of San Francisco startup Eero, Nick Weaver, hopes to change that with the Eero box.

According to Ars Technica, Eero is “a mesh of wireless access points that can have as many or as few nodes as needed to cover your whole home”. Just a 4.75-inch white box, featuring dual Wi-Fi radios, Bluetooth, and wired Ethernet, Eero is a router, repeater and range extender (The Register). Having multiple Eeros in the home encourage full range connection even further, by auto-configuring and creating what the company calls a “plug-in mesh network”. So, although the range extender is there, no need to really worry about it, Eero will enhance connectivity all on its own.

Like what Nest did for thermostats (understanding temperature zones in the home to better your energy efficiency and comfort), Eero does for Wi-Fi routers- all by routing data traffic on your wireless network in a way that avoids dead zones, while reducing buffering. It does this with intelligent software that can monitor network traffic and constraints, which we all know can often be caused by all our devices hopping on at once (Tech Crunch).

You can set Eero up with a regular connection to a cable or DSL modem, and pairing it with your smartphone via Bluetooth. Then, wirelessly connect two or more Eeros together for an “instant mesh network”. It is currently up for pre-order, $125 for one Eero, and $299 for three, via the company's website.