A review of Monitor-IO, a little gadget that wants to talk about your Internet
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Arstechnica
L33tdawg: Google Wifi has essentially the same functionality.
Monitor-IO is a $100 IoT gadget that tells you whether your Internet is working well, poorly, or not at all. The idea is you put this little black box next to (and plugged directly into) your router, and a quick glance at its color-coded screen will let you know if the Internet's working solidly, if it's having some problems, or if everything is just plain out. Monitor-IO even promises to tell users granular details like how long a connection has been up, or sketchy, or out.
All of this begs the question: do you need a gadget for that?
