Promising corner-to-corner WiFi. The rise of 'super-routers' has not gone unnoticed. Offering more extensive coverage and potentially much higher throughput than those bundled by ISPs, the best routers, often equipped with USB ports, function as mini NAS boxes by enabling you to share content across the network.

And though range and speed are improved, getting great, consistent signal everywhere in a larger home can still be troublesome. This is where range extenders often come into their own, effectively connecting multiple smart devices, wherever they may be, to the Internet. Though a passable solution, these extenders often reduce the available bandwidth in half, while additional access points need to be physically connected to the main router. What to do, eh?