This Touchscreen Network Router is Powerd by KitKat

[exfileme]

These routers are simply beautiful.

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[Filiprino]

HAHAHAH, SKYNET IS COMING.

 

[MagicPants]

I just watched the video, and although I enjoyed the part where the mom is a total dick to her kids, I have to wonder at the utility of turning my fridge off and on remotely. As well as the legality of closing your garage door when your aren't present (just wait until the first person gets one closed on their head.)

 

[razor512]

Seems to be an overpriced gimmick router. Generally if you spend a lot on a router, you likely have other higher end systems, There is no motivation to use the router for running random android apps (imagine if something like that gets infected (since android is more full featured, it is a huge target, and outdated versions of android are not likely to get any kind of security update, Due to the update cycle of android and abandonment of older versions, how long will this company actually support the router?
If your smartphone gets infected, then the attacker gets access to whatever is on your smartphone, if your router gets infected, then the attacker can access all all that is saved onto the router, in addition to having access to all of the traffic on your network, meaning they can do sidejacking for when you head to your banking site, alter DNS settings to ensure that you use their phishing sites, access all local resources in addition to access to ports that will generally not be accessible over the WAN.

The reason why android for router projects failed in the past is because it is a nightmare to secure long term. The more common router firmware, is generally a heavily stripped down linux distro with only the mare minimum code needed to provide the desired routing functions, this allows a router to get away with 2556MB of RAM (android 4.4, can pull nearly 500MB of RAM just on its self, in addition to doing random periodic crap in the background which on a android phone, will mean that a certain task takes a few extra milliseconds to do, On a router, that same action will mean that you get a lag spike in your multiplayer game, or a huge throughput dip (especially if you use QOS)

They partially skimped on the wifi in order to build in a cheap android tablet and still have a huge profit margin.

(also how convenient would you find your current android or iOS tablet, if it had no battery and needed to have at least a power cable and an ethernet cable connected? )

It is likely a better value to have a separate android tablet and router, and thus get 2 devices that do their own thing far better than the all in one that compromises in both areas.

 

[Kewlx25]

I agree with razor512. A router/firewall is not a place for lots of surface area attacks via lots of apps. The features sound possibly interesting, but it is the wrong place to bundle all of those.

 

[WithoutWeakness]

This thing already received a huge amount of funding ($142K!) on Kickstarter and hasn't shipped and now they're showing "upgraded" models on Indiegogo and looking for another $40K+ in funding? Plus they're charging previous backers $300 on top of their previous $150+ pledges to upgrade to the new models? I'm not sure what's going on here but I'm hesitant to put any money towards this until I can pick it up off a retail store shelf and have a return policy attached to it.

Link to previous Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soaprouter/soap-first-smart-router-w-touch-display-powered-by

 

[Be0wulf22]

My router is in a closet and I haven't so much as looked at it in months...maybe years. Why would I want it to have a touch screen?

 

[razor512]

This thing already received a huge amount of funding ($142K!) on Kickstarter and hasn't shipped and now they're showing "upgraded" models on Indiegogo and looking for another $40K+ in funding? Plus they're charging previous backers $300 on top of their previous $150+ pledges to upgrade to the new models? I'm not sure what's going on here but I'm hesitant to put any money towards this until I can pick it up off a retail store shelf and have a return policy attached to it.

Link to previous Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soaprouter/soap-first-smart-router-w-touch-display-powered-by

Seems like the makings of a scam, get a bunch of electronic engineering students together to come up with a project that looks cool as long as you do not dig into the details, then put it on as many crowd funding sites as possible, and keep the money. (a lot lower risk than paying a factory to make a bunch of routers, and then dealing with the logistics of getting them tested and shipped (in addition to dealing with distributors who often want a 60% margin on the items)

 

[brandonjclark]

Seems to be an overpriced gimmick router.

It would, to someone who can't look beyond the their own techniness. Look, the reason we have ubiquitous smart phones is because apple made the friggin iphone so easy anyone could use it.

Now, with these guys, if they can get people controlling networks with ease then maybe people will go beyond learning apps, and start understanding general networking.

 

[syrious1]

Seems to be an overpriced gimmick router.

It would, to someone who can't look beyond the their own techniness. Look, the reason we have ubiquitous smart phones is because apple made the friggin iphone so easy anyone could use it.

Now, with these guys, if they can get people controlling networks with ease then maybe people will go beyond learning apps, and start understanding general networking.

Cmmon really? We're talking about setting up a friggen router here, a child at Best Buy could set the thing up for you.

This is a gimmick. Apps on my router? WTF even is that. I don't need google play or custom rom's of android running on anything that is supposed to have an inkling of security. Android is not secure.

 

[USAFRet]

My router is in a closet and I haven't so much as it looked at it in months...maybe years. Why would I want it to have a touch screen?

Exactly. On the rare occasions I need to mess with it, I bring up the admin page on my PC.

The router needs to do one thing. Be a router, and route traffic. Apps? No way.

 

[jimmysmitty]

I agree with razor512. A router/firewall is not a place for lots of surface area attacks via lots of apps. The features sound possibly interesting, but it is the wrong place to bundle all of those.

That was the first thing I though of when I saw this. I think I would rather stick with my Asus RT-AC66R that uses a customized DD-WRT based firmware instead of something that has holes and exploits only expounded upon by buggy software.

 

[Fishwithadeagle]

I agree with razor512. A router/firewall is not a place for lots of surface area attacks via lots of apps. The features sound possibly interesting, but it is the wrong place to bundle all of those.

That was the first thing I though of when I saw this. I think I would rather stick with my Asus RT-AC66R that uses a customized DD-WRT based firmware instead of something that has holes and exploits only expounded upon by buggy software.

I completely agree on this. I have the n65u, and it has everything that I need. Two usb 3.0 ports that function as a nas? Check. Decent reception on both bands? Check. Cool Case? Check (look at the thing for yourself) Built in cloud server? Check. Media Server? Check Torrent and Regular Downloader? Check Qos? Check.
This was an 80 dollar router that came with a 128 usb 3.0 Flashdrive and has nearly everything that I believe I will ever need. Why would I need to spend this crazy 450 dollars to get an android powered router.