NETGEAR Genie® mobile app puts control of your home network into the palm of your hand
Free network monitoring app is now available on the Apple App Store and on Google Play Store
Bracknell, UK – 3 April 2012 — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, today announced that the award-winning NETGEAR Genie® mobile app for Apple® iOS and Google® Android devices is now available at the Apple App store and the Google Play store. NETGEAR Genie mobile app can turn iPads, iPhones, Android phones and tablets into a remote control for network-connected media in the home. NETGEAR Genie mobile app provides the ability to easily monitor, manage and control a home network on compatible routers, and was named a Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 Innovations Design and Engineering Award winner.
NETGEAR Genie mobile app offers a simple dashboard that provides easy access to premium features on market-leading NETGEAR Wi-Fi Routers. Its key features include Live Parental Controls, Guest Access to the Home Network, and a Broadband Usage Metre. It also includes a home network map that provides a graphic picture of the entire home network, and makes it easy to identify and block any unwanted devices from neighbours connected to your network.
With the innovative MyMedia feature, the NETGEAR Genie mobile app provides the ability to find photos, video or music files anywhere on the network and play them on any media player. For example, anyone can locate and push family photos or videos to smart TVs and other Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) devices on their network. NETGEAR Genie mobile app with MyMedia also equips any smartphone or tablet so that it becomes a DLNA ready media controller, player, and server.
“NETGEAR Genie mobile app gives you personal control of your entire home network and media collection.” said Sandeep Harpalani, senior product line manager at NETGEAR. “The award-winning NETGEAR Genie mobile app is a cool and useful app, available for PCs and Macs, and is now also available on mobile phones and tablets. NETGEAR Genie mobile app makes it easier than ever to control a home network.”
Pricing and Availability
NETGEAR Genie mobile app is available for download at no charge at the Apple App Store and Android app marketplace. The NETGEAR Genie mobile app works with most NETGEAR Wi-Fi Routers, which are available at leading retailers and etailers. See www.netgear.co.uk/genie for specific models of compatible routers.
More Information
To learn more about the NETGEAR Genie mobile app, please visit www.netgear.co.uk/genie, or https://play.google.com/store, or http://www.apple.com/iphone/from-the-app-store/
More information
Please visit http://www.NETGEAR.co.uk to learn more about NETGEAR’s new products and services.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in approximately 28,000 retail locations around the globe, and through more than 37,000 value-added resellers. The company’s headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR® partner. More information is available at http://www.NETGEAR.co.uk. Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.
