I took a look at the Genie Desktop version. The purpose of Genie is to make managing and configuring Netgear devices easier than by the conventional method-opening a browser to the IP address of the device and using the Web-based GUI. Netgear's Genie app can be installed on a PC or Mac desktop, as well as on Android and iOS devices. Increasingly, vendors like Cisco, Belkin, D-Link, and now Netgear, with the desktop app Genie, are using apps to make devices easier to deploy and manage in a home network. The demands of such tasks require vendors to deliver robust networking products to market and make them easier for home users to set up and manage. Home users' networks are getting more complex and doing more tasks than ever: streaming media, handling online gaming, BitTorrenting, and more.
