Wireless routers are notoriously a pain — not just picking one, but installing it, making sure Wi-Fi coverage reaches all areas of the house and getting guests connected are a part of the headache-inducing process.

But new Silicon Valley startup Eero has big plans to innovate the tired, unreliable wireless router.

Similar to how the ultra-sleek Nest Thermostat breathed new life into a category that hadn't seen innovation in decades, Eero wants to make the home network sexy and give it the control we deserve. It's even enlisted the help of Fred Bould, part of the design team at Nest, to get things going.

The Eero Wi-Fi system — which looks like a computer mouse and is small enough to hide out on a desk, table or bookshelf, promises to bring Wi-Fi to every nook and cranny in a house and even extends to the backyard. This is a big deal considering how little we've seen from router advancements in the past few years, especially compared to growth with streaming video and the connected home.

It syncs up with an app and promises no dead zones, no more buffering and no password sharing — essentially, it removes the complicated components that come with having a router in the house. And considering how many people use wireless at home, Eero is clamoring for a big slice of that hearty pie.

Eero CEO Nick Weaver, 26, met the other two co-founders Amos Schallich (29, formerly at Tagged) and Nate Hardison (28, formerly at Parastructure), at Stanford University and teamed up to build hardware and software from the ground up.

"Routers have been a nightmare for as long as I can remember; they are hard to set up and they're unreliable. It's infuriating," Weaver told Mashable. "Consumers are 100% reliant on Internet connection and we have more devices now than ever that need connecting, so we can't have these awful products for much longer."

The Eero plugs into a cable or DSL connection and then must be paired via Bluetooth to a user's smartphone. The product works on a mesh network, so only the base unit has to be connected to the Internet and others scattered around the house work with it.

"You need multiple access points to distribute the Wi-Fi signal," Weaver said. "It's impossible to cover a house with one router if you want an undisrupted network."

The company says you'll need three Eero devices (or one for every 1,000 square feet of space) to ensure that Wi-Fi hits every part of the house. During its pre-order run, the units cost $125 each (or three for $299) and will bump up to $199 each (or three for $499) thereafter.

But considering most routers cost $200 and raise extenders are another $100, Eero's trifecta lands in a similar pricing ballpark with greater reliability.

Users then set up an account name and password, and when they want to share those details with a guest, they send an invite to join via the accompanying app (guests will get a passcode texted to them). This means you no longer have to rummage around for a piece of paper with the password scribbled on it.

Weaver said the company has plans to use it as a way to connect other smart products in the home with one another.

"With a Bluetooth chip built in, it will be ready for all of the connected home products and features that we'll start seeing more of in six to 18 months," he said.

So while it's too soon to tell if the Eero will be the next Nest, it's certainly an innovative step toward evolving the home network.