Facebook Portal is a brand of smart displays developed in 2018 by Facebook, Inc. The product line consists of four models (Portal, Portal Plus, Portal Mini, and Portal TV) that provide video chat via Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, augmented by a camera that can automatically zoom and track people's movements.
This is the 2nd launch from Facebook Portal Video Calling Device. View more
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Smart video calling on your TV from Facebook
No more “Wait... I can’t see you.” Portal’s Smart Camera automatically adjusts to stay with the action, whether you’re moving around the kitchen or chasing the kids through the living room.
Still not sure how I feel about anything Facebook with a camera being in my living room. interesting to see how the whole portal range plays out for Facebook
Interesting to have this launch the same day as Edward Snowden's book. I wonder what he has to say about this and the potential surveillance implications. 🤔
I can see how it would be very cool for chatting with family, particularly those over seas or long distance with children. I'm not brave enough to have this in my home just yet. - "Facebook audits a subset of anonymized recordings and has human reviewers listen to them to improve the service" - Although The Verge reports you can opt out of this, it's quite intrusive to know it's a possibility.
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