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Facebook’s Portal is $50 off at Best Buy right now — long distance couples take note

sudshr47 February 12, 2019

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Pro tip for people in long-distance relationships: Invest in the Portal by Facebook and make the pain of being apart so much easier.

With technological advancements, being far from loved ones doesn’t bear the same weight as it used to. Now, you’re able to see virtually anyone you want at any time via video chat. Smart home screens took that a step further to give you a video chat service that also responds to voice commands and controls other smart home devices.

Facebook has moved its way into the smart home sphere with Portal by Facebook. And while Portal normally goes for $199.99, you can get it for $50 cheaper at Best Buy — making this a great gift idea. (Hint hint.) Read more…

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Facebook Portal adds games and web browser amidst mediocre Amazon reviews

sudshr47 December 14, 2018

After receiving a flogging from privacy critics, Facebook is scrambling to make its smart display video chat screen Portal more attractive to buyers. Today Facebook is announcing the addition of a web browser, plus some of Messenger’s Instant Games like Battleship, Draw Something, Sudoku and Words With Friends. ABC News and CNN are adding content […]

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Instagram launches walkie-talkie voice messaging

sudshr47 December 10, 2018

You’d think Facebook would be faster at copying itself. Five years after Facebook Messenger took a cue from WhatsApp and Voxer to launch voice messaging, and four months after TechCrunch reported Instagram was testing its own walkie talkie feature, voice messaging is rolling out globally on Instagram Direct today. Users can hold down the microphone […]

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Save $50 on the all-new Facebook Portal at Best Buy on Black Friday

sudshr47 November 23, 2018

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With the popularity of the Amazon Echo Show and the Google Lenovo Smart Display, Facebook decided to launch their own video calling system with the Facebook Portal, which is now on sale for $149.99 — a $30 savings — at Best Buy for Black Friday.

Normally retailing for $199.99, the all-new Facebook smart display features a smart camera that can track and follow your movements without moving or shifting the display unit itself. You can now move around your home without worrying if the person on the other end can see you or not. 

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Facebook Portal needs more. At least it just added YouTube

sudshr47 November 11, 2018

To offset the creepiness of having Facebook’s camera and microphone in your house, its new Portal video chat gadget needs best-in-class software.  Its hardware is remarkably well done, plus Messenger and the photo frame feature work great. But its third-party app platform was pretty skimpy when the device launched this week. Facebook is increasingly relying […]

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Facebook Portal isn’t listening to your calls, but may track data

sudshr47 November 8, 2018

When the initial buzz of Portal finally dies down, it’s the timing that will be remembered most. There’s never a great time for a company like Facebook to launch a product like Portal, but as far as optics go, the whole of 2018 probably should have been a write-off. Our followup headline, “Facebook, are you […]

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So I sent my mom that newfangled Facebook Portal

sudshr47 November 8, 2018

“Who am I going to be worried about? Oh Facebook seeing? No, I’m not worried about Facebook seeing. They’re going to look at my great art collection and say they want to come steal it? No, I never really thought about it.” That’s my 72-year-old mother Sally Constine’s response to whether she’s worried about her […]

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Facebook is building a camera TV set-top box codenamed Ripley

sudshr47 October 16, 2018

A mysterious product called “Ripley” appeared hidden besides Facebook’s new Portal smart displays in Facebook for Android’s code. Dug up by frequent TechCrunch tipster Jane Manchun Wong a week ago, Ripley’s name squared with Facebook’s VP of Portal Rafa Camargo telling us that “we’re already investing in expanding the product line with more products we want […]

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Comparing Google Home Hub vs Amazon Echo Show 2 vs Facebook Portal

sudshr47 October 9, 2018

The war for the countertop has begun. Google, Amazon and Facebook all revealed their new smart displays this month. Each hopes to become the center of your Internet of Things-equipped home and a window to your loved ones. The $149 Google Home Hub is a cheap and privacy-safe smart home controller. The $229 Amazon Echo […]

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Say “Aloha”: A closer look at Facebook’s voice ambitions

sudshr47 August 21, 2018

Facebook has been a bit slow to adopt the voice computing revolution. It has no voice assistant, its smart speaker is still in development, and some apps like Instagram aren’t full equipped for audio communication. But much of that is set to change judging by experiments discovered in Facebook’s code, plus new patent filings. Developing […]

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