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Portal
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Main folio of Wikipedia displayed on a Facebook Portal Mini
Programmer Meta Platforms
Manufacturer Meta Platforms
Type Smart display
Release date November viii, 2018; 3 years ago  (2018-11-08)
Operating system Android-based
Input Voice commands
Website portal.facebook.com

Portal (also known every bit Facebook Portal) is a make of smart displays and videophones originally released in 2018 by Meta Platforms (then Facebook Inc.).[one] [2] The product line consists of iv models (Portal, Portal+, Portal Television set, and Portal Go) that provide video chat via Messenger and WhatsApp, augmented by a camera that tin can automatically zoom and rail people's movements.[3] The devices are integrated with Amazon's vox-controlled intelligent personal banana service Alexa.[two] [4] [5] Meta uses some types of data nerveless from Portal devices for targeted advertizing.

Reviewers rated the Portal line'south video and audio treatment capabilities positively, just criticized Facebook's privacy practices for information captured by Portal devices.

History [edit]

On Oct 8, 2018, Facebook, Inc. announced the sale and shipment of the 10.i-inch (25.7 cm) Portal and the 15.6-inch (39.6 cm) Portal Plus.[6] [7] The second generation of Portal devices was announced on September 18, 2019; the second-generation Portal and Portal Mini were released on October 15, while Portal Tv set was released on November 5.[8] [ix] On September 21, 2021, Facebook announced 2 new devices, a battery powered 10-inch device called "Portal Go" and a new generation of the 14-inch device called "Portal+".[ten] [11] [12]

Devices [edit]

Portal [edit]

Portal was the original x.i-inch (25.7 cm) device released in 2018. The second generation device in 2019 also supported portrait orientation, which was much more than user-friendly when video calling someone on a smart telephone, typically held in portrait orientation.

Portal+ [edit]

The original fifteen.6-inch (39.6 cm) Portal+ was released in 2018 alongside the smaller Portal. This product was non upgraded in the 2019 releases. In 2021, a slightly smaller xiv-inch (35.6 cm) new Portal+ was released which, like the previous version, is stock-still in landscape orientation but has a mechanism to tilt the screen.

Portal Mini [edit]

Portal Mini was introduced in 2019 aslope the second generation Portal. It was a similar form cistron assuasive use in either portrait or landscape orientation. The Mini was discontinued later on the 2021 release cycle.[11]

Portal Idiot box [edit]

Portal Boob tube was released in September 2019 aslope the second generation portal. This device has a form factor like to the Microsoft Kinect with a congenital in camera and microphone but no brandish. It connects to a TV, enabling the Tv to have features similar to other devices in the Portal family unit.[13]

Portal Go [edit]

Portal Go was outset introduced in Fall 2021. This ten.one-inch (25.seven cm) device is a similar design to the first generation Portal but offering mural mode. This is the first battery powered Portal device assuasive the user to remove it from the charging cradle and relocate it to other locations without powering down.[11]

Portal for Business concern [edit]

Portal for Business is a software bundle appear in Autumn 2021 under the Portal brand. This configuration allows any of the portal devices to operate as conference room machines supporting various third-party calling platforms besides as ties into business applications such as calendar.[12]

Privacy [edit]

According to Facebook, the Portal devices just record sound afterward the user speaks the "Hey Portal" command, and only record video during video calling sessions.[14] Each Portal device besides includes a cover that can exist slid over the camera when not in apply.[15]

During the production announcement, Facebook initially claimed that information obtained from Portal devices would not be used for targeted advertising.[fourteen] One calendar week later the proclamation, Facebook changed its position and stated that "usage data such as length of calls, frequency of calls" and "general usage data, such every bit aggregate usage of apps, etc., may besides feed into the data that we use to serve ads".[16] [17] The company later antiseptic that it analyzes the metadata, non the content, of video calls made through Portal devices.[18]

Reception [edit]

Critical reception [edit]

First generation [edit]

Dan Seifert of The Verge found the video and audio quality of Portal's video calling feature via Facebook Messenger to be better than that of competing devices and videotelephony services, but said that "Outside of video calling, the Portal'south functionality is rather limited." In light of the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, he expressed concerns that the production is "always-watching and always-listening".[seven] Megan Wollerton of CNET praised the device's autotracking broad-angle cameras, which allow the field of study to remain centered in the device'due south field of view. Wollerton also had reservations regarding Facebook's privacy policy in relation to Portal'south video calls and wrote, "a spokesperson told us that Facebook volition, in fact, rails information about calls fabricated via Portal to expand on the user profiles it uses to inform ads that evidence up elsewhere."[xix]

In a PC Mag review, Sascha Segan said, "From a purely technical standpoint, this is by far the all-time video calling appliance we've seen", and believed that Portal would be a good complement for remote workers if it gains integration with Workplace past Facebook, a feature that is not all the same released. Yet, Segan considered Portal a "horror" from "a policy and privacy perspective" because of the "massive abuses of data on Facebook's consumer platform".[xx] Writing for Tom's Guide, Mike Prospero and Monica Chin criticized the "big and obtrusive" size of the brandish, characterizing information technology as "dystopian" and "more at home in a Black Mirror episode than in my living room or kitchen". The reviewers echoed "Ongoing privacy concerns", just presented a favorable impression of Portal's automatic panning and audio quality.[21]

Second generation [edit]

In Engadget, Nicole Lee complimented the 2d-generation Portal'due south subdued advent and ability to be used in both portrait and mural orientations.[22] Adrienne So of Wired highlighted Portal'southward video tracking and augmented reality features, but denounced Facebook's inclination to "default to sharing more, non less".[23]

Segan's review of the Portal TV in PC Magazine contrasted the device'south competitive video calling capabilities with its "thin" support for streaming media services, and criticized Facebook's data security record.[24] In a negative CNET review, Wollerton stated that the Portal TV is "a solidly performing, decently priced device that only isn't suited for anyone because of the privacy concerns and increasingly alarming issues" affecting Facebook.[25]

Reviews posted on Amazon past Facebook employees [edit]

On January 17, 2019, The New York Times columnist Kevin Roose posted on Twitter that Facebook Portal's Amazon product listing contained five-star reviews that appeared to accept been written by Facebook employees,[26] [27] [28] including 1 who claimed to have "historically not been a big Facebook or other social media user" before purchasing Portal.[29] [30] These reviews were written in violation of Amazon's community guidelines, which forestall "creating, modifying, or posting content regarding your (or your relative's, shut friend's, business concern acquaintance'due south, or employer'southward) products or services".[31] [32] In response, Facebook's augmented and virtual-reality vice president Andrew Bosworth stated that the reviews were "neither coordinated nor directed from the company" and indicated that Facebook would instruct the employees to remove them.[33] [34] [35]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Calore, Michael (Oct 8, 2018). "Facebook Made You a Smart-Home Device With a Camera on It". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028.
  2. ^ a b Kelion, Leo (October eight, 2018). "Facebook Portal video conversation screens enhance privacy concerns". BBC News.
  3. ^ Constine, John (October eight, 2018). "Facebook launches Portal motorcar-zooming video chat screens for $199/$349". TechCrunch.
  4. ^ Newman, Peter (Oct 9, 2018). "Facebook unveils Alexa-powered Portal smart speakers". Business Insider.
  5. ^ Smith, Dave (October fifteen, 2018). "The curious timing of Facebook'due south starting time hardware product, the $200 'Portal'". Business Insider.
  6. ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (November 8, 2018). "Facebook'southward Portal video chat devices launch today". The Verge.
  7. ^ a b Seifert, Dan (November 8, 2018). "Facebook Portal review: trust fail". The Verge.
  8. ^ Nguyen, Nicole (September 18, 2019). "Facebook Actually, Really Wants To Open up A Portal Within Your House". BuzzFeed News.
  9. ^ Notopoulos, Katie (Nov five, 2019). "It'south A Shame You lot'll Never Buy The Facebook Portal TV". BuzzFeed News.
  10. ^ "Introducing Two New Portals, Including the First Portable Version".
  11. ^ a b c Lee, Nicole (September 21, 2021). "Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199". Engadget.
  12. ^ a b Rodriguez, Salvador (September 21, 2021). "Facebook announces new Portal video-calling devices, Portal for Business organization service". CNBC.
  13. ^ Constine, Josh (September eighteen, 2019). "Facebook launches Portal Television, a $149 video chat set-top box". TechCrunch.
  14. ^ a b Wagner, Kurt (Oct 8, 2018). "Facebook is audaciously launching a video gadget for your home, called Portal. Is that a good thought?". Vocalism.
  15. ^ Koebler, Jason; Rogers, Kaleigh (October 8, 2018). "Facebook Knows You Don't Desire to Trust Its Portal Camera". Vice Media.
  16. ^ Wagner, Kurt (October sixteen, 2018). "Information technology turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you lot with ads". Vox.
  17. ^ Chin, Monica (October 17, 2018). "Whoops! Facebook Portal Collects User Data After All". Tom'south Guide.
  18. ^ Wong, Queenie (November 7, 2018). "Facebook Portal: Your privacy questions answered". CNET.
  19. ^ Wollerton, Megan (Nov 8, 2018). "Facebook's Portal Plus brings your friends and family closer for a price". CNET.
  20. ^ Segan, Sascha (November 28, 2018). "Facebook Portal". PC Mag.
  21. ^ Prospero, Mike; Chin, Monica (January 18, 2019). "Facebook Portal Review: A Not-And so-Smart Display". Tom'southward Guide.
  22. ^ Lee, Nicole (Oct fifteen, 2019). "Facebook Portal review (2019): A redesign doesn't ease privacy fears". Engadget.
  23. ^ And then, Adrienne (Oct sixteen, 2019). "My Parents and Kids Honey Facebook'due south Portal. I'm Not And so Sure". Wired.
  24. ^ Segan, Sascha (Nov 8, 2019). "Facebook Portal TV". PC Mag.
  25. ^ Wollerton, Megan (Nov 5, 2019). "No one should buy the Facebook Portal Television receiver". CNET.
  26. ^ Holt, Kris (January 17, 2019). "Facebook employees caught leaving five-star Amazon reviews for Portal". Engadget.
  27. ^ Al-Heeti, Abrar (Jan 17, 2019). "Facebook employees announced to have left v-star Amazon reviews for Portal". CNET.
  28. ^ Roose, Kevin [@kevinroose] (January 17, 2019). "Speaking of coordinated inauthentic behavior, what are the odds that all these v-star Facebook Portal reviewers on Amazon just happen to have the same names as Facebook employees?" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 27, 2019 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ Bhushan, Kul (Jan 18, 2019). "Facebook employees caught giving 5-star ratings to Portal smart speakers on Amazon". Hindustan Times.
  30. ^ Morse, Jack (Jan 17, 2019). "Facebook Portal reviews on Amazon appear to be padded with employee 5-star ratings". Mashable.
  31. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (January 17, 2019). "Facebook employees busted leaving 5-star reviews for Portal on Amazon". The Verge.
  32. ^ "Amazon.com Aid: Profile & Community Guidelines". Amazon.
  33. ^ Thalen, Mikael (Jan xviii, 2019). "Facebook staffers disrepair leaving v-star reviews for Portal speaker". The Daily Dot.
  34. ^ Boz [@boztank] (Jan 17, 2019). "neither coordinated nor directed from the company. From an internal mail at the launch: 'We, unequivocally, DO Non want Facebook employees to engage in leaving reviews for the products that nosotros sell to Amazon.' We will inquire them to take down" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  35. ^ Cuthbertson, Anthony (January 18, 2019). "FACEBOOK EMPLOYEES CAUGHT GIVING 5-STAR AMAZON REVIEWS FOR THE FACEBOOK PORTAL". The Independent.

External links [edit]

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