A first look at Facebook's Portal smart speakers: Entertaining video calling, but weak streaming content
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/08/facebook-portal-first-impressions.html
Facebook is the latest tech company to enter the smart-speaker market, offering a pair of voice-controlled devices that are optimized for video calling.
The Portal and Portal+ are smart speakers that feature tablet-sized screens. There are plenty of similar devices already on the market, but Facebook is betting on augmented reality and AI to make video calls more entertaining and easier to conduct.