Facebook looks to carve out market for mobile video-chat device
The Peninsula
Facebook Inc. introduced a portable version of its Portal video-chat device, looking to provide a more mobile alternative to Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa hardware and other so-called smart speakers.
The product, called the Portal Go, has a 10-inch screen, 12-megapixel front camera and speakers. It also has a rechargeable battery so it doesn’t need to stay plugged into a wall, a first for the nearly three-year-old Portal lineup.
That suggests the Portal is tiptoeing into the market for Apple Inc.’s iPad and other tablets, but Facebook maintains that the device’s main use is still videoconferencing. And -- at a hefty three pounds (1.4 kilograms) -- it will be harder to lug around than an iPad.
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