ICYMI, Amazon announced 13 new products, including a redesigned Echo and Echo Dot speakers, which no longer resemble coffee cans but instead are now spherical, more powerful Fire TV Sticks (to help your programs load faster) and some wild stuff. The new, redesigned Portal and all-new Portal Mini feature a sleek picture frame design to fit seamlessly into any home. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Similar to the other Portal devices, the Portal TV has a toggle switch that mutes the microphone and shuts off the camera simultaneously. You can easily disable the camera and microphone, or block the lens with the sliding camera cover. Featuring high-fidelity sound and an AI-powered Smart Camera for hands-free video calling, Zoom on Portal can connect up to 25 people … Aside from that, many of the features on the new Portals are the same as last year's. The portal TV reminded me a lot of the Xbox Kinect in the build style and size. Zoom is the big one, but Webex, BlueJeans, and GoToMeeting are also coming to the Portal. Portal Mini, Portal and Portal TV. Zoom will also come to the smaller Echo Show 8, also later this year, to a unit that's currently available, along with Facebook's Portal video chat device and Google Nest Home Hub Max. All video and voice calls, be it from Messenger or WhatsApp, are end-to-end encrypted. Portal TV is begins shipping November 5th for $149 — or you can also bundle two Portal devices together and take $50 off. BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Webex and Zoom will be available on Portal Mini, Portal and Portal+ in September, with plans to add support for Portal TV in the future. In the beginning of the week, Microsoft announced something that, at first blush, sounds so cool, until you start to break it down. Pre-order the new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (Photo: Microsoft). It's also introducing new Portal and Portal Mini smart displays. An edition that connects to the TV, Portal TV, is not supported for the Zoom calls. Portal from Facebook [Gen 1]. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. Mirror your screen with Roku. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. All rights reserved. (Both the Portal and Portal Mini have a 114-degree field of view camera.) There's the indoor security drone from Ring that flies around your home automatically checking on things when you're not at home (so Amazon claims), and security cameras for the car. Launch the Zoom app for TV, join meeting and enjoy video conferencing on big screen. They both also have Adaptive Display tech, which automatically adjusts the screen's brightness according to its surroundings (It's worth nothing that Google's Nest Hub has had this feature for awhile now). In "Watch Together" mode, your caller's window will be minimized to a small picture-in-picture in the upper right corner, while the video you're both watching takes up the whole screen. The remote with Portal TV is now available at portal.facebook.com and will be in stores in the coming weeks. I'd need to hear them in a quieter room however, to figure out how they compare to other smart speakers. There's also a physical camera lens cover if you want that extra bit of privacy. The Portal and Portal Mini will start shipping on October 15th, while the Portal TV begins shipping November 5th. But at a price tag of $21,999, gosh, that's just a little bit north of our budgets, wouldn't you say? Alexa, on the other hand, is used for other tasks, such as looking up something on the internet or seeing who rang your Ring video doorbell. Do you have the same problem on all sources/inputs? There are many ways to schedule a meeting, including the Zoom web portal, through the Zoom client, or with one of our extensions or plugins. The AI-powered camera features are processed locally on the device, and not sent to Facebook's servers. You can bundle any two Portal devices for $50 off. The Portals start at $129, and are available in three sizes: with 8-inch, 10-inch or 15.6-inch screens. Amazon update and all those new products. Got that? You can pre-order the Portal, Portal Mini and Portal TV starting today. "Hey Portal" voice interactions are sometimes recorded and transcribed for a team to look at (much like with all other smart voice assistants) but they can be deleted, and storage of the voice recordings can be blocked entirely. This video conferencing supports multiple operating systems including Windows, Android, and iOS. But you won't have to tie up laptop anymore. So if you make a lot of video calls, you might see ads about video calling, or if you use Facebook Watch a lot, you might see ads related to that. Portal TV from Facebook, Smart Video Calling on your TV with Alexa Built-in 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,477. It works with multiple people too; the shot will automatically adjust to fit everyone in the frame. Ryan Olson, VP of Threat Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks joins to tell us. Zoom, BlueJeans, LogMeIn's GoToMeeting and Cisco's Webex will arrive on the Portal Mini, Portal and Portal+ in September. APPLE: Spotify and the makers of Fortnite and Tinder are taking on Apple and Google as part of a newly formed coalition calling for “fair treatment” in the way the tech giant runs its app store. You probably didn't know you could do this, but … Priced at $149, it's essentially a camera attachment that turns your TV into a giant smart display. Google Pixel 4A phone (Photo: Jefferson Graham). As with the other Portal devices, you can use the Portal TV for video calls, which I have to say seems to be a very good use case for it. On Wednesday, Google holds its annual fall hardware product event, where it's expected to unveil a new top of the line smartphone, the Pixel 5, an updated streaming device, Chromecast and a new take on the Nest Home Hub video display unit. Facebook claims Zoom on Portal will help users get more from their meetings. One feature that only the Portal TV has is Watch Together. That requires stacking the laptop atop a bunch of books, which gives you a better look, but makes it really hard to type. An edition that connects to the TV, Portal TV, is not supported for the Zoom calls. Note: No special license is required to use Zoom … © 2021 Verizon Media. Or better yet, plug a webcam to the TV via the $119 Fire TV Cube device and do it on the big screen TV of your choice. A dedicated 10-inch unit, for $250, the Echo Show 10, plug a webcam to the TV via the $119 Fire TV Cube device, not have the webcam looking up at their chins, Amazon also announced a new gaming service, Luna. How old is it? The remote with Portal TV is now available at portal.facebook.com and will be in stores in the coming weeks. Plus, this way, you wouldn't have to worry about webcam placement. Crazy things people connect to corporate Wi-Fi networks. For those who are taking meetings all day, the same issue applies. Facebook's sketchy reputation on privacy dampened their reception, however, as did the company's confusing messaging on whether the devices collect data (surprise: they do). The new Portals have a different way of toggling the camera and microphone on and off. In terms of design, the two new standalone Portal models appear much improved over last year's models. Last year, Facebook made its first foray into hardware with the Portal and Portal+ smart displays, which featured an AI-powered camera that could track your movements. Yet, those issues have not deterred the company, as Facebook is announcing not one, not two, but three new Portal models today. This time, just use Alexa, your Zoom calendar and voice computing to connect. Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/09/26/amazon-google-and-facebook-may-onto-something-zoom-device/3531594001/, dedicated video device for Teams meetings. Facebook claims Zoom on Portal will help users get more from their meetings. The Portal TV is also its own smart device so it only needs the TV for video and sound. Meanwhile, that's not all folks. Again, no fiddling. However, the Portal TV easily rests on top of my thin TV or entertainment center with the ability to ever so slightly angle down. Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. You'll know the microphone is off when an LED at the top of the device glows red. (Photo: Amazon). Even the smaller 10-inch Portal had a certain clunky look to it that reminded me of the original Echo Show. In this article, let’s learn how to cast Zoom on your TV. Just gather in front of the TV and click the touchscreen. Facebook acknowledges that it does collect some information about how you use Portal and that information may be used to inform the ads you see on Facebook. Isn't it hard to take notes when your laptop screen is filled with speaker video windows? The Portal TV, on the other hand, is not really a smart display on its own. Built-In ( Gen 1 ) 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,477 let friends your... 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