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The Portal is a smooth new camcorder like device which has a screen that makes chats with family and friends look incredible. On Monday, Facebook launched the $200 Portal, the first customer gadget from social media giant. The bread toaster size video camera, alongside a bigger $350 version called Portal+, is a blend of a video camera and smart speaker. [xyz-ihs snippet="FB-Portal"] The device looks very much like the Amazon Echo Show and does just about what Facebook is trying to achieve with its Portal. That said, the new Portal uses the Amazon Alexa voice command and other artificial intelligence services like answering questions and playing a specific music for you from your playlist. The unique thing about Facebook"s gadget is the tech it uses to make the video calls look great. Consider it an individual cinematographer: A 12-megapixel camera — equal to most telephones — distinguishes the state of individuals inside its 140-degree field of view and dish and zooms to...

Yesterday at Seattle, Amazon’s annual hardware event took place, where the company took the opportunity to rapid-fire a total of 12 new devices under an hour. However, there was a high expectations everything from Alexa-powered microwaves to amplifiers, and that’s what we got. And then some. Here’s the run-down on all the new gadgets coming from Amazon, and what they’ll cost you. Echo Dot (3rd Generation) The most popular Echo smart speaker just got an update, as Amazon revealed the latest Echo Dot model during its surprise event on Thursday. While it has the same shape as previous models, the new design features curved edges, fabric covers, and improved sound quality. It has the same four buttons as previous models as well, but there are only four microphones inside this time around rather than seven. It launches in November for $49.99 . Echo Plus (2nd Generation) In addition to the new Echo Dot, Amazon also introduced an updated Echo Plus with more bass, the sa...

RIP AirPort, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule. Roughly 6 years, AirPort products have not been updated since 2012 (Express) and 2013 (Extreme and Time Capsule), and in late 2016 by Apple Inc., which instigated that the longstanding rumours of Apple exiting the WiFi router market were true, according to Bloomberg, which explained that Apple had stopped development on the AirPort line up with the AirPort engineers reassigned to other products. And now, as reported, the company is officially discontinuing its AirPort and Time Capsule base stations. Apple has officially ended development on its AirPort line of products, which includes the AirPort Express ($99), the AirPort Extreme ($199), and the AirPort Time Capsule ($299). "We"re discontinuing the Apple AirPort base station products. They will be available through Apple.com, Apple"s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers while supplies last” an Apple spokesperson told iMore . WiFi has become a commodity. Apple int...