# Facebook announces Portal, an Echo Show rival focused on video chat - The Verge

<https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/10/8/17928554/facebook-portal-announced-camera-price-video-chat>

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## What Jamie wrote

I’m skeptical of these "Smart Screens". I’m downright cynical of one made by Facebook.

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