Facebook Portals are $50 off for Cyber Monday

TL;DR: Smart Facebook Portals are on sale for $50 off, starting at $79.

Facebook introduced the Portal smart video calling device as a competitor to Amazon's Echo Show. Though the two are similar in features, people have been more reluctant to purchase Facebook's version because of the company's iffy history with privacy.

If you're an avid Facebook user and trust good ol' Zuck, you might be interested in the Portal's Cyber Monday deals. Both the full-sized 10-inch and the mini eight-inch versions are $50 off, dropping the prices to $129 and $79 respectively.

The 10-inch is the same size the the standard Echo Show, but is $20 cheaper right now. The Portal is equipped with a smart camera that pans and zooms to follow the action, keeping you in frame. That is something the Echo Show doesn't do. Read more...