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Facebook unveils the Portal
- RoyTyrell 8y agoI probably trust Facebook with this camera less than I trust Amazon with their Echo or even the new Fire TV devices. That being said, I don't really see a huge need for this - perhaps some people do though. The most I've needed a webcam lately has been for work and we're having meetings where we are frequently sharing desktops or documents, so needing to be followed around while I pace/walk is unnecessary. I've occasionally used FaceTime for friends and family but that's mostly just BSing around and my iPhone works just fine. Perhaps Facebook has a lot of market research showing there's enough people to either make this work or they're willing to take a chance and hope it catches on.
- pandapower2 8y ago>identifies the shape of people within its 140-degree field of view and pans and zooms to make sure they’re all always in the frame. Assuming the videos produced can go places other than just Facebook I could see this being useful for youtubers and other people who produce videos on their own. Or at least, the autopan/zoom technology will be useful but possibly in another device. No more interrupting your yoga demonstration to move the camera because your head is now out of shot. No more realizing that half of your face was periodically out of shot during the 10 minute review/monologue/whatever that you just finished recording.