By will-buy
Meta is shutting down production of the Portal smart displays amid company layoffs along with other project cancellations, according to a Reuters report. The Portal and 2 unreleased smartwatches are victims of Meta's decision to narrow its hardware pursuits.
Portal Closed
Meta made a decision to finish Portal production in June, starting the procedure with no fanfare. All versions of both the consumer and enterprise Portal hardware, such as the mobile version the company had made a big deal about as recently as August. You have to the two-camera smartwatch code-named Milan, projected to produce the coming year for $350. With Meta reducing its workforce by about 11,000, the hardware projects are apparently no more viable. Meta is instead focusing on its central products like Facebook and Instagram, keeping development dedicated to the metaverse and it is virtual reality efforts. Those don't preclude hardware like the new Meta Quest Pro headset, however the decision does leave fans from the Portal somewhat out of options. Meta hasn't said if or when support for the Portal will end, it might just end up an odd but functional reminder of Meta's experiments in the last couple of years, such as the Spotify Car Thing.
The Portal had notably played with using “Hey Facebook” like a wake word for the built-in voice assistant before taking out the option last year. The saying apparently made people only consider the Facebook app, just like the company rebranded to Meta. “Hey Portal” has remained as an option for a wake word.
