Among the surprises I received at Christmas was a new tech toy that promises to enhance my participation in online events. I have set up and had a couple of test runs with my Facebook Portal Go.
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| What's in the Box? |
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| The device, a charger, power cord and minimal instructions came in the box |
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| The device which is heavy for its size is covered in fabric and has a carrying handle built into the back |
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| It was easy to set up and the battery didn't take too long to charge |
My Facebook Portal Go appears to have all the features of my the Google Nest mini I won at Rootstech a few years ago and so much more. I need to spend some time getting to know it. As it doesn't have a keyboard I won't be using it to write and publish blog posts but I can use the keyboard on its touchscreen for simple internet browsing.
I will mostly use the Portal, which connects via my home wifi to to the world, for Zoom and Facebook live sessions but one can also use it on other similar platforms. The inbuilt video camera which is angled to give a positive view of one's face is far superior to my external webcam and that in my laptop. It sent a very clear image to those I connected with. Those connections tell me that the inbuilt microphone picked up my voice well and that I came through clearly.
Testing out the browser I found it was quite easy to connect and view some sessions from The Genealogy Show on the device.
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