Last year we saw the trend of voice-assistant powered home devices getting displays as well, so they can visualize different information, play videos and so on. Well, Facebook decided to join the fun with its own smart displays with a twist. Called Facebook Portal and Portal plus, the devices give you the ability to make video calls using Facebook Messanger, among other standard smart display features.

And while there’s nothing innately wrong with having this function, a Facebook-branded listening and watching device wasn’t very warmly accepted for some reason. And when we say “some ...