Hacker revives discontinued Facebook Portal as a "Meta Muse Portal" AI device
altryne · x · 2026-10-20
- Developer @msg spent the morning upgrading a discontinued Facebook Portal smart display into a "Meta Muse Portal" with new AI capabilities.
- The project surprised @altryne, who amplified it with "this is a... this is a thing!?!??"
- A fun example of repurposing dead smart hardware with modern AI; full technical details not yet shared in the thread.
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