Social distancing does not have to mean complete disconnection. These days, there are a variety of gadgets designed to help us stay in touch virtually. One such gadget is Facebook's Portal smart display.

Through today (March 25), you can save $50 when you purchase two Portal (Gen 1) smart displays. The price after discount is $308 for two Portals. This is the second best Portal discount we have seen this month.

Portal is a social networking smart display that can be placed anywhere in the house for video calls, and is powered by Amazon's Alexa, so you can use voice commands to listen to your favorite playlists, watch the news, learn local weather

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Portal reviewers were impressed with the device's excellent video and sound quality. We also like that the display's smart camera intuitively follows you around the room, and the smart sound feature emphasizes the voice of the person speaking.

Keep in mind that Facebook's privacy track record is not the best. However, Facebook assures us that the portal does not track individual faces, but rather human-like forms. Likewise, it does not record or use the content of calls.

The agreement is valid through March 25.