https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/8/16859082/lenovo-google-smart-display-features-pricing-ces-2018

Google Assistant is everywhere. It’s on phones, TVs, smartwatches, and even inside cars. While Google has been playing catch-up to Amazon’s Echo devices for years now, it’s now taking a big step to expanding its Assistant to even more hardware today. Google is introducing a new Smart Display platform designed for partners like Lenovo to create their own Echo Show-like devices.

Lenovo is one the first launch partners for these new Google Smart Displays, and JBL, LG, and Sony are also producing similar devices. Strangely, Google isn’t making its own hardware like it has done with the Google Home, Google Home Mini, and Google Home Max. It’s leaving it up to partners to create their own displays for now.