Google set to take on Amazon's Echo Show with smart speaker boasting a built in screen

Google is declaring war on Amazon in the smart speaker war with a new'superspeaker' boating a built in screen. It will use Google Assistant, the firm's AI software to take or Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri. Earlier this year Google unveiled its Smart Display platform to partners such as Lenovo Group, JBL, LG Electronics and Sony - but is now planning its own device, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Lenovo was the first to produce a display using Google's assistant. The 10-inch Lenovo Smart Display starts at $249.99 and the 8-inch model starts at $199.99.