Google is coming up with smart screen code name “Manhattan “. The 7-inch screen will offer YouTube, Video Calling, Google Assistant, Google photos. It will also act as a smart hub that can control Nest and other smart home devices. The smart screen will run a version of Android.
Google which had plans to release Tabletop “Manhattan” in 2018 now plans to release the device in 2017 in order to compete with amazon’s “Echo Show “. Google previously was working on products with larger screens to compete with full-sized televisions, but it’s now focused on the Manhattan device.
Google foresees advantages in launching the tabletop device “Manhattan” would be Google’s assistant into people’s homes, which Google wants to become the voice operating system and make a smart home. The company’s other products like Google Photos, which could get a growth boost as people see the device running as a digital photo frame.
