CES 2018 is emblazoned with Google branding in preparation for a year in which the company will go hell for leather against Amazon in the battle for TV and the ever-important role that voice will play in the video ecosystem. A handful of announcements stake their claims as significant from the mountain of press releases this week, combining to paint a picture in which Google leads the pursuit of owning the connected TV, while Amazon is way out front in almost every other connected device – except for smartphones. Google has bagged a new smart TV partner this week to add to its growing list, as it announced a partnership deal with Haier for an Android TV integration on the…