A Pixel Tablet is a great addition to any home, but especially a smart home. It’s not just a great Android tablet thanks to the dock that allows you to place this conveniently where it can be seen, heard, and function as a smart controller of smart devices in your home. Read about this new tablet from Google, then enter for a chance to win one of two that we are giving away in this contest.
What is a Pixel Tablet?
A Pixel Tablet is a premium tablet from Google, with included dock, for your home. The built-in Tensor G2 chip makes it a powerhouse for entertainment, smart home security and convenience, hands-free operation, and a lot more. To give you an idea of what it can do, here are five ways I would use it in my home. First I’ll be clear about where I would put the dock: in the kitchen. You can buy additional docks separately, for the bedroom, the den, etc, but I would primarily keep it docked in the kitchen since I do a lot of cooking.
- First and foremost I would use it to stream video. It’s the only tablet with Chromecast built in! So if I found a great recipe video while on my phone, I would just stream it to the tablet. Also, it’s NFL season again. I often watch a game on Sunday mornings while baking bread or making breakfast for my family. Usually my phone is propped up against a tea cozy, but the Pixel Tablet, with its 11″ screen, would be ideal!
- Music is almost always streaming in my home. I usually use the Google voice assistant on my Google Home mini. The sounds is okay; the Pixel Tablet would be a huge improvement—equally responsive with better speakers.
- Research before work: I read a lot of articles to stay informed about new technology. The Pixel Tablet would go where I go to read—outside on the deck, in the music room, etc. I would put it back on the dock when I’m done reading of course.
- Social messaging and video calling: I video call my daughter, who’s in Montreal (I’m in Vancouver), usually using my Pixel phone. However, I would prefer the Pixel Tablet for the larger screen … and it would be on it’s dock so I could keep cooking and moving around the kitchen. Conveniently, the “Continuous Framing” feature would keep me in the picture as I talk and work.
- Smart home control: The Pixel Tablet would be great for monitoring activity on my smart cameras (usually it’s deer, but occasionally we get deliveries or neighbours dropping in) and adjusting my smart lights. The seasons are changing right now so outdoor light schedules need changing. Also, I love to change up the colour of my outdoor lights, especially for Halloween and the holidays. My wife never knows what colours I’ll pick for our entrance or back deck on any given day so it keeps her guessing and helps keep our relationship fresh—haha!
We asked Ted, one of our blog contributors, to write an honest review of the Pixel tablet. Go read his review, and you’ll be convinced that this is the tablet for your home. Ted makes it clear that this is an Android tablet with a bit more functionality than the standard model, and that’s mainly due to the charging station that’s included. Since this is an Android tablet, you can take it anywhere, whether to be more productive at work, to enjoy a superb display, or to benefit from its great responsiveness. As for the charging station, it serves as a high-quality speaker, a hub to control your smart home devices, a support to keep the tablet upright, and of course, a convenient way to recharge your tablet.
How to enter
Entering this contest will be fun and you can enter in three different ways (one entry per method only):
- In a comment below tell us what you like most about the Pixel Tablet and in which room of the house you’d place it if you won this contest.
- In a comment below Ted’s Pixel Tablet review, tell us one thing you’ve learned about this tablet thanks to what Ted mentioned in his article (or video) that helped you decide if it’s right for you.
- For one additional entry, create a public post on a social media channel sharing with your friends and followers that you are entering a contest to win a Google Pixel Tablet. Include the hashtag #PixelBestBuyContest, so we can find your post, and include a picture from this contest page. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (X / Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Thread, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.
What you can win
At the end of the contest, we will randomly select two (2) winners from all eligible entries. Each winner will receive a new Pixel Tablet.
This contest runs from September 28th to October 12th
Remember you can enter up to three times as mentioned above. Perhaps you’ve been trying to win a prize in a Best Buy Canada contest for many years and just have not been lucky. Hedge your bet by telling all of your friends and family that you really need their support for this amazing contest. They’ll likely be happy to enter this contest too. If they win, I’m sure they’ll share the prize with you.
Pixel Tablet Contest Rules and Regulations
Good luck.
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This would be awesome to take with me when I’m on the road which is alot.
This would be great to have in the kitchen and play some music as I cook.
I like how it is so portable and I would use it on the back deck.
I like that the charging dock is also a speaker.It would go in my living room.
I like the dock, I’d love it in the kitchen for music and recipes.
I like the speaker dock that the tablet mounts to. I would use this in the kitchen for music, video calling and videos.
Pixel tablet can be used in a different places at home or professional space. I like the tablet ability to create network communication
I would have then Pixel Tablet in my Bedroom for watching tv , controlling my home devices and more.
In my kitchen , recipes and music !
I like the 11″ screen and would keep it in my livingroom
Play Music in The Kitchen While I’m Cooking & Baking For The Family Gatherings.
Hands free feature
I love the hands-free option and I would use this in my kitchen, while I made meals!
I would use it in my man cave
I like the Chromecast functionality and I would use it most in my kitchen
I could use the Google Pixel Tablet for when the grandkids come over as their own electronic device. Also would be perfect to travel with, my laptop is so cumbersome.
I like the social messaging and video calling feature. I would use it in our family room.
I would use it on my sailboat for reading, and as a backup repeater for my navigation system.
J’adore la fonction de messagerie sociale. J’en profiterais pour écouter de la musique
I’d use the Google Pixel Tablet in the kitchen – to use for searching recipes, making video calls while preparing meals and/or just listening to tunes and getting down with my bad self.
Love the social messaging feature. Would use this to listen to music
I like the Chromecast functionality
I really like the Social messaging and video calling feature. I would use it in our living room.
In the kitchen! My husband loves to cook, but not so much when it is CFL season. I can appreciate the use for video calls and recipes and all the good things.
I would use it mostly to play music in the kitchen while I’m cooking and baking.
I love that it would have better graphics and a better speaker than what I use now. I would definitely use it mostly in the kitchen
Nice size to use and the features are fantastic
I would put this in my recroom, I could do it all there. Video chats etc for medical appointments. Love it!!
I love the graphics. I would put it in my kitchen.
I would put it on the deck to stream videos
For travel this would be perfect for me.
i would use it in my dining room
It’s very portable so I could use it anywhere.
hands free operations
I could use it on the patio for reading
I like the video calling feature best and would put it in my granddaughters room so I could talk to her.
I like the sound quality and I’d keep it in my kitchen
It would be great for my video chats with family and friends.
I would use in my kitchen and love the feature of live streaming recipes while I cook or bake. I usually have them on my phone and end up with some sort of ingredient all over my cell by the end of the recipe from picking it up to check an ingredient needed or to stop my screen from dimming.
I would use it in my office
I could use the Google Pixel Tablet for many applications, some being security, music and home technology. I would probably put in my living room to use it as much as possible for those applications
use it in my woman cave
My favourite feature is the built in Chromecast. I’d use it in the lounge.
video streaming service and I would put in my bedroom
in the kitchen
Speakers, in garage while worrking
I like the built-in Chromecast and as such I would have it in the kitchen
I learned about the split-screen letting me use two apps at once. That helped me decide if it was right for me
I like the ability to monitor home security and I would have it in the family room
It’s not just a great Android tablet bur also has a dock that allows you to place this conveniently where it can be seen. In the kitchen
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