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.

  1. 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!
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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):

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  2. I would place it in the dining room between the kitchen and living room. Easy access for everyone to use.

  8. I like the speaker dock most about the Pixel Tablet and I’d place it in the lounge if I won this contest

  9. I like the streaming video features the most. I would keep it in the bedroom so I don’t have to stream on my small phone screen when I’m watching shows before bed.

  11. I like to video streaming feature of the Pixel Tablet and would use it in the living room where we don’t have a TV

  12. I’m with you Martin, I’d definitely keep the Pixel tablet in the kitchen as I’m the primary cook in the house. Whether it be bringing up recipes or simply watching a show while doing my weekly meal prep, the Pixel would be a welcome addition to my kitchen!

  14. I would use it to stream music which I like playing all over the house but the room I would use it most in is the dining room so we can hear great music while we have a great meal.

  15. The included speaker dock is what I LOVE MOst about this tablet because it has louder AND better quality sound This would LIKeLY be in the kitchen

  17. i would love to set it up in the kitchen so that i can watch videos while i cook.
    i learned that the dock for the tablet allows videos to be casted on to it like a TV

  18. I would love to listen to music with the Pixel Tablet and I would love to use it in my livingroom.

  19. My favourite feature is that it can stream video. It’s the only tablet with Chromecast built in!
    I would put it in the livingroom

  22. 1) Casting content from it to other compatible devices. I’d put it into the bedroom.

    2)I like that it “works like a Nest Hub when you talk to it”.

  25. I am thinking of putting this in the kitchen mostly. I like that it has a magnet dock and can quickly be removed to take to another part of the house.

  26. I travel so I like that I can can take it anywhere but I will keep it in what was a son’s bedroom but now a sort of office

  29. My favourite feature is the streaming videos, my sons would love it… we would have it handy in the family room! Thanks for the chance to win.

  32. My favourite feature is that it can stream video. It’s the only tablet with Chromecast built in!
    I would put it in the kitchen to stream receipes.

  42. Love that the dock doubles as a speaker! I would use it in my kitchen so I can follow recipes and play music at the same time 🙂

  46. I love that the Google Pixel Tablet has Chromecast built right in, that’s perfect for streaming around the house. I think we would put the Pixel in our toddler’s room, so he could have music or white noise during naptime, and music during playtime!

  50. I would love this and I would use it in the basement to listen to music when I doing my leather work.

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