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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Probably in my kitchen where I would turn on the music and dance like nobody’s watching.
I would put it in my living room and use the built in chromecast.
In my family room for extra working and play enjoyment
My office for extra working and play enjoyment
In the family room for surfing the net or watching shows
Chromecast feature would be amazing for movies and shows, best wishes
I really like the video calling feature and I would keep it in the kitchen
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In the living room for surfing the net.
This would be ideal for video calling for me. I’d probably put it in my living room.
Ohhh the big screen would be a big help in the kitchen – most of the recipes I try are online!
I would keep it in our living room for streaming music. With the excellent speakers I could hear hear the music in the kitchen when preparing meals.
I like the Chromecast feature. I would put it in the dining room and do a video call with family when both of us are eating.
The built-in Chromecast is a great feature, and I would put it in the living room
I really like that there is a Chromecast built in to it. I’d probably use it in my living room for the tv!
I like that it would mesh nicely with my existing google home stuff and i would keep it in the kitchen and stream music and videos
The built-in Chromecast is a great feature, and I’d put it in the living room
I would probably place this item in my office. This would be a great second monitor in my home.
I really love the 11 inch screen and the Chromecast feature. It would be so great in the living room while I am folding the mountain of laundry in my house!
I really like the video calling feature and the Chromecast and the dock. I’m with Martin on this one – I would keep it in the kitchen for cooking and streaming and video calling!
The built-in Chromecast is a great feature, and I’d put it in the living room
I really like that there is a Chromecast built in to it. I’d probably use it in my living room for the tv!
I would probably place this item in my office. This would be a great second monitor in my home.
like the bulit in chromecast, wuld usually be in my living room.
I like that it has chromecast built in for easy streaming. I would use it most in my kitchen.
I like that it would mesh nicely with my existing google home stuff and i would keep it in the kitchen and stream music and videos
I would use the larger screen for video calling and put this in our home office location.
We would keep the tablet I the livingroom and watch lots of movies and tv on it
I really like the video calling feature. I would most use this in our home office / den.
the docking feature is very handy i would keep it in the kitchen so it is handy for me to use when i have some time for a break
I’d place it in the Kitchen To Listen to My Tunes While I’m Cooking & Baking & Sing Along. Any Requests?
I’d place the tablet in the bathroom.
Dock – very handy for cooking/looking at recipes, so I would keep it in the kitchen.
I like the smart home control feature, I’d use it in the kitchen for easy and convenient access.
I’d like the video calling feature. We’d use it in the kitchen.
Wow, with the split large screen it will go in my office.
Trusted brand; living room
I like the dock it`s better than laying flat
I like that it comes with a dock. I would place it in the living room so I can use it as a media console.
I learned that you can split screen with 2 apps on tablet
Would go in the livingroom where I could use it to read or play music
I like the built in chromcast and I would put it in my dinning room. We use dinning room like a living room and i would watch a lot of YouTube.
I would like the video calling feature. I would use it in our family room.
Definitely the video calling – we’d use it in the kitchen.
I like the idea that you can stream music.
I would like the Social messaging and video calling feature. I would use it in our family room.
The built-in Tensor G2 chip makes it a powerhouse for entertainment, smart home security and convenience, hands-free operation, and a lot more
In the living room for access to all
I’d definitely find this most useful in my kitchen to stream content while I cook and prep meals
I like that I that I could stream video with the Pixel tablet and that would be great in the kitchen where I don’t have a TV and I could watch anything I like while cooking meals.
in my kitchen to stream while im cookin
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