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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I would use it in the living room to call my daughter in another Province.
I think the many security features would definitely make using this device extra safe. With End-to-end security designed by Google, Multi-layer hardware security, a minimum of five years of security updates, Anti-phishing and anti-malware protection, and much more it provides the assurance of feeling safe while staying productive. Thanks and good luck to all.
I would use it for my video doorbell
I wd use it in kitchen to watch weather pettern before I leave for work so I know what to pack
I think I would use it in the living room for video calling my granddaughter who lives overseas.
I would definitely use the hands free feaute and use it to stream videos from the comfort of my room!
I think I would place it on the living Room coffee table where it would be handy for streaming music or video calling.
I would love to watch movies, and try to connect the smart devices I have ( I cannot figure it out on iPad).
I would use it to stream video in my bedroom! Instead of falling asleep on the couch, I can fall asleep in bed!
In the kitchen and the feature I like is that it is hands free
A video doorbell would be handy for monitoring activity on my smart cameras, and screening unexpected and unwanted visitors.
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It has a charging station
What I like about the tablet is the built-in Chromecast. This feature will be amazing in the living room.
Love the 11″ screen. I would keep it in my bedroom.
I like that it has a charging station. I would keep it on the dining room table.
It would go in my bedroom; love that it’s hands free.
The hands free feature!
watch movies in bedroom
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Oh the hands free feature is my favorite, best place in my kitchen, I spend a lot of time there.
I love the awesome dock and I would have this in my bedroom!
Seriously, the best part is that 11″ screen! I have no idea how anybody can stream videos or see anything on their phone screens and actually find it enjoyable. Way too small for my old eyes. Plus the chromecast capability would let me access so much more than my ancient iPad does now. Time for an upgrade and this would be perfect. Thanks so much for this chance!
I must say that the smart home functionality is an amazing feature, and this would work perfect in our family room.
My favorite feature is the hands free feature and I would put it in the living room where I spend most of my time
I like the hands free, put it in the livingroom where we spend most of our time.
I shared the contest and posted on my facebook page
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Portability, clarity, hands-free, and great pics – what more can one ask in a tablet
Because it’s not heavy would take it to my mom apt., so we can do zoom with my daughter in Los Angeles and granddaughter in England!
I like the included dock the most, will put this in the kitchen
Favorite feature is “Hands Free” and put it in the living room where I spend most of my time!
I’d dock it in the living room for my daughter’s music as I’m doing chores.
With Chromecast built into this sweet tablet I’d been using it most in the livingroom to watch some great shows
Any room in the house as it is hands free
I like that the Pixel Tablet’s screen can turn into a giant clock or impart weather info or display images while it is in the dock. I would use it in my living room where I can access it easily.
Well, It’s the only tablet with Chromecast built in! So when I find a great recipe video while on my phone, I would just stream it to the tablet.
I love that it has Chromecast built in and I would definitely keep it docked in the living room!
My favourite feature is hands-free. I would use in the kitchen make it easier to follow a recipe.
I love the dock and that it is hands-free, would use it in my bedroom.
For sure love that its hands-free and would use it in my kitchen.
I like the larger screen and I would keep it in my main family room!
Love the dock allowing you to use it in the kitchen or elsewhere easily
My favorite part of the tablet is it can be controlled easily If the whole family has smsung as parents we can have more safety with our children and we would have it In the dining room
I love that it is so powerful that you can stream video with no problem. I’d have it in my living room where I spend most of my time.
Love the smart home capabilities.
hands free and portable anywhere in my home
I really like the versatility of this unit as a tablet and as a smart home hub. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen listening to music and searching out recipes so that’s where it would be.
I love the idea of integrated Chromecast because I use it so much with my pixel phone. And I’d put it in my kitchen, I love to watch something while I do dishes.
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The dock is handy and I’d have it in the family room
Pixel tablet is transportable to any room. I would put it in my den.
I’ve learned its charging station, serves as a high-quality speaker.
Favourite feature is the hands-free operation.
I would place it in the kitchen for ease of use when accessing a recipe for cooking or baking.
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