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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Streaming music in the basement.
I like it because it is docked and definitely would love it on my kitchen island to follow with recipes as I love to cook and bake and pretty good with recipes rather then my memory
I like it because it is docmed and definitely would love it on my kitchen island to follow with recipes as I love to cook and bake and pretty good with recipes rather then my memory haha
Dénitivement le ChromeCast ! Je la metterais dans ma chambre.
I love how the pixel tablet is dockable. And the 11 inch screen is awesome. I would definitely place it in my office and when I need a break can watch a show or video call my family.
I like all the features from End-to-end security designed by Google, Multi-layer hardware security. I would use it daily in my living room checking emails, streaming videos and call my friend.
I like that the Pixel tablet can be docked, so I would keep it in the kitchen to follow recipe steps.
like that it has a docking station and would love to have it in my kitchen so i can look at recipes and watch cooking vids
Since my daughter broke her iPad, I love how this can play videos!
I like that you can dock this tablet. I would put it in the family room, since it is the most used room.
The built in Chromecast is so handy when cooking in the kitchen!
Love that this tablet has a docking station I would do put it in my bedroom to read. That it has a good quality speaker would also be a hit with my grandchildren to watch Caleb videos.
Love love love that its dockable! I would have this in the kitchen FO SHO!!!
I would use it to watch movies in my living room
This would be wonderful for my wife as she is confined to bed and unable to use our desktop computer to maintain contact with friends and family.
I would probably end up giving it to my son but I would like to use it for video monitoring on the house.
We would likely put this in the bedroom for streaming.
I’d use it in the kitchen to stream hockey while cooking. Built in Chromecast!
I would use it in my livingroom to answer the video doorbell, communicate with my mom via a Google Hub in the kitchen across the house
I would use it for streaming movies in the living room
I would use it for streaming movies in the living room
I would use it for my video doorbell in the living room
I would use it for my video doorbell in the living room
use it for my video doorbell
I’m a fan of its voice response feature, and convenient portability. I would use it to write my books while on the go, and would primarily keep it at my desk at home. Speaking of home, I would also use it to write in the bedroom in case I need quiet, while simultaneously enjoying Spotify.
In my loft to listen to music while I read
Probably movies
use it to watch movies –
I like the continuous framing feature – would use this for video calls for work, in my home office.
I would love to dock it in my kitchen. Amazing for following recipies or watching recipie tutorials. The large screen and high processing power make it the ideal device.
I would use the tablet in the living room or bedroom to stream video, and in the kitchen for recipes.
i would use it in the living room to do research and for social messaging. I love the security features.
I’d use it for video calling and keep it handy in the living room
I would love it in the living room and assist me in monitoring my smart home cameras and streaming music when I want to relax
I’d use it in the kitchen while I am cooking. I like the hands free feature.
I would use it to video message my cousin in Europe
I would use it in the living room
I love all the great security features available on this tablet. End-to-end Google security, Multi-layer hardware security, phishing and malware protection & so much more. I’d use as my video doorbell & most likely keep in my bedroom for watching programs & listening to music.
I would have it in my living room for research
Would use it to digitally scrapbook memories! I would put it in any room cause the tablet is portable!
I love that it would connect to my Google Home mini. I would use it in the Living Room.
Smart home control: The Pixel Tablet would be great for monitoring activity on my smart cameras (
I would primarily use it in the kitchen abd to stream videos
I’d like to use this in the bedroom as a second monitor
I would use it in my room to call my relatives from the us and india. I would also be streaming music as well as watching movies. Not much else I’d do tbh.
Posted on my Instagram
I like that it’s hands-free I would put it in my living room
It comes with a charging speaker-dock I would put it in my kitchen
I would use it at my kitchen table. This high tech device would be just what I need to go to college for graphic design as it seems to be fast, not mentioning the storage and much wanted and needed features!
A video door bell would be a good use
i would keep it in the bedroom and i love the fact that the charging station is also a high quality speaker and keeps the tablet upright. AWESOME!!!!!!!
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