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.
Wow what an incredible device. This is your all in 1 device. I think I like the built in chrome cast the best. Just makes things so much simpler.
We would use this to control all the electronics in the house
I would have this in my living room to control all of my automation and entertainment needs
I think the high quality screen for streaming Disney+ for my son will be great!
I like the high quality screen for watching movies and streaming. I’d keep it in the kitchen to use while I cook.
I love the fact that it has Chromecast built-in! I would probably keep this in the living room, where it would get the most use by everyone.
I like chrome cast built in and I would use it in my kitchen
hub for the electronix things in the house
Love that I could watch movies on it while doing the dishes or cooking. I’d put it in the kitchen for that purpose.
I like that the tablet has chromecast built in so I could use it for streaming. I’d keep it in the living room since that’s the “hub” of the house.
The smart home control! I would put it in the kitchen.
I think the dock is my favorite feature, so I can put the tablet on my home office and use it while working on my PC.
I like that it controls smart devices
I like the 11 inch screen. I would use it in the living room
I like that you could dock it and also have hands free access to entertainment. I would have the dock in the kitchen, I’d use it for recipes, shows and music!
Love the smart home control. I would keep it in the living room!
love the storage space. it’ll be great in the living room
I like the power button doubles as a fingerprint sensor..easy access without others trying to access!
I’ll like some new music in my dining room, and a nice slideshow of my photos. Thanks!
Great amount of storage. I’d dock it in the living room so it’s handy for everything.
I appreciate the opportunity to share what I like most about the Pixel Tablet. The Pixel Tablet’s standout feature, in my opinion, is its clean and intuitive user interface, combined with the seamless integration of Google services. It offers a fantastic digital experience. If I were fortunate enough to win this contest, I’d place the Pixel Tablet in my home office, where I could make the most of its productivity features and stay connected with the digital world. Thank you for the chance!
I like the Smart home control features the most. I would place it in my living room.
11 inch screen and cameras to replace my aging Lenovo and Hub devices. I would put it in my bedroom as that’s where the Hub currently resides.
I would put it in the family room and I love the 256 storage
Smart home control and I would place it in my kitchen
Love how this tablet can be used as a hub and a tablet! Would like to place this in my kitchen.
I’d use it in my office for video calling. I love the continuous framing feature because I can never get that right.
Smart home control and I would place it in the living room
I like that it has a lot of storage 256GB
Smart home control in the kitchen.
Kitchen for sure
I like that it plays music and I would place it in the bathroom.
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I like that it plays music and I would place it in the kitchen
I like that it plays music and I would place it in the kitchen. 😉
I like that it has 256GB of storage and it would travel with me all around the house
I like that it has 256GB of storage, I’d place it my living/bed/dining room.
I love the portability and that the screen is large enough to see everything clearly, but not be so cumbersome.
I already have so many Chromecasts so this addition of video calling is a W
To me the best feature is that it functions as both a smart display and is portable like a tablet. Just brilliant!
I would definitely have it in my living room, where this dual functionality would be the most helpful!
I love the idea of the dock – I used to have a tablet that required a case to use as a stand but it could barely support the weight of the tablet which was super frustrating! The Continuous Framing feature also sounds awesome – I currently video call my family, who all live abroad, from my phone and either have to hold it for ages or try leaning it against something which can get frustrating! These two features combined would be awesome and make staying in touch that much easier.
Built in Chromecast,–the bedroom would be great.
I like the fact that I could video call my mom on it. I would put it in the kitchen to display recipes from my favorite blogs. 🙂
My son would loves that it is has built-in Chromecast for streaming movies
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I love that it is has built-in Chromecast for streaming movies. I would put it in my family room where we spend most of our time.
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great option ofr the kitchen showing recipe, playing radio, whilst coooking
I like the 11 inch form factor. I would place it in the living room where we have the most gatherings. This is a great “pick up and use” type device
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