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 love the Chromecast and music streaming. I would put it in my living room.
I would like the built in Chromecast so I could read my emails in the kitchen while preparing meals.
I like the most that it can connect to TV via chromecast and stream videos. Would place it in the living room
Would use to stream sports on the deck!
I love that it has built in Chromecast and streams music. The 11 inch screen is perfect as I would have it in our 3 season sunroom.
smart home features in the living room
The thing I like the most about the Pixel Tablet is that it has smart home features for convenience. I would place this in my kitchen if I won.
This would be perfect to travel with!
Love the Chromecast and music streaming.
I’d put it in the livingroom.
Streams Music. A Big Plus in The Kitchen While Cooking.
What I like most about the Pixel Tablet is that it streams music and I’d put it in the kitchen.
I like the built-in Chromecast, and I’d use this in my office
Love the screen size and built on dock. I catch up on my fave shows while cooking so this would be amazing in my kitchen
I love the smart home features and the dock part!
I would use this in the kitchen to listen to music and have recipes on hand
I love that it has built in Chromecast. I usually watch Netflix from my phone while cooking. The almost 11″ screen would be great to enjoy a movie while making dinner.
I would put it in my family room. I like streaming music.
Living room for video calling
The 11 inch screen very much appeals to me. I would leave it on my kitchen counter.
I would put this in my kitchen as it works like a Nest Hub when you talk to it
I like the streaming capabilities built in by the Chromecast. The tablet would probably end up in my kitchen for when I’m cooking/watching tv if I won the contest!
The kitchen would be fantastic to listen to music!
Also having recipes on hand would be nice to have.
Thanks for the opportunity!
I love the 11 inch screen. I’d use it primarily in the kitchen for streaming and recipe searching.
Phone is too small, laptop has become my desktop.
Just starting to get into smart things and the Google Pixel 10.95″ would be a big boost to my winter “smarter home” projects
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I like that it has Chromecast built in; we would put this in our living room for streaming video.
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I like the built in Chrome cast feature. I would use it in the living room.
The smart home control features! I’d use it to stream my workouts
I would use it to stream video. It’s the only tablet with Chromecast! Kitchen is where I would place it.
I love the 11inch screen . I would love to use it in the kitchen for music and recipes would be awesome
kitchen to listen to music and have recipes on hand
I like the docking feature. Most likely place it in the kitchen
Most likely kitchen to listen to music and have recipes on hand
I’d put it in the living room- the family tv is in the family room and is used by the kids, so it’d be nice to have my own option when they’re all hogging the other one!
I LOVE that it has Chromecast built in.
My favourite feature is the dock which would be great to use especially in the kitchen as I use my tablet for recipes when cooking.
The think I like most about the Pixel tablet is its 11-inch screen. I would leave the Pixel tablet on my kitchen island.
I would put it in the kitchen for music and recipes when I am cooking.
I like the smart home control feature. Would place it in my kitchen.
The Smart Home control features. I would place it in the kitchen.
It gives the freedom of mobility and the size of the screen to read and check emails comfortably
Smart home features are fantastic!
Smart home control and place it in my living room
Music streaming in the kitchen while cooking up a storm.
I like the built in Cromecast and would put it in my kitchen.
tream music and in the kitchen for recipes while cooking and love the hands free docking system
I would use it for playing music in my kitchen and living room!
The smart home control features are so handy, would love to install this in the living room!
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Love the built in dock. I’d use it in the Pain Cave to run virtual cycling apps on
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