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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great for music
I like that it has a Tensor G2 chip. Lots of power so no slowing down watching videos.
The room it would be in would be the living room. A nice quiet room to stream videos.
Having a dock is great – I’d put the tablet in the kitchen since I spend alot of time in there when at home and could listen to music or watch videos while cooking/cleaning
I like its fast performance and I’d use it in the living room or study.
I like the docking station and I would put it in my bedroom for music.
Built in Chromecast is great… this would be most useful in my kitchen.
I like the built in Chromecast. I’d use the tablet in my living room with my karaoke set up!
It would make a great tablet to enjoy reading a great book!
Video! I would have this in the kitchen so I can watch YouTube how-to’s while I’m cooking new things.
I like that Chromecast is built in. I would use in the bedroom
I like the Chromecast and the dock has magnets. Like to use in livingroom.
I like that Chromecast is built in, and I’d use it in my living room.
I like its fast performance and I’d use it in the living room or study.
I like the Built in Chromecast
We would use it in the living room great for music!
I love the fact that the dock has magnets and would love the chance to use this in the kitchen
I like that chromecast is built in. I would use it in the bathroom
I would use it to stream music in my bedroom. I like to wind down with music before I sleep
I like the built in Comcast. I would use it in the bedroom to stream
Music with me wherever I go in my house
I like the built in Concast. I would use it in the bedroom to stream
I like that chromecast is built in. I would use in the kitchen
The built in chromecast for sure. I’d have this in my bedroom.
I would use it to stream music for when we entertain. Place it centrally in the kitchen area.
I like the awesome speakers, I’d use it in the kitchen to listen to music.
Built in Chromecast,–the bedroom would be great.
I would put this in my family room for connecting with my family with social media and video calling.
wow lots of sweet features..yes make me a loveable winner…CHROMECAST FOR EVER
I would use it in the kitchen to follow recipe videos while I cook
I like that it has good speakers and voice assist, I would use in the kitchen for music and to help me figure out how many cups of butter equals 6tbsps. LOL
I like that it has chromecast built-in. It would go on the dining room on the dining room table
I like that chromecast is built in. I would use in the kitchen
It’s the only tablet with Chromecast built in
in my bedroom
I like the speakers in this tablet – I would have it in the living room to listen to music.
That is has chromecast built in. I would put it in the kitchen
I most like the Pixel Tablet’s fingerprint sensor! I would use it in the living room to watch movies.
It’s the only tablet with Chromecast built in
in my bedroom
I like that chromecast is built in. I would use in the bedroom
the smart home control
I love that chromecast is built in 🙂
id have it in the bedroom most of the time but grab it to go outside and watch another disappointing blue jays game
That is has chromecast built in. I would put it in the kitchen
I like that chromecast is built in. I would use in the kitchen
I like the fast performance using the tensor G2. I would use it in my living room to watch videos and play games
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I love that the Pixel Tablet can be used as a Chromecast! I would put this tech in my living room because my family would have many uses.
It’s the only tablet with Chromecast built in
in my bedroom
I like that Chromecast is built in, and I’d use it in my living room.
Video calling continuous framing feature would be great while I am cooking and talking at the same time. I’d use it in the Kitchen.
I would use it to stream NHL games in our family room
I love the built-in Chromecast! I would use this in my office for streaming music while I work or in my kitchen so I can read recipes on the go 🙂
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