I found this, I’m wanting to get a pixel tablet in about a week or so. Title just got me wondering a bit, though it’s probably just a little bit sensationalized
I had this ad earlier today. Not impressed.
Ngl, the Pixel Tablet bundled with the speaker (which I really don’t care for) feels like Xbox One with the Kinect.
I think the speaker stand is a good product for the google nest users out there, but it should have maybe been a separate option or something.
I think it’d be nice if they offered an option without the base for $400 especially since the hub experience on it as it is currently isn’t very good. All hub mode does currently is turn it into a glorified digital picture frame with the home controls button in the bottom corner and the Google Home experience isn’t as good as a Nest Hub.
As it is right now, I wouldn’t consider the Pixel Tablet as a replacement for the Nest Hub.
Out of curiosity what makes the nest hub better/what features does Google home lack?
Agreed. It seems like the “Hub” mode is just a fancy screensaver which is a placeholder for something more.
I do like the tablet but the “hub mode” is nothing more than a fancy charger with a speaker. I have to keep a Nest Mini next to it for my smart home things to work in that room when I take the tablet to another part of the house.
I have a Pixel Tablet and I really only used the speaker to charge it, but I’m probably going to stop because the base is becoming very flakey with my experience. The speaker randomly loses power and I’ll have to unplug and plug it back in about a dozen times before it’ll start getting power again and this problem started a week after getting it. The charger is not damaged in any way which leads me to think it’s probably defective.
I would have thought it was selling pretty well, I know the android tablet market is a small niche but it seems like a strong contender, particularly for the google nest users out there?
I suspect they intended to release it earlier, when the home office and video chat boom was still going on but missed the mark and now have more stock than they wanted.
I’ll get one when the fire sale starts.
I got a Stadia Controller and a Chromecast Ultra for free, just because a family member subscribed to YT Premium.
