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OtterBox[1] has a large assortment of protective cases and also now has outdoor products, such as coolers, with the OtterBox brand. It's latest entry into the mobile market is the OtterSpot wireless charging system[2] and for the last few weeks I've been using it to keep Samsung, LG, Apple, and Huawei devices charged up on the road, in the office, and at home.

The OtterSpot system is built upon the $129.95 charging pad[3] that also includes one wireless charging battery. You can extend the system with additional $69.95[4] wireless charging batteries that can be stacked up to three high on the charging base for recharging each battery.

You can use the base alone to charge up one device or even set a device on top of the stack of batteries to charge the batteries and charge the device too. The real power of the system though is to take charged up wireless battery pucks and hit the road. I found that the OtterSpot batteries are perfect for business travel where I can have the batteries placed around my hotel room without worrying about finding adequate outlets or taking along more cables and chargers. It was also convenient to have a charging pad with me during meetings where I set my phone down on the charging pad to keep the phone topped up.

The charging pad piece itself is shaped just like the round battery packs, but it is not

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