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If you're constantly running out of power and never seem to be able to have your devices plugged in long enough to get a meaningful boost, you need better power gear! Don't we all? :-) Tech expert Dave Taylor of https://www.AskDaveTaylor.com/ checks out the latest from OtterBox in their new power lineup: The 10,000mAh Fast Charge Qi Wireless Power Bank and the slick little Fast Charge Dual Port Car Charger. Verdict: Darn useful!
Check 'em out at https://www.OtterBox.com/
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A wireless charging power bank and a car charger? Let's check these out
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If there's one thing we all have in common, whether we're using Android, Linux, iOS, or anything else, is we need power
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Our mobile devices are greedy for power, so you always have to be thinking about
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is it charged? Do I need to charge it? How am I going to charge it? Is there a wall outlet handy
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It's a lot, actually. So, that's why I was pretty psyched when Otterbox came out with this whole new line of charging devices
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So, really, the centerpiece of all this is this. This is the FastCharge Qi wireless power bank
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It's 10,000 milliamp hours, so it's got plenty of juice, and it does wireless charging
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But, if you don't want to do wireless charging, there are hidden on the bottom, well, sort of hidden
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under these rubber covers, are USB-A and USB-C. Now, the USB-C is also how you charge it in the first place, but you can also use it as a power out
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Now, one of the other things that Otterbox has done is you push the button, you get the light
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and that one of four LEDs will show you just how charged your device is
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Really helpful. I really, really can't stand these devices that have one LED and different flashing sequences
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that you have to learn how to decode. Not so cool. So, it offers a 10-watt wireless Qi charging power, and then either the USB-A, also known as USB-3
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and USB-C both offer 18 watts, which is a pretty decent power level
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The LED power indicator, the whole thing has a rubber overmold, which actually makes this thing pretty tough
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So, it's not only rugged, but it's water and dust and drop-proof
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So, you don't really have to worry if something happens because it's going to survive
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Now, of course, there's really not much exposed and there aren't many controls, so it's not a huge surprise
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But, it does deliver PD 2.0, which is power delivery, so it's these different power protocols
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It supports Apple Fast Charge and Samsung AFC. And, dimensions-wise, it is 5.5 x 3 x 6 tenths of an inch, and it's really pretty light
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It's 5 and a bit ounces. So, easy to carry this, throw this in your backpack or put it in your back pocket or something
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Don't sit on it, though. That'd be awkward. But, hmm, how quickly does it charge
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That was really what I wondered, so I grabbed my Google Pixel 3 XL
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and I tried it a couple of different ways. First off, I thought, well, let's give it a shot with wireless charging
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So, as you might or might not be able to see, it does do wireless charging
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And, what I found was that it offered a fairly paltry 26% charge in an hour using it as Qi wireless
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But, then I said, alright, well, let's compare that to that 18 watts that it's coming out of the little plug
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And, it does come with a USB-A to USB-C cable. So, I plugged that into the bottom of the charger, and the Pixel actually works with USB-C
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So, obviously, I had to orient it that way. So, the USB-A went into this
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The USB-C went into the phone. And, as you can see, it just suddenly lit up because it's charging
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And, that worked pretty well. So, that was a 58% charge in an hour
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So, that's nothing to complain about. However, it does require you to bring your own wire
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So, there's a lot I really like about this new OtterBox device
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And, it's slim, it's light, and, of course, the dimensions are perfect to have it right by your phone
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But, I wish there was a built-in wire. I wish there was some way you could have, maybe, on one side, built-in lightning
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and, on the other side, built-in USB-C or something like that. I know that would take away from the dimensions, maybe make it a little bit heavier
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But, it would just be so much more valuable. Although, I have a feeling OtterBox's response would be
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Dude, that's what the wireless charging is for. But, if it's only getting a 26% charge in an hour
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that means I'm going to have to have this sitting on here for four hours to get a full charge on my Pixel
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So, you know, different phones are going to have different charging speeds. But, Qi just isn't super fast at this point
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There's faster versions coming, but it's just not super fast yet. So, nonetheless, really sweet addition to your line-up and your gear
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This is a great thing to have in your backpack if you're heading off to campus in the fall
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If you work, or if you go to trade shows or anything like that, you will eventually do that again
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This would be a great thing to have with you because it has the convenience of wireless
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and the power of wired. So, both of those. I'll talk about the price in just a second, but let's just have a super quick look at this
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because this is also really sweet. So, this is the other thing from OtterBox that they sent me
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This is the Fast Charge Dual Port Car Charger. And, no huge surprise, it has USB-A on one and USB-C on the other
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And, the USB-A pushes out 12 watts, which is a little less than this one does
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But, the USB-C pushes out 18 watts, which is pretty nice. And, that's at least three times more than a standard, cheapo car charger does
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So, when you buy those car chargers for five bucks at the gas station right by the cash register
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they're pushing out five watts if you're lucky. They just don't have much power because they have very inexpensive circuitry
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This does a much nicer job. It also has a really cool industrial design, a little different for OtterBox
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You can see in this close-up, it has these sort of racing stripes and stuff
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It's pretty sweet. And, there's a little tiny LED that shows you what's going on
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Also really helpful. This one also works with Power Delivery 3.0. So, it's a little more sophisticated in its ability to negotiate with your device
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to figure out the maximum wattage it can push in, which is important because that will help it charge faster
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And, in terms of dimensions, I mean, seriously, it's 1.2 inches by 3 inches and it weighs one ounce
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This, you could actually just, you know, totally forget. But, my experience is that certainly no one in my circle smokes
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So, everyone just has the car charger or cigarette lighter in their car
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So, you just put this in and never think about it again. And, whenever you need to, you have the ability to plug in and charge your device
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or devices, plural. It will charge both devices simultaneously or both ports simultaneously
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Pretty nice. Now, let's see. I have not actually checked, but let's see if it comes with any wires
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Let's see. So, it comes with no wires at all. So, it is definitely one of those BYOW devices
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But, honestly, we all have so many of those devices for charging things
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So, I just have, I actually have a coiled lightning wire in my car
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It's super nice. And then, it stretches out as needed, but doesn't take up a lot of space
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Anyway, put this in your car, charge it as needed with the wires that you would bring
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and it's a great solution. So, between the two of these, OtterBox really does have a cool new line of power gear
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Now, in terms of the price, well, hold on. Let me ask if you can subscribe to my channel
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If you would, that'd be great. I'd really appreciate it. And, the more subscribers I have, the more access I get to gear
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and the more you get to find out my true, honest, and candid reviews
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I call it as I see it. So, if there's something I don't like, even from a favorite vendor
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I will call them out on it. So, having said that, OtterBox, fast charge, Qi, wireless, power bank, lots to like
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Wish it had built-in wires. So, it goes. It is $67.96 at otterbox.com
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Kind of a funny price, but $67. Not bad at all for something that's super durable and is going to last forever
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And, if you want something for your car, then you can check out this, which is the Fast Charge Dual Port Car Charger, also from OtterBox
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And, this one's a very modest $25.46 at otterbox.com. So, between the two of these, you've got power to go, power in your car
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power wherever you need to be, and that's a great thing, because all our devices need power
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So, there you go. And, with that, I'll catch you in my next video
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