Google Home is one of the most advanced smart assistant speakers on the market. Its booming audio quality, top-notch comprehension, and additional integrated services (like reading the news, playing your favorite music on Spotify, or controlling your smart home devices) all are a testament to this. But even so, Google Home devices have one major flaw that puts the gadget back in the dark ages: It has to be plugged into an outlet at all times.
Though Google has yet to make a fully wireless version of its Home devices, it hasn’t stopped other brands from delivering where Google falls short. This includes the JOT Battery Base for Google Home Mini ($16.99) and the LOFT Battery Base for Google Home (now $16.99), both of which are a portable battery power case for your Mini and Home device respectively that can provide cord-free mobility. Thanks to both designs’ powerful wireless battery, Google Home devices can be used for up to eight hours on a single charge without ever needing to be next to an outlet. A simple slide-in configuration allows you to just pop in your device and start listening on-the-go. All in all, it’s a pretty genius accessory to have on hand when you want to listen to music outdoors or need questions answered or timers set while you’re cooking up a storm on the grill.
What’s what is that Amazon customers seem to agree that both the LOFT and JOT Battery Base deliver (they have an impressive 4.4 and 4.5-star rating respectively on the platform). As one JOT Battery Base owner exclaims, “I was not expecting much from the cheapest Google Mini battery on Amazon, but this thing is great. On normal volume, it happily seems to play music for 5-6 hours at least, it has a very premium feel and fits the mini excellently.”
Currently, shoppers can purchase the JOT Battery Base for Google Home Mini for $16.99 (originally $34.95) and the LOFT Battery Base for Google Home for $16.99 (originally $49.95).
Prices subject to change.