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You may have seen commercials on TV for the Porta-Jump emergency car starter. Their website describes their device as "a revolutionary advancement in emergency vehicle-care equipment. So small it can fit in the glove box or center console. So powerful it can charge any 12-Volt battery in a matter of minutes" and looking at the little guy, you just might agree with them on that whole "revolutionary advancement" thing. Size-wise, it's almost small enough to fit in one of your bigger pockets. Well, assuming it's a bigger pocket on your ...

Three days, hundreds of miles; I’m talking classic road trip scenario, which generally means zoning-out, awkward sleeping positions, and a resurgence of your creative imagination. Is there any possibility to salvage some of this down time? I mean, who really wants to read? What you need, my friend, is 7” Sun Visor Theatre DVD/TV/MP3.
This sleek, compact design, emulates the standard in-car sun visor, however, where you’d generally find that crappy mirror with the dim lamp, you’ll find instead a 7” LCD screen and an accompanying DVD/CD player. The screen itself sports a 16:9 ...

A new gadget that is always good to have on hand is the new CarMD. It is exactly what the name says. It’s a “health check” system for your automobile. It is a hand-held diagnostic tool that can down load information from the computer on your car, truck, minivan, or whatever type of vehicle you have, as long as it is a 1996 model or newer. It gathers the diagnostic codes from the auto and then gives you a diagnosis of what is wrong with the vehicle. Initially it will color code the diagnosis on an easy to read LED indicator. The Green light is for “ok”, the yellow light means “needs ...

There is not much worse of a situation than being in a huge hurry or out late at night only to return to your car and find the battery is completely dead. Well, it could be worse if you then realize that you have absolutely no cell phone service and everyone else has already left. Even if there are people around not everyone carries jumper cables. And even those who do, find that they are usually a burden to haul around. That’s where the “Charge-N-Start” system comes in handy. It is a 12 volt lightweight and very compact vehicle battery charging system. It is so convenient and easy, ...