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Portable car battery jump starters can be essential in case of a battery emergency. If your car refuses to start from a weak or dead battery, these compact devices can jump-start your car wherever you ...

A portable jump starter can be a lifesaver if your car battery decides to suddenly give up, especially during the winter. Modern day jump starters are compact enough to carry with you in the car; ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...