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The 5Barz Road Warrior is a mobile phone booster that improves call reception and cuts down on dropped calls. The easy-to-use device consists of a cradle that accommodates a variety of cell phones and plugs into a wall outlet or car cigarette lighter. It weighs only one pound, which makes it ideal for business travel. Price: $299

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NEW YORK — Gadgets and other electronics are expected to be among the hottest sellers this holiday season and on Tuesday 10TV's Andy Hirsch reported on some that are about to hit the market.

Zero bars on your cell phone could be a thing of the past with the 5barz Road Warrior, Hirsch reported.

"Snowed-in someplace on the road? I have five bars of coverage," said creator Barry George. "5barz takes the technology of a cell phone tower and shrinks it down into the size of something I can put right in the palm of my hand."

George said the antenna system inside the road warrior boosts even the spottiest of cell signals for voice or data usage.  

"Any cell phone device on any carrier within 2 to 3 feet of this device gets the benefit of that boosting," George said.

It seems to work a weak cell signal jumped a few bars when Hirsch put the phone next to the box.

There is nothing to connect to your cell phone and 5barz comes with a car charger that turns into a desktop stand.

Another gadget that can be on anytime, anywhere is Flo TV, allowing you to take television on the road, Hirsch reported.

Flo TV is already on some cell phones, and the hardware and antenna work with whatever audio/video setup the customer already has.

It brings a lineup of popular channels right to your car.

Coverage is spotty to non-existent in rural areas and you can find a coverage map online, Hirsch reported.

Flo TV is set to be installed in some Chrysler vehicles by the end of the year and an after-market version is expected to be out in a few months. 

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You'll encounter weak cell signals or no bars (especially if you're an iPhone user in midtown Manhattan) everywhere you go, which is where this CellLynx 5BARz booster ($300) comes in. About the size of a paperback book, you just plug the box into an AC outlet or cigarette lighter and it somehow corrals and amplifies weak signals to create drop-free conversations and speedy Web surfing where you had neither before, on the road or at home.

No, if won't create signal where there isn't any, but it's fairly portable. It comes with a CLA car mount for use in a car — but just remember its dangerous, if not illegal, to use a cellphone while driving. Your cellphone has to be within a couple of feet of the cradle, which must be a transmitter or some sort, but the main receiver/amplifier box doesn't necessarily have to be near a window such as similar (and less portable) cell boosters. It also works with either GSM or CDMA signals. The company guarantees five bars anywhere within your carrier's coverage area. Let us know how that goes.

 John, Yucaipa, CA - Cellphone recommendation

John’s phone has reception problems and he’s looking to get a new phone. Leo says that more likely, a better phone may not help. It’s more likely that your cell phone provider doesn’t have a supporting cell phone tower nearby. John uses AT&T, which is spotty at best in Northern California. Leo says that Verizon has far better coverage in California. You could get a phone “booster,” called 5 Barz. It’s not cheap, but Leo has used it and it works.

5 Barz Road Warrior (Cel Lynx) - We’ve heard it all before: A company comes out with a product that will boost your cellphone signal. Well the reps from 5 Barz seemed rather confident of their product, more so than companies we’ve met in the past. Basically it’s a signal booster, increasing weak signals whether you’re driving (driving?? Whoa!), at home, or if you’re hanging in your hotel after a long day of CES walkin the floor and you just wanna insure that all your calls get through. Not only does the 5 Barz product offer a boost in signal for talking, but you’ll get a data boost as well. This is one product that needs to be seen to be believed and the Val-Cave’s doors are open for the challenge.

For this week’s Turn The Table Tuesday Leo talked about the 5BARz Road Warrior. This is a cell signal booster for your car, home, office, or hotel room. Leo said it’s not tiny --/Dimensions: 5.0” x 4.75” x 1.35”   /Weight: 1 lb (0.45kg) but it’s portable and powerful enough to maintain your cell connection anywhere you can plug in. There’s no installation, but it does need power, either AC or 12 volt via your car’s cigarette lighter. It’s for people who need to be in touch via cell phone but go to areas where for some reason they just can’t get a signal. That’s when you plug in 5BARz, when you need a boost for faster Internet services, including 3G, and stronger signals for better cell phone reception calling out, or receiving calls. Works on your cell phone, PDA, and data enabled laptops. In your car: Simply plug into cigarette adapter, dock your phone and you’re set. In your home or office: Simply plug into power supply, pull out dock’s stand, dock your phone and it’s ready. While you're traveling you can use 5BARz at your hotel. Just plug it in and dock your phone. Their website says: 5BARz Road Warrior is the one product that promises 5BARz of coverage for all cell phones on all nationally advertised cell phone plans. Works with virtually any mobile device. Provides the signal strength you need to stay connected to: Cell phone voice calls, instant messaging, mobile web browsing and e-mail Specifications: Maximum input power: +20 dBm / Output power: .25 watt average /1 watt maximum peak  / Frequency bands: Full band US Cellular and full band US PCS /System gain Cell/PCS: 40/45 dB, self-optimizing /System noise figure: 5 dB nominal at maximum gain / Remember: The 5BARz Road Warrior is not a wireless device. It needs a connection to a power supply. Kit includes everything you need to take 5BARz where ever you go: 5BARz Road Warrior dashboard unit Cigarette lighter adapter, Phone dock with USB 2.0 Adapter, AC Wall power supply. Price: $299.99. And it’s exclusively available at this site:

http://www.repeaterstore.com/cellynx/5barz-road-warrior.html

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