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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