mPower Jump It - a small, light way to jump-start your engine.
February 8, 2014 
Another gadget I found at the boat show that should be great for the automotive market is the mPower JUMP IT. The company says it’s powerful enough to jump start any 12V auto or boat battery, yet it’s small enough to fit in your glove box. I have a lead-acid jump starter device on my boat, but it has several disadvantages. The worst is that the battery slowly discharges, and could be totally dead by the time you really need it. The market director at mPower said their Jump It only had to be charged for about four hours and then would retain it’s power for about a year. It’s also really compact, roughly 7” X 3” X 1.38”. And the weight is a light 1.52 pounds. The portable jump device I have on my boat is roughly 12” X 6” X 7.5 and it weights a hefty 17 pounds. It cost about $90. While my jump starter has a light and an inventor, I would prefer the safety of a lithium ion battery that won’t constantly deplete itself completely when not in use. The JUMP IT is about $120. There’s no switch on the JUMP IT, it has an automatic on feature. It’s rated at 600A peak current and the jumper cables are built in. JUMP IT is just reaching the marketplace and right now it’s available at the company website. There’s more info there too:
http://www.mpowertech.com/jump-it-car-jumper-cables/#sthash.ygXUmhgT.dpuf
I haven't used the Jump IT, but I have used with great success, the Cobra JumPack:
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