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Dreamwave Survivor plays music, jumpstarts cars (pictures)

A Bluetooth speaker system and a 12,000 mAh lithium-ion battery, the rugged Dreamwave Survivor is powerful enough to jumpstart most cars.

Wayne Cunningham
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 covering technology and the Web in 1994 as an editor of The Net magazine.
Wayne Cunningham
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The Dreamwave Survivor combines a lithium-ion rechargeable powerbank -- capable of jumpstarting a car -- with a Bluetooth speaker system.

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Rugged construction makes the Survivor good for outdoor use.

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The rubber cover on this end hides ports for charging and jumpstarting a car.

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Four big buttons control all the Survivor's functions.

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With its battery clamp adapters and special 400-amp port, the Survivor can jumpstart a car.

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The battery cables are a bit short though.

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The Survivor only offers one USB port for charging devices.

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The LED flashlight is a nice touch.

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You can stream music from phone to the Survivor over Bluetooth, and charge the phone at the same time.

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