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Key locks mean you have to track a key. Combo locks mean you need to remember a combination. But a lock that opens based on your fingerprint? How easy is that?? Better yet, the Benjilock TSA padlock is also airport security friendly too so it's great for luggage as well as your gym bag.
Tech expert Dave Taylor of https://www.AskDaveTaylor.com/ got a Benjilock TSA from the inventor while at CES 2019 and shares his thoughts and experience with the unit in this video. It's just about the perfect travel padlock!
Check it out at Walmart at https://www.walmart.com/ip/BenjiLock-by-Hampton-BL30071WH-Resettable-Combination-Luggage-Lock-Die-Cast-Zinc/495128524
Or go to Benjilock directly: https://www.Benjilock.com/
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A TSA friendly padlock that opens with your fingerprint
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Let's have a look. Dave Taylor here, and I gotta admit, I travel a lot
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And when I travel, I don't always have my bags with me, so I like to lock them up
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So you need a TSA-friendly padlock. Now, generally, that means really teeny, tiny little locks
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that have the special keyhole on the bottom in case security needs to open your bag and inspect it
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Whatever. If they have to do that, they can do that. But that's where this is really cool
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So this is Benjilock TSA. This is the second generation Benji Lock
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And let me just show you what it does. It's locked. And I put my thumb on it and it unlocks
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It is in fact, the front is a fingerprint sensor. How cool is that
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It actually works with up to five different fingerprints. So everyone in your family could unlock it
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And I know the first thing you're going to say is what happens if it dies
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So first off, if the fingerprint thing doesn't work or for some reason someone else needs to open it
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there is actually a three-digit button on the back or three-digit buttons, plural
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And you can create a code using those buttons. So I'll use a different finger and it won't open
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You'll see the light flashes differently. But then I can do my little code on the back and it opens that way So you have a nice fail safe And it is a rechargeable battery And the battery lasts somewhere between six months and a year and it pretty easy because if you go to unlock it and the battery is
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low, the lights will be red instead of blue. And I'll give you a close up so you can see exactly
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how this works. Super easy. But here's what's funny is I can't actually see the darn lights because I
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have a big finger. Anyway, so it does six months to a year per charge. The lights will be red instead of
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blue if you need to charge it. And then if you do need to charge it on the bottom, there's a
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micro USB connection. Worst case scenario, if it's completely dead, it takes three hours to charge
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once every six to 12 months. That is pretty easy to deal with. If you just remember
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maybe before every big trip, you just charge it, you're good to go, right? And it does include
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a little tiny micro USB cable. Honestly, I'm sure 99% of households already have at least one
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of those so stores five fingerprints you can add a backup pin it only the pin can only be
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composed of the digits one two or three but that's good enough mine is one one two two
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three until I change it that is because now you know right that's not got to work it is
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TSA approved which means on the bottom they have that special keyhole for the special TSA key that
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they use to unlock these and I will say that it is you know you program it you set the different
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fingerprints and stuff, you don't need a computer. There no Bluetooth you don need Wi It is a completely self unit And it actually really nice It really well designed It has a nice you know solid feel to it It obviously super easy to work with
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And then like with my bag here, all I have to do is put it through my little loopholes
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and close it. And now my carry-on bag, or this might be my gym bag or something, is fully secured, ready
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to go. And whenever I'm ready to use it, all I have to do is put my finger there literally for
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what, about a second, second and a half. It's done. Honestly, how easy is that? Super easy. Now, Benjie Lock might be a familiar company
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because they were on Shark Tank and did really well with a bigger version of the padlock
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This is the TSA version, so this is sort of their second-gen product. But, you know, they've done
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really well and they sell on like QVC and all that. So that's actually really cool. Now, the only
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thing we'll have to talk about, honestly, is the price. And before we get to the price, let me go ahead and ask
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If you can subscribe to my channel, really appreciate that. Thanks. Now, we don't want to tell you the price, but let's see
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I also want to just tell you that it's from a bigger company called Hampton
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So they have a lot of experience with security systems and such, and they might actually be the company that made the padlock or the door on your door handle on your front door
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So there you go. They know what they're doing. They know how to make hardened materials and products
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And programming, it is pretty darn easy. It actually comes without any fingerprints, obviously
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So adding the very first one is a matter of like putting your finger on it downhill it actually has a certain light pattern and then you just leave it there for a couple of seconds and now that your master fingerprint
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and then you use that to access the ability to set a pin or to add additional fingerprints
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It's all in the instructions. They're very detailed, and they're actually quite accurate
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Unusually so for these sort of products. The instructions worked, and they worked the first time
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Again, my only problem is that my thumb is bigger than the sensor
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so I don't actually get to see, well, here, that didn't work
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but I don't get to see what lights are flashing. So maybe it's just a thumb size issue
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In any case, this is the Benjilock TSA by Hampton, and it will cost you $49.99 at walmart.com
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It's available at a lot of different places, but surprisingly, not yet on Amazon.com
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So check out Walmart.com or Ace Hardware or Home Depot. All of them carry this
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And I say this is a terrific addition to your travel kit or your gym kit
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This is Dave Taylor. I am going to go ahead and relock my bag before someone else takes my valuable contents
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and that means I'll catch you in my next video
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