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You might remember last year when I found a super high tech smart lock.
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That was pretty cool and had a lot of promises, a lot of cool features, but some of the models
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had a defect where you could rotate off the back panel and unlock the lock with just a
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small simple screw driver in only a few seconds.
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Not a feature you really want to have on something that's protecting your stuff.
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Well Tapplock reached out and said they did a total redesign of the lock and added a few
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more cool features, and invited me to retest this new version.
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This is not a sponsored video.
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I bought these 4 locks with my own money.
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The real question is, am I taking apart this smart lock because I actually care what's
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inside?
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Or is it because I want to use my brand new 18 volt, brushless, deep cup, portable bandsaw?
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Let's get started.
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[Intro]
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I bought 4 of these locks myself, in order to have a sample size large enough to analyze
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properly.
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A smart lock is kind of like a regular lock, except it has a fingerprint scanner.
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It can also hold 500 fingerprints and stay charged for up to a full year.
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With the app you can share access to the lock remotely, and it keeps a history of who's
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unlocked the lock.
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There's a lot going on.
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There's also really nothing wrong with owning a regular normal style combination lock, but
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it is cool to see how the technology is adapting into different industries.
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The main physical problem with the original Tapplock One that I tested previously was
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that the back wasn't latched properly on some units, and it could just twist off, exposing
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easy access to the internals.
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This time around I'm using the same super sticky GoPro mount to grab that circular back
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panel and try to rotate it off.
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And lucky for Tapplock, these back panels are all staying attached and in place.
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So far, the Tapplock One Plus has better construction than it's predecessor.
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So far, so good.
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But we still need to get inside.
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And now for the fun part.
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[Sawing sounds]
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My saw did a really good job of cutting through the regular zinc alloy metal body, which is
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to be expected.
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But when my saw reached the hardened stainless steel shackle, things got way more difficult.
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I flipped the lock around to the back side and started cutting again.
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[Sawing sounds]
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Getting somewhere.
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You can definitely smell the battery that's in there.
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So it looks like a back panel right here, and even with it cut in half, it's still not
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rotating off, which does mean Tapplock has solved that problem.
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It's definitely much more difficult to get inside of than last time.
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Let's see if we can pry this open a little bit.
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Nope.
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[Sawing sounds]
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Phew.
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Finally.
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Even after being sliced in half, the lock is still locked.
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You can see the cross section of the fingerprint scanner going to the motherboard which is
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separated by massive amounts of metal from the internal battery.
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The battery itself lasts for 3,500 openings, or up to a year without it needing to be recharged
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again.
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And the whole contraption is also ip67 water resistant, so using it outside in the weather
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should be just fine.
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It looks like Tapplock has also updated the internal screws which was another one of my
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suggestions in the last video.
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These screw heads are like nothing I've ever seen before.
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So even if someone does somehow manage to get inside, they still can't access anything
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without the proprietary hard-to-find screwdriver.
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That's a huge improvement.
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You can also see the charging port down here at the bottom with it's rubber sealant to
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help keep water out.
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That's another perk over the previous design.
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Here's a closeup look at the top half of the lock.
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We can see the same proprietary screw holding the front and back halves together, and how
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much metal is involved in the overall construction.
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Tapplock has done a much better job this time around with the redesign.
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Nice work.
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With the different internals, the screw redesign, and the added water resistance, the Tapplock
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One Plus is what a smart lock should be.
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But like with most technology, it is relatively expensive.
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I'll put a link down in the video description if you want to check the current pricing.
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And yeah, thumbs up to Tapplock for acknowledging a fault, switching up their design, and coming
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out with something better.
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And thanks a ton for watching, I'll see you around.