Tech-musts for travel (Part 1) – Gadgets you need to carry for a smart trip

Lug Loc Luggage Locator

Every journey involves luggage. Every journey also includes a good chance of you misplacing it. Statistics have it that about 30 million bags go missing due to transit every year. This inconvenience is bound to affect 42 million passengers annually, with most of them never getting to reunite with their belongings. To end the plight, Lug Loc is designed to make the luggage traceable.

The things this comprises of is a device, a wallet card with details of the device (it’s ID and the service centre contact numbers), a USB charging cord, and one luggage tag. First, you will have to fully charge the device which consists of a rechargeable battery which is said to last for 40 days. When there is motion, it turns itself off. It operates on a global GSM network and allows users to track it using an Apple or Google app.

The downside of this product is that it is expensive to purchase the device. Added to that, every time you subscribe to trace your luggage, you will have to pay USD0.99.

SearchAlert Heavy-Duty TSA-approved Padlock

TSA officials often want to check your luggage and if you use locks that do not pertain to their approval, they have no choice but to destroy the lock. Nowadays, a lot of lock makers have designed TSA approved locks. This enables them to open the luggage with their key to avoid the destruction of other kinds of locks that you regularly use.

In most cases, you would be a curious passenger who wants to know if your luggage has been checked, tampered or if material has been taken away from or added to your luggage during your travel by the TSA. This information can be provided by the SearchAlert padlock, which is a smart lock that contains an indicator. This indicator’s colour is green by default. If it has turned red, it means it has been ‘officially opened’. And the colour can be reset only by the owner of the lock, that is, you. To provide more security, these locks are much stronger and thicker than normal TSA locks. But be sure if fits your luggage before you buy it.