Video doorbells are almost commonplace in Australia, but there’s still plenty of room for the technology to grow. TP-Link’s smart home sub-brand, Tapo, is the latest to bring its front door technology to Australia, launching the D260 Doorbell Pro and DL130 Smart Lock.
Tapo advertises the $399 D260 as being a smarter doorbell, one that records clearer footage and produces fewer false alerts. It supports 4K footage, capturing a 180-degree diagonal field of view that can see visitors and packages left at the front porch.
Tapo’s doorbell uses a combination of radar and dual motion sensors to detect passersby. But unlike many video doorbells, the technology is meant to differentiate between actual people and unimportant things, like a tree branch swaying in the breeze.
There’s a split between smart home brands that gate premium features behind paid subscriptions, and those that include them with the cost of the device. Tapo sits within the latter category. AI-powered detection — running locally on-device — of people and packages, for example, sends alerts to your phone without requiring a subscription.
The Tapo D260 works as both a wired and a wireless device. As for the latter, Tapo claims up to 180 days of battery life between charges. When hardwired, the doorbell supports 24/7 recording and pre-roll footage, giving you a glimpse of what happened immediately before a motion trigger.
Reading your palm for entry
Also coming to Australia is the $499 Tapo DL130 Smart Lock, which can read fingerprints and palms to unlock the front door. According to Tapo, the lock recognises palms via vein patterns in “under 0.33 seconds”, regardless of whether your palms are clean, dirty or sweaty.
Like the video doorbell, Tapo’s smart lock relies on local AI smarts, not cloud technology. Any biometrics, like fingerprints and palm data, remain on-device.
“A lot of what happens at the front door is everyday stuff, like your kids getting home before you and realising their keys are still on the kitchen bench,” said Neville Wang, Managing Director, TP-Link Australia and New Zealand. “You want to see who’s there and let them in, without your face or fingerprints ending up in the cloud.”
“That’s why we built both the doorbell and the lock to keep that data on the device itself.”
As a backup, the DL130 also supports customisable passcodes, which can be one-time or scheduled for specific times. Inside is a rechargeable battery, plus a backup battery. Failing that, you can plug in a phone or a power bank via USB-C to supply power in an emergency.
Tapo’s palm-reading smart lock arrives next month in Australia, while the D260 Doorbell Pro is now for sale online.
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