Gear Diary Darn it, where did I put the remote for the candle...? photo

It’s every host’s worst nightmare. You set up your house just so, with bright candles in your favorite color (let’s say pink), and everything is going smoothly…when one of your guests shows up wearing orange (clashing terribly with your candles)! Now Bree Van De Kamp will never come to another one of your parties! And in your guests’ haste to flee your home of bad taste, one of them knocks over a candle, burning the entire abomination to the ground.

Of course, you could dodge this scenario and use a Mooncandle: a wax, flameless candle that changes color with remote control. Yes, even candles have remote controls these days. Helpful if you want to put a candle on a high shelf, or just want to hide lights around the room to give it that proper gothic mood one moment, and the unnatural blue of a rave the next, all with the push of a button. Truly, we are living in a golden age.

All joking aside, this sounds like a neat idea. It’s economical (you don’t need several candles for each color), uses LEDs, has a timer so you can get your groove on without worrying about lowering the lighting at the right time, and won’t burn your house down if you forget to turn it off. And seriously: REMOTE CONTROLLED CANDLE. Who can resist that?

Find it here: Mooncandle (£29.99)

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Carly has been a gadget fiend for a long time, going back to her first PDA (a Palm M100). She quickly went from researching what PDA to buy to following tech news closely and keeping up with the latest and greatest stuff. She loves writing about ebooks because they combine her two favorite activities; reading anything and everything, and talking about fun new tech toys. What could be better?


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