LuDela, the company behind the smart candle, is hoping they it can take a piece of the $3.2 billion candle industry by addressing issues like "fire risk, wax mess, hassles with wicks, and the time it takes to light and extinguish multiple candles," said CEO Jamie Bianchini in a press statement.

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The smart candle, which uses a real flame, has numerous potential advantages including the ability to control multiple candles simultaneously via smartphone and what LuDela calls "WiFire." As the candle melts, you can simply replace it with a new wax cartridge. The biggest advantage the LuDela candle has is safety, with the ability to turn its flame off after being knocked around.

The LuDela uses ten sensors to "push the envelope on safety," Bianchini tells Popular Mechanics, citing the National Fire Protection Association's statistic of 25 candle fires a day. The candle comes with ten embedded sensors, four of which are at the top candle acting as motion and tilt detectors. These sensors can detect motion from above the candle, such as a window's drapes, and turn the flame off instantly. Similarly, tilt sensors within the body of the candle can detect motion. The LuDela also comes with a fire sensor that, in the event the candle fails to turn itself off, will make noise to alert owners that something has gone wrong.

LuDela originated during Bianchini's travels around the world, where he became familiar with some of the estimated 500 million households that still use kerosene for lighting. While LuDela plans to "use a portion of every sale to deliver solar lighting and books to developing countries," according to a press release, it is unclear any of those families could purchase the candle itself, which comes at a starter price of $99. For repeated candle users, this cost can eventually pay for itself, Bianchini claims, through a subscription service that will send out specialized seasonal candles.

Source: Gizmodo, Business Wire

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