LED candles are a safer, simpler alternative to real ones, but not all look especially convincing. When shopping for the best flameless candles, flame-effect makes or breaks the overall aesthetic. Low ...

Candles can transform nondescript spaces into soothing and romantic scenes, but they can also be a fire waiting to happen (considering 5% of all home fires are started by candles), and a smoky, waxy ...

But fear not – we’re not talking those tacky candle-shaped tungsten bulbs from a decade gone by. Philips is hip to the LED future, with their new series of LED candles call “Aurelle”. The Aurelle LED ...

Over the last few years, LED candles have become increasingly common; and for good reason. From a distance a decent LED candle is a pretty convincing facsimile for the real thing, providing a low ...

The LuDela Smart Candle is a real candle with a real flame -- none of that cheap-looking LED candle stuff -- but you can light it with an app. You read that right: You can now literally light a flame ...

The latest device crafted by the prolific maker going by mitxela comprises an LED matrix board, “a bunch of electronics” underneath it, an infrared sensor, a coin battery, and the motor from a CD ...

Regular readers may recall we recently covered a neat Arduino trick that allowed you to “blow out” an LED as if it was a candle. The idea was that the LED itself could be used as a rudimentary ...

Candle technology hasn’t changed much in thousands of years—you add fire to a wax-soaked wick, and it provides light for hours. It’s simple, it’s effective, and it doesn’t need an upgrade. So of ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The warm glow of a candle on a cosy winter’s night, or even a ...

Dare I say that nobody loves the warm glow of candlelight more than me? Nothing beats having a flickering warm flame adorn your holiday tablescape or adding a soothing ambiance to the living room.