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How is using your phone to light something on fire a great idea? It leaves a huge security problem in it's wake.

aaron695 7y ago
If you can solve the issue of accident fires, there are no huge security issues. It would not be any different to a normal light. I can not see a time where a 'hacker' could light it and cause a fire but it not have the issue of accidental fire. Skipping that, it an amazing product. Candles are for some reason important to human beings. This would sell well and it's what people want, and I think make lives a little better, actually tying abstract technology to something real. I have no idea how you can mitigate the fire risk, if you could though you'd probably save lives given current candle deaths, but I think it's not possible.... Certainly in it's current form it will kill people through accidents.
- sunnydayddr 7y ago
  What is the use case for lighting a candle remotely? This seems a lot worse than a candle with a physical ignition button on it.
  - aaron695 7y ago
    You walk home and get 10 candles going, and in places you can't reach. I think the use case is incredibly obvious. Exactly the same as lighting! And smells too if you want. Being IoT it is also safer than candles once you solve the lighting it safely without being able to see it issue. If a cat physically knocks it over it can warn you, normal candles don't. You could argue it'll make candles more common and cause more fires, but that's a different issue.
    - sunnydayddr 7y ago
      If you're lighting them in places you can't reach, that seems to imply that you will not be able to put them out easily either, and it sounds like there is no off switch for this smart candle-- you have to do it by hand. Warning you when they knock over would be pretty neat though. I hope that feature is implemented in this product.
    - tuesday20 7y ago
      in places you can’t reach I am not sure if you’re trolling or serious. Why would anyone want a candle in places they can reach? Has humanity become so lazy that we have candles at home, but think it is too much effort to find a match and light them???

If you can solve the issue of accident fires, there are no huge security issues. It would not be any different to a normal light. I can not see a time where a 'hacker' could light it and cause a fire but it not have the issue of accidental fire. Skipping that, it an amazing product. Candles are for some reason important to human beings. This would sell well and it's what people want, and I think make lives a little better, actually tying abstract technology to something real. I have no idea how you can mitigate the fire risk, if you could though you'd probably save lives given current candle deaths, but I think it's not possible.... Certainly in it's current form it will kill people through accidents.

sunnydayddr 7y ago
What is the use case for lighting a candle remotely? This seems a lot worse than a candle with a physical ignition button on it.
- aaron695 7y ago
  You walk home and get 10 candles going, and in places you can't reach. I think the use case is incredibly obvious. Exactly the same as lighting! And smells too if you want. Being IoT it is also safer than candles once you solve the lighting it safely without being able to see it issue. If a cat physically knocks it over it can warn you, normal candles don't. You could argue it'll make candles more common and cause more fires, but that's a different issue.
  - sunnydayddr 7y ago
    If you're lighting them in places you can't reach, that seems to imply that you will not be able to put them out easily either, and it sounds like there is no off switch for this smart candle-- you have to do it by hand. Warning you when they knock over would be pretty neat though. I hope that feature is implemented in this product.
  - tuesday20 7y ago
    in places you can’t reach I am not sure if you’re trolling or serious. Why would anyone want a candle in places they can reach? Has humanity become so lazy that we have candles at home, but think it is too much effort to find a match and light them???