this-smart-candle-allows-alexa-to-light-a-real-flame

We trust smart assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant to control so many things in our homes--door locks, lighting, security cameras--but should we allow them to light real-flame candles with a simple command? That's the question I found myself pondering while I was testing the Ludela Perfect Pillar smart candle, and the answer I settled on was, "mostly, no." The Ludela Perfect Pillar is a remote-controlled candle designed with safety in mind. It ignites using a canister of liquid paraffin, but only when a specific sequence of buttons is pressed on the remote. The sequence is simple to remember but hard to guess, so I didn't feel uncomfortable leaving the remote within my children's reach.