Would the Underwriters Laboratory even certify this nonsense?
The worlds worst IoT idea is almost fully funded
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#12I'm sure no one has asked for this(Please don't judge me.). But I would be willing to drop 25 bucks on this not 49 as that is way too high.
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#13Is it really the world's worst though? I mean the candle can still be lit with a match after the company closes down right?
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#14The real feature I would want from an IoT candle is to be able to turn it off if I leave the house or go to sleep. You have to phyiscally put a lid on this candle to turn it off?
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#15Can´t wait to read the "Hacked Smart Candle starts massive fire in California, again" headlines.
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#16The best part is that you have to use their wax refills. So they'd get you on the initial purchase and then get you again supplying you with wax.
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#17> The worlds worst IoT idea is almost fully funded
Most dangrous perhaps.
This is an absolutely great idea. An actual use for IoT that makes sense.
But it is very unsafe.
If could be put away and accidentally ignited, or have been knocked over.
If you can't see how useful it is, then you are quite short-sighted.
But the reason it's so great is people haven't designed non IoT versions because of the extreme danger.
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#18The real feature I would want from an IoT candle is to be able to turn it off if I leave the house or go to sleep. You have to phyiscally put a lid on this candle to turn it off?
I was thinking the same, an off timer could be handy. But you can solve this with a timer and a lid, no need for IoT at all. It feels like we're turning into Wall-E when so many people are too lazy to light a candle or flick a light switch.
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#19The real feature I would want from an IoT candle is to be able to turn it off if I leave the house or go to sleep. You have to phyiscally put a lid on this candle to turn it off?
Yes, what they have here is akin to an IoT light bulb that you can turn on but not turn off, with the added bonus that in this case "on" is a safety risk.
Don't often see a true-to-life, physical embodiment of the phrase "half baked"
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#20Is it really the world's worst though? I mean the candle can still be lit with a match after the company closes down right?
It's a remote incendiary device. That anyone can just buy and use to burn down any structure with no barrier to entry. That's the point. Why are people so obtuse?