LED Blow On-Off Candles

Candles have been mankind’s primary source of light for hundreds of years, and are still used quite extensively in those parts of the world where electricity is still a rare and valuable commodity. However, as any open fire, candles are also relatively dangerous, because, if left unattended, they can easily cause major fires.



And this is exactly one of the reasons why the people over at ThinkGeek came up, back in the first half of 2006, with the LED Blow On-Off Candles, some illumination devices that employ the light emitting diodes’ technology in order to mimic the behavior of real candles, without any of the dangers associated with them.



Thus, the LED Blow On-Off Candles have quite a natural look, as the exterior design resembles quite closely that of real candle, especially due to the wax coating. Moreover, they can flicker, much in the same way like real candles, but, in their case, the flickering is controlled by a built-in microprocessor rather than the wind.



Another very interesting feature provided by these “pseudo-candles” is represented by their switch-on system. Thus, unlike ordinary candles, which simply blow out should the user blow towards them, the devices presented by ThinkGeek can also be switched on in a similar manner, after previously pressing the master on/off switch located on their bottom side.



The LED Blow On-Off Candles have a diameter of around 3 inches (7.62 cm), and are available in several height options, namely 4, 5 or 6 inches (10 cm, 12.7 cm and 15 cm respectively). Moreover, they’re not exactly power hungry, as they work with 2 AA batteries, which provide a functioning life of around 300 hours.



These very peculiar lighting devices presented by ThinkGeek retail for around 12-15 US dollars, depending on the model, which is actually a pretty good price to pay for such innovative and lifelike LED lamps.