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In the future, everything will be remote controlled. From remote control license plates to remote control cars, remote controlled beetles to remote controlled spiders, it would seem that dystopians everywhere are correct: total control is near!

Now, if William Sonoma’s big reveal of its remote control jack-o’-lantern candles made you giddy, you might want to brace yourself. The era of remote controlled candles blazes on with Electronic Mooncandles. For those of you who are clumsy, forgetful, or arsonphobic (yet fashion forward), these candles have you covered. They come in two styles: original (traditional cream) and the less-than-realistic, multi-color candles (these turn whichever color you’d like).

An included remote control allows you to choose your candle settings: brightness levels, constant or flickering. You can even choose the color via remote with phasing or constants. Personally, I think it would be cool if alternating colors were an option, but hey, who am I to demand so much? Although less glamorous, probably the best feature is the built-in sleep timer. Of course your house wouldn’t down even if you left them running, but at least you can save a little electricity this way.

Still, isn’t part of the craze in candles about the aromas they give off? It seems that these scentless electrics are missing that boat. Even so, I suppose my only gripe would be that this means having another remote lying around. With all these remote controlled this and remote controlled thats for the house, the hunk of rectangle plastic sure can pile up.