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News from the Candle project

Candle 2.0.2 - Ready for prime time!
Candle 2.0.2 is more future-proof, with new features and improvements that make it ready for widespread adoption. The biggest…
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What's new in Candle 2.0
In this update we'll talk about what improvements that have been made in the areas of reliability and ease of use. The new…
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Candle 2.0 takes smart home privacy to a new level
The first version of Candle that was unveiled at Dutch Design Week in 2019 explored what was possible if privacy was made…
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Candle smart doorbell development update
Smart doorbells are useful, but they are also generating a lot of debate around the privacy issues they come with. Some…
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Candle 2.0 update - making the smart home more polite
People keep asking if Candle will be for sale someday. The answer is that we're certainly working in that direction. Thanks…
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Extra privacy features for Zigbee devices
Recently a new way to connect a wide range of Zigbee devices has become available. The Zigbee2MQTT addon can now be installed…
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Exploring a privacy friendly smart doorbell
Smart doorbells are one of the most popular smart home products right now. But these devices are very blunt, and don't respect…
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SIDN Fund is supporting Candle
Good news! The Dutch SIDN Fund has recently approved a funding request by Candle. With their support we will be able to…
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Privacy protecting jewelry at ArtWear exhibit
Photo by Fjodor Buis A new exhibit on modern jewerly called ArtWear has opened in the Vishal in Haarlem, the Netherlands.…
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Candle is a contestant on TV show "Briljant"
Candle is a contestant on Dutch TV show 'Brilliant', in which inventors and innovators from all over the Netherlands compete…
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More privacy friendly options to measure your electricity use
Many countries, such as the Netherlands, are pushing for people to install so called 'smart meters'. They offer the advantage…
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Adding a touch screen to the Candle controller
The Candle controllers you can see on this website have really nice touch screens. However, getting your Raspberry Pi to…
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New transmission quality feature
The Candle receiver's software has received a new optional feature. If you want you can enable the receiver to send data…
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Paper prototyping housings for Candle
Designer Jesse Howard, who created one of the original sets of prototypes, has been experimenting with another housing for…
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How to add more range to your Candle system
If you live in a big house, or are experiencing a lot of wireless interference from your surroundings, then you may be interested…
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How we inspired a privacy friendly fireplace
Shortly after we launched Candle, a company called Enjoyable Warmth created a prototype of one of their heating products…
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Which privacy protecting products are available now?
Candle offers some features and sensitivites that we hope will become more widely available in the future. But what if you…
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Candle wins a Dutch Privacy Award!
During the National Privacy Conference in The Hague today, Candle received a Dutch Privacy Award. Specifically, the "aanmoedigingsprijs",…
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Sharing thoughts on responsible IoT at ThingsCon
The yearly ThingsCon conference is one of the best places to meet people who are interested in create ethical smart devices.…
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Candle nominated for the Dutch Privacy Award
We're proud to say Candle is on the short list for the Dutch Privacy Award! We'll be presenting the project at the ceremony…
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Best of Dutch Design Week at Bright Day
Candle was selected as a "best of Design Week" project by technology and lifestyle magazine Bright. We exhibited the project…
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Visit the exhibit at Spring House
Currently you can visit the Candle exhibit in Amsterdam. It's located at Spring House, a "club house for radical innovators".…
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So.. we made some stickers...
To promote Candle we made some stickers that resemble the warning labels on cigaret packaging, but which relate the the…
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Great reactions at Dutch Design Week
Candle has hit Dutch Design Week, and the first responses are great. People really appreciate the project, which is a great…
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Press Release: Introducing Candle, the first privacy-focused smart home system
A new privacy-friendly smart home system called Candle is launching at Dutch Design Week 2019. Unlike most existing smart…
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Custom hardware for the CO2 sensor
Can we get geeky for a minute? To make his prototypes even more "ready for mass production", Jesse Howard's designed special…
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How "good enough" AI could make voice assistants more ethical
In 2019 it was revealed that Amazon, Google and even Apple employed thousands of people to listen to voice recordings from…
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Candle will launch at Dutch Design Week
It's a party for privacy! You're invited Candle will officially launch at the Dutch Design Week 2019. From October 19th…
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Exploring what a privacy aesthetic could look like
Artist Dinie Besems and designer Jesse Howard are researching privacy friendly devices. Fit for a king Dinie Besems, a jeweler…
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Introducing the researchers
How could consumers recognise privacy friendly products? We've asked an artist and a designer to explore this question.…
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