[Gilles Messier] at the Our Own Devices YouTube channel recently took a look at an interesting device — an electric lantern powered by a candle. At first glance, this sounds completely absurd.

The lantern, which recently launched on Kickstarter, collects thermal energy from a simple tea candle and converts it into power that can be used to illuminate its LED bulbs. A single candle will ...

This lantern, from Snow Peak ... can be suspended from its hook or used like a candle, with the light source tilted upward. It has three different brightness settings–at its dimmest, the ...