Wind It Up With the Wind Up Socket by Dongwon Joo & Jieun Choi
Michael Hines — March 6, 2010 — Eco
References: yankodesign
The Wind up Socket is for parents of children who abuse electricity. The magical power source that comes from the wall is a gift, damn it, not a plaything.
The Wind up Socket is basically a power socket with the nifty ability to be wound up. Winding up the power plug sets it on a timer, so it is much easier to control electricity use. Designers Dongwon Joo & Jieun Choi have just put millions of children on notice. No television after nine means no television after nine.
The Wind up Socket is basically a power socket with the nifty ability to be wound up. Winding up the power plug sets it on a timer, so it is much easier to control electricity use. Designers Dongwon Joo & Jieun Choi have just put millions of children on notice. No television after nine means no television after nine.
Trend Themes
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Energy Management Timers — The Wind up Socket demonstrates the trend of using timers to control and manage electricity use.
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Childproof Power Solutions — The Wind up Socket highlights the trend of developing innovative power solutions that deter children from mishandling electricity.
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User-controlled Power Consumption — The Wind up Socket reflects the trend of creating products that allow users to easily control and regulate their power consumption.
Industry Implications
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Electrical Safety Products — The Wind up Socket presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies in the electrical safety products industry to develop childproof power sockets.
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Home Automation — The Wind up Socket inspires opportunities for the home automation industry to incorporate energy management timers into their products.
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Smart Energy Solutions — The Wind up Socket suggests an opportunity for companies in the smart energy solutions industry to integrate user-controlled power consumption features into their offerings.
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