# Winding Energy Timers Wind It Up With the Wind Up Socket by Dongwon Joo & Jieun Choi By Michael Hines | Published 2010-03-06 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wind-up-socket References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/05/wind-up-with-glee/) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-plug-outlet-extender) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homey-energy-dongle). Designers Dongwon Joo & Jieun Choi have just put millions of children on notice. No television after nine means no television after nine. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 14% | Activity: 46% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Energy Management Timers:** The Wind up Socket demonstrates the trend of using timers to control and manage electricity use. - **Childproof Power Solutions:** The Wind up Socket highlights the trend of developing innovative power solutions that deter children from mishandling electricity. - **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. ### Who This Affects Most - **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. - **Home Automation:** The Wind up Socket inspires opportunities for the home automation industry to incorporate energy management timers into their products. - **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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mechanical Candle-Inspired Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candle-timer.md) - [Rotating Outlet Power Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oconnect-onestep.md) - [Design-Conscious Power Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/power-strip-concept.md) - [Modular Power Strip Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nodes.md) - [Tape Measurable Time Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/setime-clock.md) - [Artfully Dynamic Power Strips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aunion.md) - [Child-Proof Outlet Guards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/outletguard.md) - [Energy-Saving Smart Outlets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wall-outlet-h2.md) - [Pencil-Resembling Power Strips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pencil-multitap.md)