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No Need To Unplug
Keep getting to slammed for not switching off the mains or unplugging your gadgets? It’s not that people are reckless or unconcerned about the environment, but sometimes simple and easy things like this becomes too much of an effort. So should we mop around for allowing Stand-By Power to contribute to almost 11% of our monthly electricity bill? No ways, we should endorse cool innovations like the “Power Socket SWITCH” and live happily ever after!
Designer: Yong-jin Kim
47 Comments »
Alan says
Nothing new but still… It not universal at all.
How about 3 pin plug ? I feel the idea is simple, about twisting the plug. The green thing put alot of restriction. And not all plug head come in same design. Why not just make this design a flat clean surface ?
And lets says the plug location is within a hard reach location, what are the solution ? I knew the nowadays marketable design, were using wireless control, were user can easily set on off from 1 location and difference preference for difference scenario.
I feel the design should have been more forward thinking…
Lamah says
You know, outside of the U.S. they have these nice things called switches above the sockets, ever heard of those? Damn sight cheaper and easier to make than this, and less of an eyesore.
Lucie says
The concept could have been developed a little bit more indeed, but I find the idea interesting…
chris says
i think that the on position is unnatural. i thought that was the off position!
also we are starting to see smart objects that when are on standby they switch off completely – some of the best ones uses 0 energy consumption on standby
that technology is already available on pc monitors etc
when this becomes standard the switch feature is going to become somewhat redundant
but the project has its valid points and with a little bit more of development could become more interesting
b0g3l says
nothing new
i don;t like. its too restricting.
“…power is not provided unless the socket is fully pushed and rotated”
there is little point in the push-in function (the green straight thing in the center). just turning it would have been better.
agree with lamah
“… outside of the U.S. they have these nice things called switches above the sockets, ever heard of those?”
its just the same thing, this one with more gimmick
Margot says
Unless this switches by remote control, I do not see how it is any easier than just unplugging the correct item when not in use an plugging in the chord when power is desired.
b0g3l says
i think unplugging and leaving them around will made the space looks messy don’t you think? and the idea is about saving electricity and be eco friendly, so in my oppinion an additional remote is out of the question.
david says
but in Korea they think all this!
http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=28&item_pk=34494&p=1
http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=28&item_pk=34045&p=1
xAkux.com says
Que buena idea… pq no se me ocurrió…
Aerodesign says
Great design but you need to consider how the price is gonna turn out being like.
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