This product should definitely be on the plug, that way any child fiddling with it trying to get it off won't electrocute themselves as it will not be attached to the socket. Making this product fit the plug is also the best idea as almost all plugs are the same as opposed to many different shapes and sizes of electrical sockets.
I think this product should be similar to a travel adaptor which locks onto the cord and has the power to either stop power or let it through depending on whether a pin code (not key as this could easily get lost) has set the switch to on or off.
@ michelle having evaluated wants on offer for fellow quirkies in this round
this concept is by far the best!!!!
if this concept is pitched to the under 8's then it has no existing competitors and will be a global success,the two that we know about will fight it out for the over 8's market(bob and time machine)
the only other serious competition to you in this round has a number of competitors and patents in place
my moneys on you!
andy UK
B Durfee you are pure marketing evil and I like that. This would make the potential sales - well enormous!
As we are in the home straight I wanted to say...
When I submitted this concept I had no idea what the reaction would be as it is a totally new product, but to me that is what the Quirky concept is all about. Not just re-inventing what already exists - but I must admit that that is the easiest way to make money.
Obviously new concepts are more difficult (and risky)to get made in the real world as it is difficult to get the mass market on-board with something they are not familiar with, which is why Quirky is so great.
I have therefore been amazed and thrilled that this concept was able to attract such exciting and thoughtful feedback and great innovative ideas from some brainy big hitters!
I hope that this gets over the line and we get to work on the next even more exciting stages together
I'm in the "put this on the plug" camp rather than on the outlet. Not only is it more accessible to parents who are nervous about messing with electricity (no matter how easy or safe it may be to install, some will still hesitate), it makes more sense on a marketing perspective. At the outlet, you will sell one. On the plug, you'll sell one for each device.
The problem is valid, the solution is a bit harsh for this one. What I'd like to see is a "parental pause" control, where you can put the machines on pause for a certain length of time, until chores get done. Unfortunately, this gets into electronics, but a keypad with numbers and pause and unpause buttons could allow a parent to specify hours and minutes of time for pausing, and then unpause if chores got done earlier than expected.
A Bluetooth transmitter and a firmware upgrade in the game would work for Wii systems -- not sure about others. Anyway, thought I'd throw it in for what it's worth. (It would be cool if Quirky did electronics!)
Good idea.
Just a less evil use for it: for areas where there is a restriction on electricity use (or you've only bought up to certain limit, up to which the whole system falls down) you could use it to block the use of electricity room by room or for a whole floor.
Let's say you live in a country where you can only use up to a certain amount of electricity, or you want to keep your spending low. You could use this device to block certain rooms/devices of the house, and distribute the use of electricity better.
This way you don't have to go disconnecting each device, or warning everybody not to turn the dishwasher on. And you will be greener.
If there was a way to show the child how much energy they were saving as a direct result of unplugging their TV / PlayStation (per hour)... this might be a reason that a child would want it.
Now imagine a school telling their kids to use it to keep account of green savings in the home as a school project.
Now imagine the school district telling schools they should install them on all of their audio visual equipment to be more green - and the district saving money as a result.
Also, as parents we all say we won't let OUR kids have TV's in their rooms. I just caved in as I know many parents do, (I told you my kids were of the devil) but if at the TV's point of purchase this unit was promoted I would have been very inclined to buy it so I would have felt like I was taking better precautions, being a better parent.
Thanks Andrew for always thinking outside the box! (and inside the rocketship!)
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we've found: http://www.amazon.com/Roride-RRKA-StoPower-Power-Plug/dp/B0014ZXWCS
how close is this to your idea?
This product should definitely be on the plug, that way any child fiddling with it trying to get it off won't electrocute themselves as it will not be attached to the socket. Making this product fit the plug is also the best idea as almost all plugs are the same as opposed to many different shapes and sizes of electrical sockets.
I think this product should be similar to a travel adaptor which locks onto the cord and has the power to either stop power or let it through depending on whether a pin code (not key as this could easily get lost) has set the switch to on or off.
@ michelle having evaluated wants on offer for fellow quirkies in this round
this concept is by far the best!!!!
if this concept is pitched to the under 8's then it has no existing competitors and will be a global success,the two that we know about will fight it out for the over 8's market(bob and time machine)
the only other serious competition to you in this round has a number of competitors and patents in place
my moneys on you!
andy UK
B Durfee you are pure marketing evil and I like that. This would make the potential sales - well enormous!
As we are in the home straight I wanted to say...
When I submitted this concept I had no idea what the reaction would be as it is a totally new product, but to me that is what the Quirky concept is all about. Not just re-inventing what already exists - but I must admit that that is the easiest way to make money.
Obviously new concepts are more difficult (and risky)to get made in the real world as it is difficult to get the mass market on-board with something they are not familiar with, which is why Quirky is so great.
I have therefore been amazed and thrilled that this concept was able to attract such exciting and thoughtful feedback and great innovative ideas from some brainy big hitters!
I hope that this gets over the line and we get to work on the next even more exciting stages together
I'm in the "put this on the plug" camp rather than on the outlet. Not only is it more accessible to parents who are nervous about messing with electricity (no matter how easy or safe it may be to install, some will still hesitate), it makes more sense on a marketing perspective. At the outlet, you will sell one. On the plug, you'll sell one for each device.
Or am I being too greedy on the last point?
The problem is valid, the solution is a bit harsh for this one. What I'd like to see is a "parental pause" control, where you can put the machines on pause for a certain length of time, until chores get done. Unfortunately, this gets into electronics, but a keypad with numbers and pause and unpause buttons could allow a parent to specify hours and minutes of time for pausing, and then unpause if chores got done earlier than expected.
A Bluetooth transmitter and a firmware upgrade in the game would work for Wii systems -- not sure about others. Anyway, thought I'd throw it in for what it's worth. (It would be cool if Quirky did electronics!)
Good idea.
Just a less evil use for it: for areas where there is a restriction on electricity use (or you've only bought up to certain limit, up to which the whole system falls down) you could use it to block the use of electricity room by room or for a whole floor.
Let's say you live in a country where you can only use up to a certain amount of electricity, or you want to keep your spending low. You could use this device to block certain rooms/devices of the house, and distribute the use of electricity better.
This way you don't have to go disconnecting each device, or warning everybody not to turn the dishwasher on. And you will be greener.
If there was a way to show the child how much energy they were saving as a direct result of unplugging their TV / PlayStation (per hour)... this might be a reason that a child would want it.
Now imagine a school telling their kids to use it to keep account of green savings in the home as a school project.
Now imagine the school district telling schools they should install them on all of their audio visual equipment to be more green - and the district saving money as a result.
Also, as parents we all say we won't let OUR kids have TV's in their rooms. I just caved in as I know many parents do, (I told you my kids were of the devil) but if at the TV's point of purchase this unit was promoted I would have been very inclined to buy it so I would have felt like I was taking better precautions, being a better parent.
Thanks Andrew for always thinking outside the box! (and inside the rocketship!)
think "i want one of those mommy
enjoy the weekend
andy uk
think about disney characters or hannah montana
on the unit
andy uk
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