WinTech Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 (edited) Heap Media as create a "save energy" browser. It's like google, but black, and is named Blackle... Check it : http://www.blackle.com How is Blackle saving energy?Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. "Image displayed is primarily a function of the user's color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen." Roberson et al, 2002 In January 2007 a blog post titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year proposed the theory that a black version of the Google search engine would save a fair bit of energy due to the popularity of the search engine. Since then there has been skepticism about the significance of the energy savings that can be achieved and the cost in terms of readability of black web pages. We believe that there is value in the concept because even if the energy savings are small, they all add up. Secondly we feel that seeing Blackle every time we load our web browser reminds us that we need to keep taking small steps to save energy. How can you help? We encourage you to set Blackle as your home page. This way every time you load your Internet browser you will save a little bit of energy. Remember every bit counts! You will also be reminded about the need to save energy each time you see the Blackle page load. Help us spread the word about Blackle by telling your friends and family to set it as their home page. If you have a blog then give us a mention. Or put the following text in your email signature: "Blackle.com - Saving energy one search at a time". There are a lot of great web sites about saving energy and being more environmentally friendly. They are full of great tips covering the little things that we can all do to make a difference today. Try Blackling "energy saving tips" or visit treehugger.com a great blog dedicated to environmental awareness. Source : http://www.wintech.com.pt Edited July 10, 2007 by WinTech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Blackle wasn't created by Google. It was created by Heap Media. And I think I'll stick with regular Google ... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Google is "saving energy", so it creates a new page (named Blackle) who saves energy when ppl use it...Check it : http://www.blackle.com Source : http://www.wintech.com.pt thats a ripoff of www.ninja.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashG Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Don't know how much energy it's saving, but it looks cool. I think i'll stick to the regular google though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger_my_passion Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 One of the creative ways to make money online this. Every time you do a search and hit a result, the web master of that site earns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinTech Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 I think its from Google, but if is from HeapMedia, i will correct it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainDedd Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 The problem of course being that LCD's use more power when displaying black pixels ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted July 10, 2007 Veteran Share Posted July 10, 2007 Interesting Idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted July 10, 2007 Veteran Share Posted July 10, 2007 a black version of google >.> thats easy to do with stylish :p my google is blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benac Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Sounds like just another strategy to capitalize on the "Green" movement and leech off a well known business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samboini Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Even if it saves energy I find it a lot more difficult to read, so I probably wouldn't use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thugilex Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 google all the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassed Silver Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 aaaah... lacks of image, product, german only, etc search capabilities... booo... Glassed Silver:mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echilon Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I prefer the original, I'll save money by turning off the lights ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted July 10, 2007 Veteran Share Posted July 10, 2007 Or just replace your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Wang Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Sounds like just another strategy to capitalize on the "Green" movement and leech off a well known business. I like the idea of businesses making money whilst being 'green' but this does seem like leeching in this case if it is indeed not Google behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLunacy Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 This is very old news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirisX Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Oh look at that, my LCD is still shinning through :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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