Save energy with Blackle
Blackle is an intriguing site that aims to save energy simply by going black. Here's a better explanation:
"Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search.
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
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.
In other words, it's Google search with a black screen instead of a white one. Try it today; I quite liked it (plus, I was saving energy!).
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I prefer using http://www.Darkoogle.com as their text are green which reduce eye strain. So instead of saving energy from our monitor, it also save our user’s eye energy.
Some people may find light text on a black background difficult to read. They might prefer Greygle which uses a grey background with dark text. This allows for what some users might as an easier time reading.
Blackle’s claims to save energy, while admirable, fall a little short when you look at the facts.
I propose a different approach to reduce display power consumption, spend less time using the monitor by using a more efficient Google search. How?
I have created several Google Custom Search Engines using Google Topic driven search technology and a search engine linking method to combine my multiple search engines.
I have created a more efficient mechanism for searching using Google topics and categories in my Google Custom Search Engines to group search results.
Entering an initial search string in the search box and hitting the search button displays a list of topics below the search box. When you select a topic my search combines the previous search string with the search string I have placed inside the topic.
It works quite well and reduces the time you spend running searches.
I have three main custom search engines that I have created. The Plasma TV Custom Search makes extensive use of topics.
Plasma TV Custom Search
Music Custom Search
Google Search
Take a look and let me know what you think.
Ray Szasz
http://www.webperc.com
It’s been discussed time and time again, a black search portal offers very little in the way of power saving overall. All this site does is generate revenue for it’s owners which is put to no good use at all.
As an alternative search portal try -
http://www.regrowgle.com
Any profits from using this portal are actually put back into environmental projects to cancel out a portion of energy etc that is consumed.
Hey it’s a start, and every little bit counts in my opinion
I had heard of blackle.com (the eco friendly version of google), but now they have launched blackle games i dunno if any energy is saved, but atleast it doesnt hurt the eye, lol
There are around 25 different versions of “black google” online. The best one I’ve found is http://www.cleanblack.com. Cleanblack is the only version that allows you to change the text colors of the google search results. Try it yourself by going to http://www.cleanblack.com/theme/
There are around 16 different versions of “black google” online. The best one I’ve found is http://www.cleanblack.com. Cleanblack is the only version that allows you to change the text colors of the google search results. Try it yourself by going to http://www.cleanblack.com/theme/
( http://news.cnet.com/2100-1034_3-6237715.html ) and various articles covered in the past few months have all been focused around how Ineternet usage and bandwidth would be 50 times more than today and the content created then would jam the internet space.
Typically utilization of bandwidth and usage is directly proportional to the no.,quality & results of QUERIES that a user inputs from the moment he logs on. These queries can be as simple as searching, or as intense as uploading. At the end of it, its all about minimizing the no. of queries.
We are trying to research the potential ways of minimizing these queries by pre-defining most searched “keywords” & “categories”.
By not entering any search query, or typing for searches you would be skipping multiple steps and help in saving energy and bandwidth.
If we all try and add to this pre-defined list of searches, we can help save far more energy, bandwidth and money.
Help us all move towards the green technology.
http://www.lazii.com
(currently in beta stage)
This is great news about blac google.But In India like blackle is running on peak.
Just like Black Google.
http://www.khojme.com
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