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14. September 2007 - 10:46
*GOM*
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So here is a bit of interesting information... (!)

"...If Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of
page views, according to calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year
would be saved."

In response Google created a black version of its search engine,
called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version,
but obviously with lower energy consumption:

Help spread the word... use:

http://www.blackle.com

*NOTE* :This is copy paste from another forum,I just think you may want to know if you do not already Happy

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14. September 2007 - 10:50
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GREAT!!! I've wished this to come! But only for selfish reasons (because I didn't know there are environmental reasons also). I have Google as starting site and if I do lots of work on computer the white light just starts to hurt my eyes. Thank you.

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14. September 2007 - 16:27
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all!son[eKitten] wrote:

GREAT!!! I've wished this to come! But only for selfish reasons (because I didn't know there are environmental reasons also). I have Google as starting site and if I do lots of work on computer the white light just starts to hurt my eyes. Thank you.

Really? I did not know that google white colors can hurt your eyes Big grin

Anyways,I made it my start page now Happy

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14. September 2007 - 17:50
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bump

this is brilliant, i hate browsing google at night with that bright white. this is the best thing ive seen on the net for a loooong time.

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14. September 2007 - 20:59
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*GOM* wrote:

Really? I did not know that google white colors can hurt your eyes Big grin

It really can if you work a lot on computer and you have to use google or some other white colored pages a lot. My eyes turn red and they hurt. I've had to buy eyedrops because of the pain and I'm not joking. I have button in my screen which makes the screen more darker (reading mode) but even that doesn't help.

Thanks for Blackle. I hope it had image search also though. For that I still have to go to Google.

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14. September 2007 - 21:16
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I am glad to know you think is a good solution for you Happy

I know it has not images..it is indeed a drawback..who knows,they may add it in the future...but images will not be so enviromental friendly Tongue

you could also buy a filter for your screen to reduce the radiation..

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15. September 2007 - 14:46
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they have no affiliation with google... as far as i can tell.

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