SFist: Go Blackle™ Yourself

geminihunter

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:07:02 -0800

There are around 25 different versions of “black google” online. The best one I’ve found is 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 www.cleanblack.com/theme/

Jamison

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:45:57 -0800

Google has a little more information on the black screen idea on the page they set up for Lights Out SF, google.com/lightsoutsf, though Jonathan has already gotten the gist of it.

sangfroid826

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:10:09 -0800

But points for aesthetic appeal.

mattymatt

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:54:57 -0800

Good grief. This is like claiming that squashing a few ants will lead to the species' extinction.

OrangeDrink

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:29:00 -0800

This is true. Blackle may be easy on your eyes, but unless your office is in the same shape MUNI's is in, Blackle won't save much energy.

Jonathan Neil

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:54:22 -0800

Blackle made the rounds several months ago, and it turned out to be a slick way for Heap Media to make money from the Google AdWords campaign running on their search results page. With the advent of LCDs, containing a backlight which is always on, there is no energy savings between black screen and a white screen. On CRT monitors, there is a small difference in power consumption, but for those of us using LCDs, Blackle is pointless. In addition, Blackle offers none of the search parameter functions that Google does, and tends to strain your eyes during usage.