Energy efficiency is the new black, it would seem. If Google had a black screen, according to calculations, 750 megawatt hours per year would be saved. The average UK household uses around 18 megawatt hours per year.So Heap Media – a company dedicated to developing online services with a global reach – have used Google technology to make Blackle.
It has exactly the same functions as the white version, but with much lower energy consumption.
An all white webpage uses 74 watts to display, whereas a black equivolent uses only 59 watts.
With roughly 200 million queries a day worldwide, it all adds up.
Click here to see the energy saving Google.
As you can see , Dom's weird news has been saving energy for years :)
My energy saving strategy is not to move around too much. Works for me.
ReplyDeleteMine is to watch soccer rather than play it ... and if I'm feeling really energetic, watch darts!
ReplyDeleteYou might want to note that blackle is just the homepage of www.searchincolor.com, which has offered web search in different colors since a much longer time. In general, all dark backgrounds on light text are energy saving-less illumination of the CRT-less pixel activation.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite on searchincolor.com is the white background with green links-although not energy saving-it is really better for the eyes.
Sanjay
Thanks Sanjay. My thoughts exactly !
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