Blackle
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Blackle is an internet search engine powered by Google Programmable Search Engine. It was created by Toby Heap of Heap Media Australia with the goal of saving energy by displaying a black background with grayish-white text color on search results. As of July 2023, Blackle claims to have saved over 10.07 MWh of electrical energy.
Key facts
- Website.name
- Blackle
- Website.logo
- Blackle-logo.png
- Website.commercial
- Yes
- Website.type
- Search engine
- Website.language
- English
- Website.registration
- No
- Website.owner
- Heap Media Australia
- Website.author
- Toby Heap
- Website.current_status
- Active
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- search engine
- Industry
- search engine
- Official website
- www.blackle.com
- Image
- Blackle.webp
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- product or material produced
- search engine
- language of work or name
- English language
- Alexa rank
- 56897
- inception
- 2007-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Concept
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Blackle is an internet search engine powered by Google Programmable Search Engine. It was created by Toby Heap of Heap Media Australia with the goal of saving energy by displaying a black background with grayish-white text color on search results. As of July 2023, Blackle claims to have saved over 10.07 MWh of electrical energy.
== Concept == The concept behind Blackle is that computer monitors can use less energy by displaying darker colors. Blackle's design is based on a study that tested a variety of CRT and LCD monitors. However, the energy-saving claims, especially for users of LCD screens with a constant backlight, are disputed.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blackle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.