We know that you guys eat these screensavers up whenever we post them. There's always tons of comments and the posts (Like the ones featuring Fliqlo and the Word Clock), are always making thier way into that week's Hot Posts. So to feed your insatiable desire, we've put together a list of the ten best looking screensavers. Go ahead and indulge...
Stunning Helvetica Drop Clock
Link to video.
Destroy Today's Sliding Calendar
Video at source.
Twingly's Informative Global Blog Newsfeed
Link to video
Yellow Monkey's Steve Jobs' iQuotes
Needless to say, only available on Mac
Flying Windows in Fenêtres Volantes
Again, only for Mac.
Flickr-fed Clockr
Only for Windows. (Link above downloads a .zip file)
Link to Video.
(Since the images are fed from random digit pictures on Flickr, give it a second to load)
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no linux screensavers. =( sad.
view beesknees's profile
Haha, I wouldn't think Linux users desired fancy-GUI things like screensavers. :P
view ekoshyun's profile
I haven't used a screen saver in about a decade. I just turn off the monitor of put a notebook to sleep when I walk away.
Also, aren't screen saver's unnecessary with LCDs?
view Orchid64's profile
Totally unnecessary, and a waste of electricity. Any modern computer can put the LCD screen into low-power mode after a certain period of inactivity. Doing so can save you a lot of money in electricity over the years, not to mention prolong the life of the monitor.
view sunspot42's profile
ekoshyun, you haven't had a look at compiz have you? keep up.
as to the eco greenies as aboout half of these have static text I doubt saving screens is really the idea. it's more about being cool and we arent screwing the environment or wasting money on that elsewhere are we?
view toottootwibble's profile
No Electric Sheep?!
view kteam's profile
Sunspot - normally I'd be with you, but... that Flickr Fed clock is calling my name. It can't be a terrible waste to have your monitor double as a clock... oh well, I'll probably download it and never use it.
view whytephoenix's profile
Do we have to attach eco-guilt to everything? I think this is a great post. Some really cool designs. And free, which is within my budget. Thanks, AT.
If you're that concerned about the environment, quit surfing the internet and turn off your computer.
No wonder there's starting to be an anti-green backlash. Pick your battles.
view Voodoo's profile
I agree that electric sheep should be on the list. It's free and it looks good (most of the time). Though, it does use a fair amount of resources.
Some of these don't seem to have much motion/action, especially since most of these ended up being clocks or calendars.
view wunami's profile
I love the Pixelbreaker clock, and I used it for a long time, but I stopped when I noticed etching on my Cinema display! It wasn't permanent (there are some apps out there that flash different colors to every pixel on the screen for a few hours to fix stuck pixels, and that worked for me), but now I'm too scared to try anything else :(
view melanie's profile
I love the built-in Mac RSS screensaver. I've got mine running the BBC news headlines at the moment, but it can show anything you please!
view grover's profile
These are all great but Uniqlock tops my list and they just released two new ones.
http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/
view djfred's profile
Hmmmm, can't get the flickr one to show as anything but black and white. Not the same! Not the saaaame!!
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