Try the new Google homepage

The new look has been offered to a select number of users, but you can try it out for yourself with this simple URL hack. Head over to google.com (not .co.uk), sign out of your account, and paste this into the address bar:

javascript:void(document.cookie="PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602
:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com");

Hit return, and if necessary refresh the page. You should then see the new homepage. (You may have to click 'Google Home' or 'Go to Google.com' if you get a search error.) You can also sign back in while still using the new search page.

in reference to: http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49304406,00.htm (view on Google Sidewiki)