diff --git a/examples/geometry_colors.html b/examples/geometry_colors.html
index b07e8430..1329552b 100644
--- a/examples/geometry_colors.html
+++ b/examples/geometry_colors.html
@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@
 				padding: 5px;
 			}
 
+			#oldie {
+				font-family:monospace;
+				font-size:13px;
+
+				text-align:center;
+				background:#eee;
+				color:#000;
+				padding:1em;
+
+				width:475px;
+				margin:5em auto 0;
+
+				display:none;
+			}
+
 			a {
 
 				color: #0080ff;
@@ -33,12 +48,30 @@
 		<div id="container"></div> 
 		<div id="info"><a href="http://github.com/mrdoob/three.js" target="_blank">three.js</a> - vertex colors - webgl</div>
 
+		<center>
+		<div id="oldie">
+			Sorry, your browser doesn't support <a href="http://khronos.org/webgl/wiki/Getting_a_WebGL_Implementation">WebGL</a>
+			
+			<br/>
+			Please try in
+			<a href="http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel">Chrome 9+</a> /
+			<a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html">Firefox 4+</a> /
+			<a href="http://nightly.webkit.org/">Safari OSX 10.6+</a>
+		</div>
+		</center>
+
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="js/Stats.js"></script>
 
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="../build/ThreeExtras.js"></script>
 
 		<script type="text/javascript">
 
+			if ( !is_browser_compatible() ) {
+
+				document.getElementById( "oldie" ).style.display = "block";
+
+			}
+
 			var container, stats;
 
 			var camera, scene, renderer;
@@ -179,6 +212,15 @@
 
 			}
 
+			function is_browser_compatible() {
+
+				// WebGL support
+
+				try { var test = new Float32Array(1); } catch(e) { return false; }
+
+				return true;
+
+			}
 
 		</script>
 
diff --git a/examples/particles_billboards_colors_gl.html b/examples/particles_billboards_colors_gl.html
index aa51a5c1..a555c80f 100644
--- a/examples/particles_billboards_colors_gl.html
+++ b/examples/particles_billboards_colors_gl.html
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@
 				container = document.createElement( 'div' );
 				document.body.appendChild( container );
 
-				camera = new THREE.Camera( 55, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 1, 3000 );
-				camera.position.z = 1000;
+				camera = new THREE.Camera( 50, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 1, 3000 );
+				camera.position.z = 1400;
 
 				scene = new THREE.Scene();
-				scene.fog = new THREE.FogExp2( 0x000000, 0.001 );
+				scene.fog = new THREE.FogExp2( 0x000000, 0.0009 );
 				
 				geometry = new THREE.Geometry();
 				
-				sprite = ImageUtils.loadTexture( "textures/sprites/circle.png" );
+				sprite = ImageUtils.loadTexture( "textures/sprites/ball.png" );
 				
 				for ( i = 0; i < 5000; i++ ) {
 
diff --git a/examples/textures/sprites/ball.png b/examples/textures/sprites/ball.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfc4313a
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