Daylight Computer Co. is a Public Benefit Company[1][2] that designs and manufactures devices that do not emit blue light or flicker.[3] Anjan Katta, the company's founder and CEO, stated that he started the company to reduce his personal eyestrain and the distraction that came with conventional devices.[4]
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Company type | Benefit Corporation |
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| Founded | June 1, 2018, in San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
The first device that the company released is the Daylight DC-1, a tablet using a monochrome transflective liquid-crystal display designed for outdoor use, while also being usable indoors with an amber backlight.[5] The company's goal is to create a "healthy computer."[6]
History
editIn June 2018, Anjan Katta began the process of designing a device that did not emit blue light or flicker. He was inspired by the Kindle stating that he wanted to create a device that was, "an analog object that happens to have digital magical capabilities.”[7] By 2020, he created his first scientific prototype and created the first proof-of-concept prototype in 2021.[6] In the early research and development stages of the device, Katta had spent $300,000 of his own money. Eventually, Katta obtained a $12 million investment from current and former executives of companies such as Oculus, Pinterest, and Dropbox.[7]
In 2024, the company held a launch party at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park for the Daylight DC1, the company's first device. The event had roughly 200 attendees.[8] Later that year, Daylight sold out its first run of 5,000 devices.[2][7] The Daylight DC1 is a 1.2 pound tablet that runs its own operating system, SolOS, based on Android 13.[4] It has a refresh rate of 60 Hz, fast enough to process video.[9]
In 2025, the product was demonstrated by Danny Jones on the Joe Rogan Experience.[3] The company has been described by outlets such as Wired and VentureBeat as a "returning computing to hippie ideals" and being a product for "techno-hippies."[7][8]
The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Daylight | A More Caring Computer". daylightcomputer.com. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- 1 2 Takahashi, Dean (2024-05-24). "Daylight launches blue-light-free computer Daylight DC1". GamesBeat. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- 1 2 "Wyoming Siblings And Their Daylight Computer Get Huge Boost From Joe Rogan". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- 1 2 Pierce, David (2024-05-23). "The Daylight DC1 is an attempt to build a "calmer" computer". The Verge. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- 1 2 Pierce, David (2024-07-20). "A few weeks with the Daylight DC-1 tablet: rethinking screen time". The Verge. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- 1 2 Siegal, Jacob (2024-07-09). "Daylight Computer Co. CEO Anjan Katta On Building A Healthier Computer". BGR. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- 1 2 3 4 Levy, Steven. "The Daylight Tablet Returns Computing to Its Hippie Ideals". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- 1 2 Thomason, James (2024-05-25). "Inside the strange launch of Daylight Computer and first impressions". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ↑ Philip Berne (2024-06-14). "'A Godzilla-sized Pebble watch with a decade of improvement' – Daylight claims its tablet screen is better than E Ink, but the truth is far more complicated". TechRadar. Retrieved 2026-01-27.