The computer, de-invented
Meet DC-1. A new kind of computer, designed for deep focus and wellbeing.
We refuse to accept a future where our devices are exhausting, addictive, and distracting1
Introducing Daylight — a healthier, more human-friendly computer
The world’s first full-speed
paper-like display
Smooth interactions
Scroll, zoom, turn pages—even watch video— without any lag
A calm experience
Stay connected with yourself and what’s around you
For your health
Say goodbye to eye-strain—designed for full sunlight and nighttime
Smooth interactions
Scroll, zoom, turn pages—even watch video— without any lag
A calm experience
Stay connected with yourself and what’s around you
For your health
Say goodbye to eye-strain—designed for full sunlight and nighttime
A distraction-free space for
learning & creativity
We invented a new type of display that’s like E Ink, but faster. It looks and feels like paper, but runs at 60fps, so you can work fluidly, and use all your apps without compromise.
Reading
Note-taking
Writing
With all the
apps you need
Use all your favorite apps without the distractions—it's the best of both worlds.
The vision for Daylight is to build a whole ecosystem of healthier, more humane computers that respect our health, attention, and freedom.
outdoor computing
it's a computer you
can use outside
Read in broad daylight with a screen that uses the sun as its backlight.
DC-1 lights up beautifully outdoors without distracting reflections, so you can read outside any time of the day.
No eye-strain
Flicker-free display is
easy on the eyes
Extended battery
Days of use on a
single charge
Backlight optional
Read in direct sunlight,
no backlight needed
Goodbye, blue light
Most devices emit blue light that affects your circadian rhythm, even in night mode. Daylight doesn’t.
Better sleep
In sync with your circadian rhythm
Flicker-free
PWM-free display means no eye strain
Pure amber
Campfire spectrum with zero blue light
What peopleare saying
know more about daylight on:
Daylight is a Public Benefit Co.
One of my big surprises of Silicon Valley was finding out how nice & well intentioned many of the execs of “evil big tech” were. Shocking because I expected them to be evil. Heartbreaking because they weren’t.
It meant big tech do bad not cuz of who runs them, but because of the systematic forces they’re beholden to, ie business model & shareholder mandate.
So to make tech that does less evil, it’s not enough to believe we’re good people with good intentions. We need to root cause solve the systematic disincentives.
Thus, we decided daylight should be a PBC, with a double bottom line: not just a fiduciary duty to shareholders, but also a civil duty to uphold our public benefit purpose:
To help technology and humanity live happily ever after.
DC-1 at a glance
Fast, paper-like
display
Read, write,
take notes
Use all
your apps
Sunlight
readable
Blue-light free backlight