Daylight Computer Co.
Health-focused technology company
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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]
- Consumer electronics
- Software services
- Anjan Katta
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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 has released is the Daylight DC-1, an electronic ink (E-ink) style tablet that is designed to be used outdoors but can be used indoors utilizing the amber backlight.[5] The company's goal is to create a "healthy computer."[6]
History
In 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]