Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We still need computers; we just need them to be calmer. So goes the pitch from a new company called Daylight, whose DC1 promises a “new kind of computer, designed for deep focus and wellbeing.”

To tech geeks, it might come off as a shameless cash grab; to Ashwagandha-eating earth biscuits, the perfect way to fight screen addiction. To me, it’s an opportunity to spend an intentional afternoon away from my other screens on Governor’s Island. No press junket; no sponsored travel – just a three-minute boat ride from my South Brooklyn apartment with two pre-production samples and one question on my mind: does this so-called “Kindle on crack” really change the way I compute?


[ABOUT MRMOBILE'S DAYLIGHT DC1 FIRST LOOK]

MrMobile's Daylight DC1 First-Look/Hands-On was produced following one week with two pre-production DC1 review samples provided by Daylight.

MrMobile does not offer manufacturers the opportunity to preview, edit or approve content before publication. Neither Daylight nor any other manufacturer provided compensation in exchange for this coverage.


[LINKS]

World's first 60+ FPS e-paper display | Daylight [S3]:
youtube.com/watch?si=ApY7rAhWJ_d5xCq4&t=305&v=9M6zT0mRvW0&feature=youtu.be


Smartphones May Affect Sleep—but Not Because of Blue Light [WIRED]:
wired.com/story/blue-light-smartphone-screen-sleep


Daylight Computer: Design and Hardware Q&A [Design Theory]:
youtube.com/live/7TdBub1B9QQ


This Computer Eliminates Eye Strain | Anjan Katta:
youtube.com/watch?v=E-ALdScH-B8


‘A myth and a business’: Inside the real Silicon Valley with Tod’s NO_CODE [Gentlemans Journal]:
thegentlemansjournal.com/article/a-myth-and-a-business-inside-the-real-silicon-valley-with-tods-no_code


The World’s First Blue Light Free Computer | Anjan Katta & Tristan Scott:
tftc.io/worlds-first-blue-light-free-computer


[CHAPTERS]

00:00 Strain
01:57 Ordinary tablet, extraordinary display
04:04 Why would you want a screen like this?
05:57 Promise (& promises)
09:12 The competition
10:29 Not for me – but maybe for you


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