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2link: https://daylightcomputer.com
3tags:
4 - hardware
5 - tablet
6 - organization
7 - sanfrancisco
8 - PBC
9LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daylightco
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11Daylight is a computer hardware company whose first product is an e-ink tablet.
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13## Articles
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15[[Om Malik]] wrote about Daylight [A startup’s “tablet” gears up to take on Apple’s iPad](https://om.co/2024/05/18/daylight-tablet/).
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17> This is one of the most talked about devices in Silicon Valley. It was created by Daylight Computer, a company started by Anjan Katta to solve his problem — he suffers from ADHD and wanted something that allowed him few distractions and allowed him to work with intent. The reason I am excited about that new tablet is because it is optimized around reading, writing, and productivity. This is very different from the tablets we have had so far.
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19> What the company has created is a beautiful tablet — about the size of a normal iPad Air. It is just a “little less than white,” white, with a gorgeous screen. It is very simple, elegant, and lovely. It has an e-ink screen, and the matte monochrome paper-like display is optimized for reading, writing, and note-taking. It refreshes at 60 frames per second, a pretty big deal for e-ink displays. This is much less stressful on the eye and easy to use even in direct sunlight. It has 8 GB memory, about 128 GB in-built storage, an 8-core chip, microphones, speakers, and a powerful battery
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21Arum Venkatesan wrote a review [Daylight at the end of the tunnel](https://arun.is/blog/daylight-tablet/).
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23> The challenge is no longer just about the tasks at hand, but how to structure our relationship with computers. The result has been a growing sense of discontent with how easily computing devices become distractions.
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25> Tablets, including the iPad, have largely become consumption-oriented entertainment devices, rather than the revolutionary productivity tools many had envisioned. Addressing this reality requires a more holistic rethinking of the tablet form factor and user experience - something the Daylight Tablet aims to change.
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27> One downside is that it does not support the Google Play store, which requires color screens.
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