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2title: Daylight Computer Unboxing
3date: 2024-07-09, 18:24:01 -07:00
4categories:
5 - Blog
6tags:
7 - hardware
8 - unboxing
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10My [[Daylight Computer]] got delivered yesterday!
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12A quick set of unboxing photos at [[Z-Space]][^photocredit] while sitting at the main lounge table.
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14In the meantime I've linked it to my Google account, taken some notes in Google Docs, and used the Notebook app to take handwritten notes during an in-person meeting.
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16I'll spend more time with it over the next couple of weeks, add notes to the [[Daylight Computer]] page and other related notes.
17## Daylight Apps
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19Reader is the main custom app that ships with the device. It's also what you use to activate your Daylight account. I'll take more notes at [[Daylight Reader]] as I use it.
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21I use it for demo'ing the almost infinite zoom and fast scrolling of the device when I hand the tablet and pen to people to try.
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23There is a companion [[Daylight Capture]] app for iOS that lets you send links, PDFs, ePUBS, highlights, annotations, etc. More after I've used it for a bit.
24## Android
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26I haven't really used Android seriously for quite some time. I'll have to explore and see what is possible to install by sideloading.
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28I've seen other people running [[Obsidian]], which I'd like to use on here, but I'll have to go look up Android git support, too, so I can synch my vault between phone / laptop / Daylight.
29## Unboxing Photos
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33A handwritten note and a phone number to text if I needed any onboarding help.
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35It's an Android device and I haven't used an Android device in a while, so I had to kind of swipe around figuring stuff out.
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37The sign up didn't seem to work ... until I figured out that you needed to be online for things to work! Connected to our open guest wifi and all worked perfectly.
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41The Daylight Computer was shipped in this puffy sleeve. Both useful to throw in your bag, and good to protect it for shipping.
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43Underneath it you can see a Patagonia sling bag with a Daylight logo attached.
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47Pulling out the Daylight. I had used what I guess was a prototype version at the Vancouver meetup, which felt very light and plasticky. This finished version was solid feeling.
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51A very slim Bluetooth keyboard. Fits in the Patagonia sling bag (along with everything else), I should be able to pair it with my [[RK71]], or maybe an old solar-powered Logitech keyboard.
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55Me holding the Daylight Computer with most of the things that came in the box arrayed around.
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57The grey thing is a folding tablet stand that you can optionally glue to the back of the tablet.
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59Behind the lightbulb (which wasn't really explained, I guess it's an LED lightbulb), a [Lamy EMR pen](https://lamyshop.ca/ca_en/lamy-al-star-black-emr-stylus-pen.html) which is nice to hold and write with.
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61## Evolving Daylight
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63I have lots of ideas of how Local-first and other open ecosystems can tie into this hardware. [Kickstarting app ecosystems](https://bmannconsulting.com/blog/2022/06/01/kickstarting-app-ecosystem/) was written about Daylight before it was built, and I think the opportunity for novel hardware is even bigger, today. User owned files, AI companion work flows, malleable software are all directions that would work well.
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65Daylight can run a managed account system, curating plugins/developers, supporting synch, backup, and API default endpoints, while also staying open to others building on top.
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67The Auth0-powered login is fine to start, I was already showing David from [Feathers](https://feathers.cloud) how Daylight could benefit from his local first, DID-powered auth (yes, he pre-ordered one after using mine).
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69With a standard USB-C port as well as Bluetooth, what other interesting hardware accessories might expand the capabilities of this device? Can I use it as an external monitor or tablet with my Macbook Air?
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71Looking forward to exploring more. Congrats, Daylight team!
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73[^photocredit]: Photo credit to [[Jonny Ostrem]]