In last week’s update, we set the goal of reaching 65%. We’ve not only crossed that milestone but are now 70% funded with more than 100 backers! Every pledge, share, and suggestion is helping to shape this project and push it forward.

Back the campaign on Crowd Supply - help us reach 80% this week!

Introducing the Glider Mega Adapter

We want to give backers more flexibility out of the box, so every 6" and 13" kit now includes the Glider Mega Adapter. With it, you can connect 4.3", 5", 6", 7.8", 9.7", 10.3", 11.3", and 13.3" displays. Anyone interested in working with e-paper now has much more flexibility to experiment by reusing e-paper panels from existing devices as well as trying out new ones.

The Glider Mega Adapter includes support for the following (which is not a comprehensive list, as some panels are untested but expected to work):

• 39-pin 0.3mm pitch: Certain 4.3", 5", and 13.3" screens (ED043WC1, ED043WC3, ED050SU3, ES133UTx, ED133UTx, EC133UJ1)
• 33-pin 0.5mm pitch: Most 9.7" screens (ED097OCx, ED097ODx, ED097TCx)
• 0.5mm pitch: 7.8"–10.3" screens: (ED078KCx, ED078KHx, EC078KHx, ED080TC1, EC080SC2, ED100UC1, ES103TCx, ED103TCx)
• 34-pin 0.5mm pitch: Most 6.0" screens (ED060SCF, ED060SCP, ED060XC3/C5/C8/C9/CG/D4/D6/G1/H2, ED060KC1/C4/D1/G1, etc.)
• 50-pin 0.5mm pitch: Most 11.3" screens (ED113TCx)

Save the Date: August 28th

Teardown Session 55: Ultra Low-Latency Open Hardware E-Paper with Modos

On August 28th, we’ll be joining Helen Leigh for a Teardown Session livestream all about how we’ve made e-paper fast. We’ll share the process, the challenges, and the techniques that let our open-hardware Paper Dev Kit hit ultra-low latency and high refresh rates.

If you haven’t already, check out Wenting’s Teardown 2024 talk: Making E-Ink Go Fast.

I’d love for you to join us, so mark August 28th on your calendar.

I Try All Things; I Achieve What I Can

E-paper has been defined by its tradeoffs: slow refresh, limited interaction, narrow use cases. Our livestreams exist to break that frame. By pushing refresh to 75 Hz and cutting latency below 100 ms, we are shifting those tradeoffs, and when you change the tradeoffs, you change what is possible.

Last week we showed fast e-paper performance using KDE across applications, creative tools, and games:

• Dolphin and dragging files
• Krita, Kate, Okular, Marble, Konsole, Discover
• Blender, Wings 3D, Audacity
• Emacs, Neovim, Firefox
• Moby Dick typing demo, Blanc, The Collage Atlas

The Moby Dick typing demo highlighted real-time responsiveness, while Blanc and The Collage Atlas, both hand-drawn games with beautiful visuals, showed how e-paper’s high contrast and how our 75 Hz controller delivers smooth, responsive gameplay.

Additional Livestream Highlights

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Day 8

This Week’s Livestream

This week it’s GNOME, XFCE, more applications, and LCD comparison.

Building on last week’s sessions, here’s what’s next:

• Daily driving with GNOME and XFCE
• Applications like LibreOffice and more
• A side-by-side comparison with LCD, to show latency and refresh.

We’re only beginning to discover what e-paper can become, with speed and openness at its core redefining its possibilities.

Join us live at https://modos.tech/live at 6PM EDT.

Want to see something specific? Suggest a demo! Join our Discord or Matrix and help shape what we show next.

Back the Campaign

We’re 70% funded, so let’s keep the momentum going and hit that 80% milestone! Support the Modos Paper Monitor by backing the campaign today on Crowd Supply.

Together, we’re making e-paper faster and more open while unlocking new possibilities.