Teardown Session 55: Ultra Low-Latency Open Hardware E-Paper with Modos
In this Teardown Session, Crowd Supply’s Helen Leigh joins the team behind the Modos Paper Monitor to learn the secrets of making e-ink monitors run fast! This deep dive into e-ink technology will leave you better informed about this display technology.
Modos Paper Monitor is an open-hardware 13.3-inch, 1600 x 1200 e-ink monitor with a fast 60 Hz refresh rate, low latency, multiple image modes and dithering options, and flexible screen update control. It can be connected using HDMI and USB, works on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and will come inside an enclosure for plug-and-play use anywhere.
Check out Modos team member Wenting Zhang’s talk at Teardown 2024, Making E-ink Go Fast
About Our Guests
Alex Soto and Wenting Zhang are the team behind Modos Tech. Alex describes himself as "…a community organizer, educator, software engineer, hacktivist, and agent of social change." The hardware engineer behind the design of the Paper Monitor, Wenting Zhang is a Co-founder of Modos Tech Inc, and open source software and hardware enthusiast.
Modos Tech’s mission is to help you live a healthy life by creating technology that respects your time, attention, and well-being. They are creating an open hardware and open-source ecosystem of e-ink devices.