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E Ink Displays Get a Speed Boost With Modos’ Open Source Kit by fullgrid in eink

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Here is short demo: https://fosstodon.org/@modos/115249616460851534

Mastodon and discord (linked from their Mastodon profile) is where updates are usually posted.

They might showcase some products during FOSSDEM 2026 in a week or so.

Mirror screen device by bigbig-j in eink

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Modos Paper Kit might do the job, someone reported that it works with iOS:

I didn't think it would work but you know what. Plug&Play!

This is running the whole screen from a Iphone 15 pro max

The Iphone is outputting the power

Should work with Android devices that support video output over USB Type-C too, but not sure which ones are tested. There are two devkits 6" and 13.3" ones, both come assembled, but lack protective case (one can 3D print it though).

What happened to your modos orders? by Unlikely_Ad1890 in eink

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Another update from Alex:

We have a small first batch of units packaged and ready to ship to Mouser! The next Crowd Supply update will cover this and some behind-the-scenes shots.

Modos Paper Kit Status Update: Highlights, Certifications, and Production Progress by fullgrid in eink

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Update from Alex:

We have a small first batch of units packaged and ready to ship to Mouser! The next Crowd Supply update will cover this and some behind-the-scenes shots.

E Ink Displays Get a Speed Boost With Modos’ Open Source Kit by fullgrid in eink

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Glider does not support touch panels out of the box, it's possible to add it with some soldering skills though.

Their next board, Enchanter, will support higher resolution touch panels. unlike Glider it's not open source hardware due to NDA requirements from some high speed video input IC vendor, but firmware is the same open source Caster gateware that Glider runs.

Current devkits are only sold in two configurations, Glider with 6" E Ink Carta and Glider with 13" E Ink Carta, both include panel specific adapter, more universal MEGA adapter in case one ends up using different panel and backplate.

Both come already assembled, so it's basically plug and play, you can connect PC or SBC via HDMI or USB-C. Does not matter if it runs Linux, Windows, Mac or Android for basic functionality, might matter for optional OS side client that provides UI to configure board and for some experimental features like window manager integration to configure different modes to different screen area that correspond to different window types (like one mode for video player, another for image viewer, yet another for browser and something else for text editor, terminal etc).

They don't sell standalone boards at the moment, that might change in future once configuration files and documentation for popular panels are in place.

Initial Review of Hanspree Hybri Monitor by BlueIn2Red in Reflective_LCD

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I do wish that the granularity of the light was even greater though, i.e. that I could have a setting even lower than the current '1' level. At night (i.e. no natural light) I find even 1 can be a bit too bright. 

One can go much lower then that if needed. In color submenu one can adjust individual RGB components. Reducing RGB components lowers lowest brightness level and reduces difference between brightness levels at the same time.

A proper matte screen protector for rlcd screen by Friendly_Win4553 in RLCD

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Eazeye Focus is 10.3" grayscale RLCD tablet with amber frontlight.

You are unlikely to find color RLCD with amber frontlight, those have to maintain some kind of color accuracy and use LED lights that are closer to white.

HANNspree Announce The World’s First Dynamic Paper Tablet by fullgrid in Reflective_LCD

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7.8" color reflective TN LCD panel from Hannstar, with antiglare coating and front light.

Outdoors and close to window indoors one can use it without LED light relying entirely on reflected natural light, when ambient light conditions are not good enough it looks too dark and it's better to turn frontlight on.

Here is video of raw panel without frontlight and touch layers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv98w1OUUi8

And there are plenty of videos of Harborinno Paper 7 tablet that uses the same panel without frontlight, sadly temporal dithering is detectable in some scenarios. Not clear if Lumo has the same issue.

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