Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
**This episode of the Teardown Sessions is sponsored by AMD.**
Join Crowd Supply's Helen Leigh and 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:
youtube.com/watch?v=Dv3YCZ5Kg0I
*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.
*About Crowd Supply*
Crowd Supply is the crowdfunding platform of choice for engineers, hackers, designers, and idealists. We help them with the funding and support they need to deliver respectful, thoughtfully crafted, open source hardware to their delighted backers.
Come see what our creators are making: https://www.crowdsupply.com!
*About the Teardown Sessions*
Welcome to The Teardown Sessions, a series of interviews and hands-on learning sessions with Crowd Supply creators, staff, and lots of special guests.
*Links & Resources*
* Modos Paper Monitor campaign at Crowd Supply: crowdsupply.com/modos-tech/modos-paper-monitor
* AMD's FPGA Playground: crowdsupply.com/amd/fpga-playground
* AMD Spartan 6 FPGA: amd.com/en/products/adaptive-socs-and-fpgas/fpga/spartan-6.html
* Modos home page: https://www.modos.tech/
* Modos GitHub repo: github.com/Modos-Labs
* TearDown 2025: crowdsupply.com/teardown/portland-2025
* Crowd Supply Newsletter: crowdsupply.com/newsletter
* Soldered (e-paper display provider): soldered.com
* Soldered InkPlate Displays at Crowd Supply: crowdsupply.com/soldered
* NL Net Foundation: https://nlnet.nl/
*Follow Us!*
Youtube: @crowdsupply (youtube.com/@crowd_supply)
Instagram: @crowdsupply (instagram.com/crowdsupply/)
Discord invite: (discord.com/invite/7p5huQ)
Mastodon: hachyderm.io/@crowdsupply
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/crowdsupply.bsky.social
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/crowdsupply/posts
#opensourcehardware #hardwarehacking #opensource #hardware #teardown #maker #hacker #electronics #crowdsupply #crowdfunding #manufacturing #fpga #amd #epaper #eink #monitors #fpga #hdmi
**This episode of the Teardown Sessions is sponsored by AMD.**
Join Crowd Supply's Helen Leigh and 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:
youtube.com/watch?v=Dv3YCZ5Kg0I
*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.
*About Crowd Supply*
Crowd Supply is the crowdfunding platform of choice for engineers, hackers, designers, and idealists. We help them with the funding and support they need to deliver respectful, thoughtfully crafted, open source hardware to their delighted backers.
Come see what our creators are making: https://www.crowdsupply.com!
*About the Teardown Sessions*
Welcome to The Teardown Sessions, a series of interviews and hands-on learning sessions with Crowd Supply creators, staff, and lots of special guests.
*Links & Resources*
* Modos Paper Monitor campaign at Crowd Supply: crowdsupply.com/modos-tech/modos-paper-monitor
* AMD's FPGA Playground: crowdsupply.com/amd/fpga-playground
* AMD Spartan 6 FPGA: amd.com/en/products/adaptive-socs-and-fpgas/fpga/spartan-6.html
* Modos home page: https://www.modos.tech/
* Modos GitHub repo: github.com/Modos-Labs
* TearDown 2025: crowdsupply.com/teardown/portland-2025
* Crowd Supply Newsletter: crowdsupply.com/newsletter
* Soldered (e-paper display provider): soldered.com
* Soldered InkPlate Displays at Crowd Supply: crowdsupply.com/soldered
* NL Net Foundation: https://nlnet.nl/
*Follow Us!*
Youtube: @crowdsupply (youtube.com/@crowd_supply)
Instagram: @crowdsupply (instagram.com/crowdsupply/)
Discord invite: (discord.com/invite/7p5huQ)
Mastodon: hachyderm.io/@crowdsupply
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/crowdsupply.bsky.social
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/crowdsupply/posts
#opensourcehardware #hardwarehacking #opensource #hardware #teardown #maker #hacker #electronics #crowdsupply #crowdfunding #manufacturing #fpga #amd #epaper #eink #monitors #fpga #hdmi
