Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further

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Post by Vinnl » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC

Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further
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Re: Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further

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Post by functionmouse » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC

Unfortunately the pen is probably USI, making it borderline useless as a pen. This will not be like S-pen or Apple Pencil.

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Post by varun_ch » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC

functionmouse wrote: post #2

Unfortunately the pen is probably USI, making it borderline useless as a pen. This will not be like S-pen or Apple Pencil.

I think this device isn’t so much about a pen. It seems like it could be a really nice typing or coding or reading display. Maybe a future model could improve on the pen

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Post by varun_ch » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC

There is an awesome YouTube video about this from the person who made it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nHbA2-_qzH4

Re: Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further

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Post by xnx » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

> two-person startup is back fund-raising for Modos Flow, a 13.3-inch color e-paper monitor with a higher native resolution of 3,200 x 2,400, touch input, and a 60Hz refresh rate

Those are some mighty specs. Godspeed.

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Post by zipy124 » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

functionmouse wrote: post #2

Unfortunately the pen is probably USI, making it borderline useless as a pen. This will not be like S-pen or Apple Pencil.

Although I can't find an authoritative source on it the indications do support that assumption that it is USI. Technically USI doesn't have to be bad, it just appears that quality control on the standard is bad (similarly to how USB cables often don't meet the spec and can cause troubles as a result).

Firmware can be checked here: https://gitlab.com/zephray/enchanter

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Post by nzach » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC

varun_ch wrote: post #4

There is an awesome YouTube video about this from the person who made it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nHbA2-_qzH4

This link is way more interesting than the original ieee.

It was submitted to HN 2 times already but unfortunately it flew under the radar: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwa...

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Post by throwwwll » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC

Price?

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Post by nzach » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC

throwwwll wrote: post #8

Price?

U$ 619 for the black and white model and U$ 719 for the color model

https://www.crowdsupply.com/modos-tech/modos-flow#products

Re: Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further

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Post by throwwwll » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC

nzach wrote: post #9

throwwwll wrote: post #8

Price?

U$ 619 for the black and white model and U$ 719 for the color model https://www.crowdsupply.com/modos-tech/modos-flow#products

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