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TRMNL is an electronics start-up founded by Ryan Kulp in October 2023. It began on Kickstarter where it received $157,677 in public backing out of a $5,000 goal.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/usetrmnl/trmnl-the-e-ink-display-for-your-favorite-apps-and-news/description TRMNL: The e-ink display for your favorite apps and news by TRMNL » Community] — Kickstarter</ref> Their sole product offering is a customizable e-ink display which is marketed as being developer-friendly with no subscription fees. The company provides publicly accessible guidance on DIY building a similar device and using TRMNL's API.<ref>[https://docs.usetrmnl.com/go/how-it-works How it Works] | TRMNL API</ref><ref>[https://github.com/usetrmnl/firmware usetrmnl/firmware: TRMNL device firmware] - GitHub</ref> They also claim to not collect any data that is personally identifiable to their users.<ref>[https://usetrmnl.com/privacy Privacy Policy] | TRMNL</ref> | '''TRMNL''' is an electronics start-up founded by Ryan Kulp in October 2023. It began on Kickstarter where it received $157,677 in public backing out of a $5,000 goal.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/usetrmnl/trmnl-the-e-ink-display-for-your-favorite-apps-and-news/description TRMNL: The e-ink display for your favorite apps and news by TRMNL » Community] — Kickstarter</ref> Their sole product offering is a customizable e-ink display which is marketed as being developer-friendly with no subscription fees. The company provides publicly accessible guidance on DIY building a similar device and using TRMNL's API.<ref>[https://docs.usetrmnl.com/go/how-it-works How it Works] | TRMNL API</ref><ref>[https://github.com/usetrmnl/firmware usetrmnl/firmware: TRMNL device firmware] - GitHub</ref> They also claim to not collect any data that is personally identifiable to their users.<ref>[https://usetrmnl.com/privacy Privacy Policy] | TRMNL</ref> | ||
TRMNL offers users four methods of building their display:<ref name=":0">[https://docs.usetrmnl.com/go/diy/introduction Introduction] | TRMNL API</ref> | TRMNL offers users four methods of building their display:<ref name=":0">[https://docs.usetrmnl.com/go/diy/introduction Introduction] | TRMNL API</ref> | ||
# '''Default''' - buy TRMNL device, that runs TRMNL firmware, and pings TRMNL server | #'''Default''' - buy TRMNL device, that runs TRMNL firmware, and pings TRMNL server | ||
# '''BYOD''' - build user's own device, that runs TRMNL firmware, and pings TRMNL server | #'''BYOD''' - build user's own device, that runs TRMNL firmware, and pings TRMNL server | ||
#* This option requires that users pay "a small monthly fee to cover [the user's] compute time on [TRMNL's] servers, since [TRMNL doesn't] make any revenue on a device sale."<ref name=":0" /> | #*This option requires that users pay "a small monthly fee to cover [the user's] compute time on [TRMNL's] servers, since [TRMNL doesn't] make any revenue on a device sale."<ref name=":0" /> | ||
# '''BYOD/S''' - build user's own device, mod TRMNL firmware, and ping the user's own server | #'''BYOD/S''' - build user's own device, mod TRMNL firmware, and ping the user's own server | ||
# '''BYOS''' - buy TRMNL device, mod TRMNL firmware, and ping the user's own server | #'''BYOS''' - buy TRMNL device, mod TRMNL firmware, and ping the user's own server | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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