E Ink unveils their next-gen display, the Pearl - monochrome e-paper with enhanced contrast ratio

E Ink has announced their next-generation display technology called Pearl. This new display has about 50% improved contrast ratio compared to the current E Ink (vizplex) displays, and also improved power consumption. The Pearl has 16 levels of gray.

The Pearl is the display used in Amazon's new Graphite Kindle DX, which will ship on July 2010, and cost $379.

Via E-Ink-Info