Ebook reverend apps for Android hit been in the Android Market for whatever instance now, but we’ve still to wager a creation ebook figure that uses Google’s open-source platform.  That could modify imminently, however, with the unveiling of the Spring Design Alex ebook reader, a dual-display listing that has a accepted 6-inch E Ink commission up crowning and a second, 3.5-inch colouration LCD touchscreen underneath, patch Android runs the flooded show.

Spring Design declare that the Alex’s digit displays could be utilised for feeding ebook-related noesis online – news, images, recording and more – unitedly with adding annotations and antiquity up a assemblage of scheme snippets or, as the consort has it, Link Notes.  You’ll also be healthy to alter noesis from the LCD pass to the E Ink panel, making it easier to feature text, unitedly with ingest the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to compose and search.

There’s also onboard 3G and WiFi, for wireless downloads, and the Alex is said to also impact as a flooded smartphone with a headset diddley for vocalise calls and media playback.  Storage is via SD card.

What’s engrossing is that Barnes and Noble were tipped to be developing a dual-display ebook reverend terminal week, and the ebook merchandiser and business concern hit a advise circumstance regular this hebdomad (which we’ll be attending).   Spring Design hit exclusive said that they’re in talks with field noesis partners and element partners most the Alex, and that they wait it to be on the mart by the modify of 2009.

[via SlashGear]