The company Spring Design has announced today that they will soon be launching an e-reader which runs Google’s Android OS.

The design is called “Alex,” and will feature two screens: a 6” E-Ink EPD display, and a 3.5” color LCD. This design affords buyers the readability of E-Ink, while offering the multimedia performance of an LCD. Images and hyperlinks from text content will automatically display on the lower LCD, in what Spring Design is calling the “Duet Navigator” dual-screen technology.

The LCD screen is an “integrated Android mobile device,” which will allow users to browse the web over WiFi or any place served by 3G (GSM or CDMA). The OS has been specifically tweaked to optimize battery life between the LCD and E-Ink screens, and users can manually move items between screens to further conserve power. Lastly, Alex will ship with a removable SD card, earphones and speakers.

There is currently no word on where Alex will be sold, or what wireless carriers will support it, but Spring Design says that it will be available by the end of the year.