Yesterday, Google announced a new Google Labs application for Android-powered devices in the US called Listen. Listen quickly finds podcasts and web audio relevant to your searches, lets you stream them over-the-air or download for later use and subscribe to fresh content from your favorite feeds and searches. In short, Listen helps organize the world of audio information and makes it easily accessible anytime, anywhere. Listen lets you stay informed even while engaged in other activities.

It's simple to get started. Just go to Android Market on your Android smartphone and search for "Listen". Install the application and search for anything you would like to listen to. Alternatively you can also tap "Popular searches" and this will show some of the fastest-rising audio searches that people are making now. Tapping one of the results reveals content that you can play, queue for later, or subscribe to.

Cheers ~ Arne