UPDATED 16:36 EDT / AUGUST 31 2010

BuzzVoice Brings News Feed Playlists to Android

BuzzVoice, an audio news application, is now available on android phones too. Not only have they launched in the android market, but they have also introduced new multimedia features. These features are audio streaming, custom android widget and a new android radio station.

In the busy busy world, Buzz voice is a great application for news followers. This application allows users to listen to news in contrast to reading it. The explain their service on the official blog as follows:

If you’re not familiar with BuzzVoice, our service lets busy people *listen* to over 1,600 of the web’s top news and blogs on smartphones and other mobile devices. It’s sort of like “Pandora for news”, and it’s specifically designed to make it faster, safer and more fun to keep up with news on the go (The real sweet spot is in the car, train, gym, etc.). To date, people have streamed over 2 million stories via BuzzVoice.

BuzzVoice for Android includes the same great multimedia functionality of our iPhone, iPad and iPod touch application, PLUS 3 major new features for Android smartphone owners:

1. Background Audio Streaming: Listen to breaking stories while checking  Twitter, Facebook or email.

2. A Custom Android Widget, which allows you to control the BuzzVoice App right from your Android device’s homescreen

3. A New “Android Radio” Station, which continuously updates you on Android-related news from top blogs like Android Central, Phandroid, Android and Me, Android Guys, Android Police, Android Tapp, Androinica, Android Spin & more.

With increasing sales of Android phones, this new application, might just be a hit.  Here’s a product video for BuzzVoice below:


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