Someone up there must like me. I have often dreamed of having someone read me news and magazine stories for years. I always envisioned myself sitting in a bathtub listening to the New York Times. I thought it would be so great to get two things done at the same time.

Okay, sometimes that doesn’t work, but I can’t be too far off base because three ex-Google guys just developed an app called Umano that reads news and magazine articles to you while you are driving, working out, running, walking, sunbathing, and yes, taking a bath.

As we get older and our eyes get tired we might want to consider sitting back and letting the Umano voice actors (not robots) read to us. Umano covers must-know news, entertainment, tech, entrepreneurs, inspirational items, and science. More topics and actors are being added all the time.

So far, seven million people have listened to stories over the last few months, and that number is increasing every day. Umano has noticed that users listen several times a week during the same time period. The app is available on Android and iPhone.

I downloaded the app and have listened to many stories over the last few days. I love it! I am learning about things I wouldn’t normally read. That is a very good thing.