Twitter recently introduced a new mobile app called Periscope. What it does is it lets you watch live video broadcasts and share live videos with others.

Or as Twitter put it, Periscope lets you “explore the world in real time through someone else’s eyes.”

There’s a new way of socializing on Twitter – live video. The company recently announced that it released Periscope, a new app that lets people broadcast videos from their mobiles and watch live videos on their mobiles. If you want to share an experience with others, you can use Periscope to let them see what you see. If you want to feel like you’re in the middle of things, you can use Periscopes to watch live videos.

“Just over a year ago, we became fascinated by the idea of discovering the world through someone else’s eyes,” said the team behind Periscope. “What if you could see through the eyes of a protester in Ukraine? Or watch the sunrise from a hot air balloon in Cappadocia? It may sound crazy, but we wanted to build the closest thing to teleportation. While there are many ways to discover events and places, we realized there is no better way to experience a place right now than through live video. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but live video can take you someplace and show you around.”

Periscope – Main Features

• Broadcast & replay – let your followers see what you see by broadcasting live videos. When the broadcast is over, you can make it available for replay (replays last for 24 hours at this time).
• Watch & influence – when a broadcaster goes live, you’ll be notified to join and watch the video. While you’re watching, you can influence the broadcaster by sending messages or by tapping the screen to send hearts.
• Privacy – you don’t have to broadcast to everyone. Tap on the lock icon before going live and invite certain people to watch your live video.
• Share – tap the bird icon before going live and share your Periscope broadcasts on Twitter. A link will be tweeted when you go live; your followers can use it to watch your live video.
• Hearts – as mentioned above, you can tap the screen to send hearts to a broadcaster. Twitter keeps track of them and puts the broadcasters with the most hearts on a “Most Loved” list.

“What excites us most about Periscope is the power of seeing something for yourself. We watched someone rise above the Sonoma valley in a hot air balloon; we witnessed “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” directly from Ferguson, Missouri, a terrifying fire that erupted in San Francisco’s Mission district and a live performance from a pianist who played any song requested from the audience,” said the team behind Periscope.

Periscope is available for iOS right now. Get it for free from Apple’s App Store.

Periscope for Android is not available just yet. Twitter explained that the app "is in the works."

Which reminds me about Instagram’s new Layout app. While iOS users can get it right now from the App Store, Android users are left having to wait until it will be rolled out to Google Play. When? “In the coming months,” said Instagram.