Apple TV Now Offers 360-Degree Videos

Apple TV users can now view 360-degree videos, thanks to a new application called Littlstar.

This free app, now available on the App Store according to MacWorld, allows users to use the touchpad and view videos in all angles and using various settings.

Using this app will let people experience how it feels to be part of the videos they are playing, be it a concert or an adventure footage.

According to Gizmodo, this application will make people feel like they are really part of a virtual reality and it will be up to them as to what views to watch.

Introduced in 2014, Littlstar, claims to be the first online community to introduce VR videos and 360-degree footages. It has also tapped the help of Disney Accelerator when it was still starting in the business.

PC Mag said this is the first time that 360-degree videos can be viewed using the Apple TV.

It added that the application will come with free video content from brands such as Red Bull, National Geographic, Mountain Dew, Showtime, Discovery and PBS.

It is also believed to run with the latest Siri Remote of the Apple TV for easier control of the 360-degree view.

"We wanted to give audiences the ability to consume this content from their living rooms and in a social environment. With Littlstar's app, users can now view 360 videos on their televisions, and experience immersive video the same way they would a traditional TV program," explained Littlstar founder and chief product officer Tony Mugavero.

A MacWorld review of the new application said it provides quite an "enjoyable experience" for gamers, though it claimed it could be disorienting at first for many.

It also claimed that the videos did not look very sharp on a 70-inch television.

"Thanks to the swelling interest in virtual reality, we're seeing a boom in 360-degree video from content providers both large and small," added the same report.

One example of the 360-degree videos which can be enjoyed using the Apple TV is a five-minute documentary from Wall Street Journal showing a ballerina who is rehearsing. You can follow her as she moves from one part of the studio to the other, then watch her perform at New York's Lincoln Center theater.

Gizmodo added that more and more companies are providing users with VR and 360-degree video experiences. It added that video streaming from the Internet using television screens is also a booming technology.