Toronto-based
Spatial View, headquartered near Front and University in the financial district, recently introduced a
device to allow iPhone users to watch 3D content without glasses, and has also signed a slew of deals to provide such content, according to COO Al Lopez. The company has also recently released a screen attachment for
laptops to allow similar 3D viewing.
Launched strictly as a display technology company in 2004, Spatial View focused on "auto-stereoscopic 3D," which allows three-dimensional viewing without the use of glasses. "In the past couple years we've moved more into distribution of 3D content on mobile, laptop and desktop devices over the Internet," Lopez says, pointing to a
recently announced deal to distribute a Peter Gabriel concert filmed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. "We'll have more exciting distribution announcements in the next month, names I'm sure you'll be familiar with."
Spatial View has 42 employees in offices in the US, Germany and Nova Scotia, along with its Toronto headquarters, Lopez says. But the staff is growing, with positions open now for six more employees. "We're seeing a lot of opportunity to grow as we expand to more and more platforms," Lopez says.