Motion Computing
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Motion Computing, Inc., was a developer of slate Tablet PC computers located in Austin, Texas. Motion Computing focused on vertical markets such as healthcare[1] government,[2] public safety,[3][4] and construction.[5][6] It was the first company to introduce Gorilla Glass, Bonded displays, built-in array microphones, and UV light-based disinfection stations for clinical environments.[7]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
| Owner | Xplore Technologies |
| Website | www |
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Motion Computing was founded in 2001 by a team of former Dell executives including David Altounian and Scott Eckert, who served as CEO of Motion.[8][9][10][11] In 2002, it launched its first product, the Motion M1200, a tablet designed as a successor of pen slates from the 1990s.[12] The M1200 was the first slate tablet available in a 12-inch size.[13][14] That same year, Motion raised $6.5 million in funding. Its second funding round in 2003 raised $11.2 million, and the 2004 Series C round raised $25 million.[15][16] In 2003, Motion launched the M1300, which was the first 1 GHz tablet using Intel Centrino mobile technology.[17][18][19] The M1400, released in 2004, was the first 12-inch slate tablet to have a View Anywhere display.[20][21]
Through its independent software vendor partnership program, Motion paired with companies including Active Ink and Mi-Co to advance the development of tablet PC applications.[22] In 2007, Motion released the first mobile clinical assistant (MCA), the C5, at UCSF Medical Center.[23][24]
Through a Series D funding round in 2008, the company closed $6 million.[25] In 2009, Motion secured $5.6 million in a round of financing from eight investors.[15] That same year, Motion announced that its C5 and F5 tablets would be the first rugged tablet PCs to use Corning's Gorilla Glass.[26][27]
In February 2011, Motion introduced ReadyDock, the first chemical-free disinfection stations using ultraviolet technology, for the C5 tablet.[28] In 2011, Motion Computing announced the Intel Atom "Oak Trail"-powered CL900 running Windows 7, a fully rugged 10" screen ultra-light Tablet PC, weighing 2.1 pounds.[29] The company then announced the CL910 tablet in July 2012 and the CL920 in October 2014.[30][31] Motion also released the LINCWorks RDA (Remote Data Access) series.[32]
In April 2015, Xplore Technologies Corp. purchased Motion Computing Inc. for $16 million.[8] At the time, Motion was the world's second-leading provider of rugged tablet PCs.[33]
Products
- F5m, 2015[7]
- C5m[7]
- R12, 2014[34][35]
- CL920, 2014[36]
- F5te, 2013[37]
- J3600, 2013[38]
- C5v, 2011[39]
- F5v, 2011[40]
- J3500, 2011[41][42]
- CL900, 2011[43][44]
- J3400, 2009[45]
- F5, 2008[46]
- LE1700, 2007[47][48]
- C5, 2007[49]
- LE1600TS (Touch Screen), 2006[50]
- LS800, 2005[51]
- LE1600, 2005[52][53]
- M1400, 2004[54]
- M1300, 2003[55][56]
- M1200, 2002[57][58]
- All devices listed can be used as digital art tablets. However, only the J3600 and prior devices feature Wacom active digitizer pen technology. This offers a high degree of pressure sensitivity thus mimicking the feel and nuance of pen and paper.
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