August-03-2010
Enterprise Mobility mkt to exceed US$168.8 billion: The recent turmoil in global economy impacted many businesses and regardless of noticeable decline in business growth, several companies chose to invest in mobile infrastructure to reap dividends in later stages.
Daniel Robinson, August-03-2010
We were impressed with the dual-touch display on our review unit, which supports both multi-touch input using your fingers or the digital stylus that comes as part of the system. We found we could easily navigate around the Windows menus and applications using a fingertip, switching to the stylus when more precision is required or for handwriting input.
July-2010
Oswego Fire Department Works With Allegiance Tablet PC Experts to Go Paperless: "The software solution running on the F5s is easy to use, and the rugged design makes me feel confident that they will be able to withstand the often harsh conditions encountered by our firefighters."
July-15-2010
Tenn. Agency Improves Annual Billing by $2 Million: Motion Tablets from Allegiance Tablet PC Experts assist in billing and revenue collection.
Sumocat, July-12-2010
Why wait for a Windows 7 slate when you can get one now? If you think the iPad is a toy, then consider this (J3500) an industrial strength tool.
Austen Sherman, July-08-2010
Phoenix's CityScape uses new building program: The F5v tablet shows user a 3-D model of the building that streamlines construction and facility management. Phoenix's CityScape is the first in North America to use this technology.
Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, June-22-2010
Motion leaps to the tablet front with Core 2010 processors, capacitive dual touch, Gobi2000, and more: Thanks to a switch to Intel's latest ultra low voltage 2010 Core i5/i7 processors, the J3500 offers substantial performance improvements while remaining as, or more, power-efficient. Perhaps even more importantly, the availability of capacitive dual touch technology offers the potential shown by Apple's iPhone and iPad without giving up on the very precise electromagnetic digitizer technology often required in Motion's target markets.
Warner Crocker, June-22-2010
Motion Releases J3500 Slate Tablet PC: The dual digitizer touch and pen experience work very well. We’ve seen this dual approach before, but this is as smooth an implementation as I’ve seen with Windows 7 Professional as the OS. Inking is smooth as silk using the included stylus, and the two finger touch works well. Switching between the two input methods is effortless. Motion has included some Touch UI widgets to emphasize that they are paying attention to the current touch craze and they offer you a range of options on how to interface with the device.
Edward J. Correia, June-22-2010
New Tablet Puts Core i7 vPro In Motion: With the June 22 release of the J3500 Motion Computing has once again demonstrated a keen ability to cram loads of capabilities into a tablet PC form factor.
Charles McLellan, June-24-2010
Motion Computing J3500: Like its predecessor, the Motion Computing J3500 is a very capable, customisable and accessory-laden slate tablet. It comes in the same ruggedised chassis, and delivers very similar battery life from a set of upgraded components.
May-19-2010
Motion launches new line of rugged tablet PCs offering enhanced power, performance and integrated features: The tablet PCs are fully rugged yet lightweight, making them the ideal solution for workers who compute while walking or standing. Deployed across organisations worldwide, the tablet PCs are proving to enhance documentation, improve collaboration, and reduce process latencies.
May-25-2010
NetMotion Wireless and Motion Computing Announce Joint Marketing Agreement: Motion Computing manufactures rugged tablet PCs designed for mobile workforces in specific industries, along with accessories, support, software and services. The NetMotion Wireless Mobility XE mobile VPN maintains secure, reliable connections for those devices as they transition between networks and encounter coverage gaps throughout the working day.
Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, May-19-2010
Motion F5v Review: Motion Computing provides a major performance increase and a wealth of productivity-boosting enhancements to its innovative rugged Motion F5 tablet.
Warner Crocker, May-19-2010
Motion Computing Unveils Updates to F5 and C5 Slates: Both now sport options for I5 and I7 processors and other advances. These rugged beauties descend from Motion’s work in the medical niche with the original C5. When the F5 made its debut it was targeted at folks who needed a rugged PC in the field in a variety of industries. Gottabemobile Inkshow: The Motion F5V Slate Tablet PC
Daniel S. Evans, May-19-2010
Motion Computing Pumps Up Tablets with Core i7: The ruggedized F5v Tablet PC and C5v MCA are an extension of Motion Computing's line of business tablet PCs but its first with the latest Intel technology. The new processors will provide a 40 percent improvement in overall PC performance, the company claims.
Jon Swartz, April-04-2010
Thanks to iPad, tablets may be the new hot thing: While iPad is expected to be a hit with consumers, tablet makers for specialized markets — such as hospitals and construction sites — anticipate a boon in sales for more rugged tablets.
OzTabletPC, March-2010
Motion Computing J3400 Tablet PC is perfect for Pilots - Test flight in Piper Cherokee Six from YMMB: We take the Motion Computing J3400 for a test flight from Moorabbin Airport YMMB. We compare the trusty old HP TC1100 (out of production) to the new Motion J3400. In particular we compare the screen performance of a typical Tablet PC with the superior Motion Hydis AFFS+ display.
March-2010
Enterprise Tablet PCs Go To Work: See Motion's entire line of tablets featured.
Brian Dolan, March-04-2010
HIMSS - Tablet Makers Talk Wireless, iPad: These devices need to be balanced and easy to use while resting on the user’s forearm. Just putting a mit on the back of one of these devices is not enough. It needs to be ergonomically designed to sit on the user’s arm.
March-02-2010
Verizon Wireless’ Mobile Healthcare Solutions Let Hospitals And Clinics Streamline Communications And Access Critical Data: Verizon Wireless offers customers in the healthcare industry an extensive portfolio of products and services that run on the company’s reliable Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) network.
March-01-2010
Aruba Networks and Motion Computing Deliver Unified Communications Services at the Point-of-Care in Hospitals and Remote Clinics: Aruba Networks, Inc., a global leader in 802.11n wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, and Motion Computing, a leading provider of integrated mobile computing solutions, today announced a certified healthcare solution to reliably deliver unified communications services and data access at the point-of-care.
February-19-2010
Simms broadens New Zealand portfolio with Motion: Simms International’s New Zealand expansion continues to gain legs, with Motion Computing naming the distributor as its regional representation across the Tasman.
February-18-2010
University Hospitals Birmingham deploys 300 MCAs to help reduce medication errors: Used with its Prescribing Information Communication System (PICS), the C5s are helping the hospital to avoid between 400 and 450 potential medication errors each week. The Trust expects to save approximately 10% of the drug budget due to more accurate prescribing and medication administration.
Bobby Caina Calvan, January-31-2010
iPad, anyone? Hospitals looking at the mobile device: One tablet, the Motion C5, promoted by its manufacturer as a "mobile clinical assistant," is about the size of a small bathroom scale. It has handles and is equipped with a pen-like stylus. "I love it," said Thomas Whiteford, a registered nurse at Kaiser's Sacramento Medical Center, who took part in testing the device. "I can sit next to the patient and do my charting."
Bill Crounse, January-27-2010
A “right-sized” EMR? Tablet PC + Microsoft Office OneNote: While the media will be focused today on Apple’s Tablet announcement, I’d like to remind HealthBlog readers that there’s nothing new about Tablet devices. I have been evangelizing the use of Tablet PCs in health for nearly a decade. And over the last several years, particularly with the release of Windows Vista and now Windows 7, the Tablet PC value proposition for healthcare providers just gets better and better.
David Diaz, January-26-2010
The Top Ten Groundbreaking Slates: Long before the Apple iSlate (or iPad, or whatever they’ll be calling it) was even a thought in our minds, there was the Motion M1200.
Eric Lai, January-26-2010
Apple tablet unlikely to be B2B-ready, says vendor: Motion's tablets all run the Windows operating system. That's crucial for compatibility with the line-of-business and custom apps used by most industrial customers.
Kevin LaHaise, January-25-2010
Tablets, Tablets, Tablets: A Talk With Motion Computing: Surprisingly enough, on our journey we discovered that a local, Austin-based company called Motion Computing has been making tablet computers since 2001.
John Boudreau, January-24-2010
Apple and other makers hope tablet computers finally catch on: "Using a tablet is not a great way to write a novel, but it's a great way to navigate and input information," said Mike Stinson, vice president of marketing at Motion Computing. The Austin-based company makes tablets for specific industries, such as construction and hospitals.
December-09-2009
Box.net and Motion Computing Partner to Deliver Web-based Collaboration Tools to the Construction Industry. Motion will now resell Box.net, which will enable its construction customers to share, access and manage plan files from the field with Motion's complete line of tablet PCs.
Lori Hawkins, November-09-2009
Tablet PC maker is back on track: "We feel really good that Motion is a much stronger team, and much better focused. It proved itself by navigating through this storm."
Chris Wood, November-5-2009
Tablet PCs boost construction and maintenance technology: After evaluating available tablet PCs (including the Panasonic Toughbook), Doster opted to roll out F5 tablets from Austin, Texas-based Motion Computing, which sees large-scale multifamily and commercial construction as one of its fastest-growing industry verticals.
Stuart Innes, I.T. Manager, Trailcon, November-2009
Trailcon Leasing piloted UMS Basic two software two years ago, using a ruggedized mobile tablet (F5) from Motion Computing. As a result, turnaround times have been shortened considerably, and preventative maintenance scheduling can be flagged by the system in real time, allowing the fleet manager to coordinate the mobile repair order via the wireless solution.
John Breeden, October-26-2009
Pure tablet performs well under trying circumstances: The J3400 is surprisingly fast, coming in with a score of 447.7 in the Passmark Performance benchmarks. It has a low price for a rugged computer, large screen, two batteries. Scores: Value: A; Ease of use: A;, Features: A-; Ruggedness; B+; Performance: B
Charles McLellan, October-2009
Motion J3400 Review: If you need a rugged tablet PC that can do a full day's work in the field, Motion Computing's wide-screen J3400 will do the job very satisfactorily.
October-2009
Windows 7 Demo on Motion F5: Australian/New Zealand partner, TabletPC.com.au posted a great YouTube video highlighting Windows 7 on the F5.
Joseph L. Flatley, October-08-2009
Motion brings durable Gorilla Glass to C5 and F5 tablets, tries to break it: "The company (Motion) is proud to announce that you can now order your tablet with some of that hardcore Gorilla Glass you've read so much about."
Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, October-07-2009
Gorilla Glass - Lighter and Tougher Display Protection: "It's a funny name, Gorilla Glass, but it's definitely a good thing. And I am not surprised that Motion is the first to have it on a tablet. They always seem to adopt new stuff first."
Motion Computing F5 - Review Update: A look at the mid-2009 version of Motion's innovative rugged "Field Tool," now with more power and the industry's best display. "The new and more powerful processor makes the F5 quicker and Windows 7-ready, and the Hydis AFFS+ display is simply the best."
Kathleen Lang, September-23-2009
Mobile Computing at the Point of Care is Getting Wheels: Mobile computers, in the form of laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile carts, pen tablets and netbooks, are becoming the stethoscope of point-of-care clinical documentation and decision-making.
Chris Wood, September-17-2009
Tablet PCs Boost Multifamily Construction, Maintenance Tech: Recovery in apartment construction market could see wider adoption of job-site tablet PCs and mobile technologies. "We really think the efficiencies and improvements from the technology are endless."
Chris Lucksted, September-01-2009
Life with the Motion Computing J3400 Slate Tablet: The J3400 is an exceptional performer. It’s quite simply the fastest tablet I’ve used. The J3400 is a great combination of performance and features, and its shortcomings are few and forgivable, at least in my mobile world.
News Release, August-21-2009
The Constructech Vision Awards honor companies that have realized the advantages of applying innovative technologies to their everyday businesses as well as the technology enablers that have helped them achieve their goal. Motion, along with partners McCarthy Building and FreightTrain Software, won Gold for their combined, innovative construction mobility solution.
Jenni Glenn, July-29-2009
Tablets add ease at Verizon store: Employees at the Jefferson Pointe Verizon Wireless store last week received handheld computers designed to improve customer service. Employees can use the devices to look up a customer’s rate plan or ring up a sale. Eight portable tablets replaced checkout counter computers in the Jefferson Pointe store.
July-2009
Using Bluebeam PDF Revu and Motion Tablets for Punchlists and Back Checks: The objective of this case study is to document the architectural punch team’s workflow using Bluebeam and compare its effectiveness to the General Contractor’s workflow. The initial results indicate the punch process with Bluebeam PDF Revu is highly efficient and more cost effective than the alternative.
July-15-2009
IDEAL and Motion Computing Solutions Promote Green, Paperless Workflow within the Construction Industry: Motion's enhanced line of tablet PCs and IDEAL's patented planroom technology for viewing and distribution of large format documents will help construction companies rely more on digital documents, helping to save substantially on printing costs, conserve natural resources, and speed the communication of job-site revisions.
Rob Bushway, June-26-2009
> Motion Computing J3400 Tablet PC with Windows 7 Build 7201 = Awesome! Rob Bushway tests the J3400 with Windows 7.
> Motion Computing J3400 Now the Fastest Slate Tablet PC On the Planet: "You know that Motion Computing J3400 Tablet PC I’m enjoying the heck out of? Well, Motion has now made the Core 2 Duo 1.6 ghz option available for ordering, the first slate vendor to do so, thus making it the fastest slate tablet pc out there."
June-26-2009
Mobile clinical assistant increases Salford's phlebotomy productivity by 20%: Now, with the MCAs, phlebotomists are able to accept and process more requests, while they have also reduced unnecessary blood draws through access to real-time patient information. Labels are now printed directly at the bedside, which reduces the risk of mislabeling.
June-24-2009
New Fleet Management Product Gives Users Improved Mobility and Power: Collective Data to offer the Motion Computing Tablet PC as an all-in-one solution for fleet management. The CollectiveFleet-Te is a product that combines their fleet management software with the mobility of the multifunctional Motion Tablet PC that includes a digital camera, barcode scanner, and optional mobile broadband.
May-26-2009
Motion Computing Appoints Simms as Distributor: Motion Computing has appointed Simms International as a distributor of its slate tablet PCs and peripherals to strengthen its sales base in Australia. Simms will work with its extensive network of resellers to reach vertical markets such as healthcare, field service and sales and government.
March-2009, Video
MedShare software and Motion C5s make better home patient care a reality in Canada. See YouTube Video
Rob Bushway, March-16-2009
In Part 1, I give a tour of the J3400, as well as give my hands-on impression of this much anticipated release. In Part 2, I show off the new convertible mobile keyboard, the Flex Dock, give a demo of QuickNav, as well as show how the integrated camera with Flash works. Gallery of images below each InkShow presentation.
Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, March-16-2009
Tablet PC pioneer releases a powerful, versatile new machine: With the J3400 Tablet PC, Motion Computing has created an advanced modern tablet computer with state-of-the-art performance, functionality, and an outstanding display that's perfectly suited for the machine's intended use in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor applications. In addition, the J3400 is designed to absorb more of the punishment and abuse a mobile computer may encounter on the job than the company's prior tablets.
Frank Ohlhorst, March-17-2009
Motion Computing`s Tablet: A Superior Choice: The Motion J3400 shows that versatile tablet PCs still have their place among the numerous netbooks, notebooks and convertibles—especially in health care and other vertical markets.
Charles Mclellan, March-16-2009
Motion Computing J3400 Review: If you need a rugged tablet PC that can do a full day's work in the field, Motion Computing's wide-screen J3400 will do the job very satisfactorily.
James Kendrick, March-16-2009
Motion Computing introduces J3400- ruggedized slate: Fans of Motion Computing’s slate Tablet PCs can get all excited as today the company is introducing the latest slate in their line of Tablets, the J3400. The J3400 is a 12-inch slate tablet that incorporates features designed to make it a field worker’s dream.
Lori Hawkins, March-16-2009
Motion Computing finds potential in tough times: Motion is a leader not only in market size but also in terms of innovation. Their new rugged offering is a step forward, and it's something that the mobile computing market is demanding.
Eric lai, March-16-2009
Motion says new rugged tablet PC's LED display is easy to read in bright sun: The J3400 is tougher than its previous model, can run up to seven and a half hours using hot-swappable batteries, and has a 12-inch, stylus-sensitive screen that's readable under bright sunlight.
March-2009
The Outside Clinic uses tablet PCs for home eye examination service: The clinic is using the Motion Tablets with its proprietary .net based software solution. Now, orders are received from the opticians throughout the day and paperwork is reduced both in the field and in the office.
February-2009
Storing Health Records Online: Dr. John Selle is a primary care physician with a private practice in San Francisco. Dr. Selle believes technology is a healthy addition to his small business. Correspondent Sumi Das looks at the doctor’s tablet computer (Motion LE-Series Tablet PC) which he uses to record patient information and send electronic prescriptions to the pharmacy.
Beth Bacheldor, February-10-2009
Urodynamix, Motion Computing Team Up on RFID-enabled Diagnostic Device: RFID helps protect patients against possible infection by ensuring that disposable components utilized with the diagnostic device are not reused.
Rick Merritt, February-06-2009
Kaiser lab explores future of health care: Center's research ranges from PCs to genetics.
Lincoln Miller, January-2009
Tech Counsel - Toting a Tablet: Tablet PCs, when used to their potential, create a "wow" factor that clients love, judges appreciate, and opposing counsel envy.
January-27-2009
Decisiv Certifies the Motion F5 Tablet PC for use with the Decisiv Service Management Platform: Joint solution streamlines the service write-up process and provides easier access to in-context parts and service information.
Beth Bachelor, January-23-2009
Providence Centralia Uses RTLS to Track Electronic Charts: The hospital is employing a Wi-Fi-based system so it can locate table PCs containing the electronic health records of individual patients.
Rob Bushway, January-14-2009
Motion Computing's David Altounian - Focused and Contagious: "Altounian left me with the impression of a highly focused man with a contagious excitement for Motion Computing and the mobile computing space."
Howard J. Anderson, January-01-2009
Taking the EHR plunge: In moving to electronic records, the physicians decided that tablet computers would help ease the transition. The use of the tablet allows continuity of one log-in session as opposed to the requirement of multiple login sessions for the use of hardwired PC workstations. The elimination of paper records meant the practice no longer needed 2,200 square feet of document storage when it moved to its new quarters. It also meant the practice could cut its records staff to 1.5 full-time equivalents from five and make other staff cuts. Today, LoCicero Medical Group has 32 employees, compared with 45 before the automation project.
