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Former tablet computer manufacturer
Motion Computing, Inc., was a developer of slate Tablet PC computers located in Austin, Texas. Motion Computing focused on vertical markets such as healthcare
Motion_Computing
Rugged tablet computer brand
in Austin, Texas. In 2015, Xplore Technologies purchased assets of Motion Computing making it one of the top companies in the rugged tablet PC market.
Xplore_Technologies
computers and the associated special operating software is an example of pen computing technology, and thus the development of tablets has deep historical roots
History_of_tablet_computers
Video game controller that tracks motions
In computing, a motion controller is a type of input device that uses accelerometers, gyroscopes, cameras, or other sensors to track motion. Motion controllers
Motion_controller
Cerilliant Corporation Elgin-Butler Brick Company IKey Magpul Industries Motion Computing National Instruments SuperCircuits Tesla Valence Technology Ben's Friends
List of companies based in Austin, Texas
List_of_companies_based_in_Austin,_Texas
is partnered with companies such as Zebra Technologies, Honeywell, Motion Computing, Panasonic and Paragon Labeling. Richard Lowry founded Lowry & Associates
Lowry_Solutions
Process of recording the movement of objects or people
Motion capture (sometimes referred to as mocap or mo-cap, for short) is the process of recording high-resolution movement of objects or people into a computer
Motion_capture
Canadian businessman (born 1961)
IQC (uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: UW Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC). Archived from the original on November
Mike_Lazaridis
Laws in physics about force and motion
Newton's laws of motion are three physical laws that describe the relationship between the motion of an object and the forces acting on it. These laws
Newton's_laws_of_motion
This is a list of films about computers, featuring fictional films in which activities involving computers play a central role in the development of the
List_of_films_about_computers
Liquid-crystal display that transmits light
DirectVue or DirectView. DEMCO CSI: SOLARBON LG Display: Shine-Out Motion Computing: View Anywhere Motorola Mobility: AnyLight3 NEC Displays: ST-NLT Nokia:
Transflective liquid-crystal display
Transflective_liquid-crystal_display
Microsoft's former line of tablets
XP. This edition superseded Microsoft's earlier pen-computing environment, Windows for Pen Computing 2.0. Microsoft designed the later desktop versions
Microsoft_Tablet_PC
Computation machine that uses continuously varying data technology
and synthetic-aperture radar, remained the domain of analog computing (and hybrid computing) well into the 1980s, since digital computers were insufficient
Analog_computer
This is a list of artificial intelligence algorithms, including algorithms and algorithmic methods used in artificial intelligence (AI) for search, automated
List of artificial intelligence algorithms
List_of_artificial_intelligence_algorithms
Measure of observed changes in the apparent locations of stars
ascension (μα) and of declination (μδ). Their combined value is computed as the total proper motion (μ). It has dimensions of angle per time, typically arcseconds
Proper_motion
Comprehensive Review of Real-Time Multi-View Multi-Person Markerless Motion Capture". ACM Computing Surveys. 58 (3): 75:1–75:34. doi:10.1145/3757733. ISSN 0360-0300
Markerless_motion_capture
1984 film by Charles Band and Ted Nicolaou
The Dungeonmaster (originally Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate and Digital Knights) is a 1984 American anthology science fantasy horror film produced
The_Dungeonmaster
Middleware software suite
Architecture (HSA), General-Purpose computing on Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) AMD's "Boltzmann Initiative" (named
GPUOpen
Inactive state, usually of a person or machine
transfer of energy. When a vehicle is not in motion, an idling engine does no useful thermodynamic work. In computing, an idle processor or network circuit is
Idleness
American computer scientist
the algorithmic foundations of motion planning, computational biology, computational geometry and parallel computing. Amato is the Abel Bliss Professor
Nancy_M._Amato
Computing by new or unusual methods
Unconventional computing (also known as alternative computing or nonstandard computation) is computing by any of a wide range of new or unusual methods
Unconventional_computing
Motion of launched objects due to gravity
In physics, projectile motion describes the motion of an object that is launched into the air and moves under the influence of gravity alone, with air
Projectile_motion
Video compression technique, used to efficiently predict and generate video frames
Motion compensation in computing is an algorithmic technique used to predict a frame in a video given the previous and/or future frames by accounting for
Motion_compensation
[[File:|Kateryna Yushchenko (scientist)|0px]] Women in computing were among the first programmers in the early 20th century, and contributed substantially
Women_in_computing
Determining the position and orientation of a robot by analyzing associated camera images
defined as the 3D motion of a camera within an environment. In the field of computer vision, egomotion refers to estimating a camera's motion relative to a
Visual_odometry
Computational problem
surgery, and the study of biological molecules. A basic motion planning problem is to compute a continuous path that connects a start configuration S
Motion_planning
Scheduling algorithm, the first piece of data inserted into a queue is processed first
In computing and in systems theory, first in, first out (the first in is the first out), acronymized as FIFO, is a method for organizing the manipulation
FIFO (computing and electronics)
FIFO_(computing_and_electronics)
Computer peripheral that prints text or graphics
(2001). "Digital steganography: Hiding data within data". IEEE Internet Computing. 5 (3): 75–80. doi:10.1109/4236.935180. "List of Printers Which Do or
Printer_(computing)
Laws describing planetary orbits
In astronomy, Kepler's laws of planetary motion give good approximations for the orbits of planets around the Sun. They were published by Johannes Kepler
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Kepler's_laws_of_planetary_motion
quantum computing. The paper was submitted in June 1979 and published in April 1980. Yuri Manin briefly motivates the idea of quantum computing. Tommaso
Timeline of quantum computing and communication
Timeline_of_quantum_computing_and_communication
Any computer program for end-user use
to display motion pictures or play recorded music, and other forms of entertainment which can be experienced through the use of a computing device. This
Application_software
Business efficiency technique
and motion study (or time–motion study) is a business efficiency technique combining the time study work of Frederick Winslow Taylor with the motion study
Time_and_motion_study
Process used in video coding/compression
In computer vision and image processing, motion estimation is the process of determining motion vectors that describe the transformation from one 2D image
Motion_estimation
computing from 2020 to the present. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing. Significant events in computing
Timeline of computing 2020–present
Timeline_of_computing_2020–present
Italian physician, biologist, and a supporter of the humanistic clinical approach
of Rome “La Sapienza” an application in the field of music (MIC – Motion - Computing - Composition), under the supervision of Emanuele Pappalardo since
Flaminio_Giulio_Brunelli
Branch of physics describing the motion of objects without considering forces
studies the geometrical aspects of motion of physical objects independent of forces that set them in motion. Constrained motion such as linked machine parts
Kinematics
British computer company
was a computing company that sold kits consisting of Raspberry Pi single-board computers and various accessories for teaching STEM, computing, and robotics
Kano_Computing
determined the mechanical equivalent of heat and showed that heat is produced by motion. JPL · 12759 12760 Maxwell 1993 TX26 James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), was
Meanings of minor-planet names: 12001–13000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_12001–13000
Digital footage or animation which create the illusion of motion or rotation
wider use of motion design not based on optical film animation. The term motion graphics originated with digital video editing in computing, perhaps to
Motion_graphics
OMPL (Open Motion Planning Library) is a software package for computing motion plans using sampling-based algorithms. The content of the library is limited
OMPL
Artificial life algorithm
1986, which simulates the flocking behaviour of birds, and related group motion. His paper on this topic was published in 1987 in the proceedings of the
Boids
Graphical representation of a user or a user's alter ego or character
In computing, an avatar is a graphical representation of a user, the user's character, or persona. Avatars can be two-dimensional icons in Internet forums
Avatar_(computing)
Method of 3D reconstruction from moving objects
Structure from motion (SfM) is a photogrammetric range imaging technique for estimating three-dimensional structures from two-dimensional image sequences
Structure_from_motion
Vector relating the initial and the final positions of a moving point
final position of a point P undergoing motion. It quantifies both the distance and direction of the net or total motion along a straight line from the initial
Displacement_(geometry)
Lumitrack is a motion capture technology developed by Robert Xiao, Chris Harrison and Scott Hudson at Carnegie Mellon University. It combines projectors
Lumitrack
2015 video game
Her Story is an interactive film video game written and directed by Sam Barlow. It was released on 24 June 2015 for iOS, OS X, and Windows, and the following
Her_Story_(video_game)
Emotion modeling in AI
entitled "Affective Computing" and her 1997 book of the same name published by MIT Press. One motivation for researching affective computing is the ability
Affective_computing
Discrete, discontinuous representation of information
and fire anti-aircraft guns in 1942. The term is most commonly used in computing and electronics, especially where real-world information is converted
Digital_data
Content-based image retrieval
Feature detection Geometry Image sensor technology Learning Morphology Motion analysis Noise reduction techniques Recognition and categorization Research
Reverse_image_search
Application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images
film-making. Prior to CGI being prevalent in film, virtual reality, personal computing, and gaming, one of the early practical applications of CGI was for aviation
Computer-generated_imagery
This is a list of computing and IT acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
Mechanism for regulating the speed of clocks
The SI unit of the period of a pendulum is the second (s). The regular motion of a pendulum lends itself to timekeeping. The pendulum clock was invented
Pendulum
Computerized information extraction from images
video tracking, object recognition, 3D pose estimation, learning, indexing, motion estimation, visual servoing, 3D scene modeling, and image restoration. Computer
Computer_vision
Probability theory concept
fractional Brownian motion (fBm), also called a fractal Brownian motion, is a generalization of Brownian motion. Unlike classical Brownian motion, the increments
Fractional_Brownian_motion
Topics referred to by the same term
by Bon Iver from Sable, Fable (2025) From, a preposition From (SQL), computing language keyword From: (email message header), field showing the sender
From
Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff New World Computing 3DO 2001-04-18NA Heroes of the Pacific Transmission Games CodemastersEU
List of PlayStation 2 games (A–K)
List_of_PlayStation_2_games_(A–K)
awards posthumously) are computed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS); for nominations, all ages are computed "from date of birth to
List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees
List_of_oldest_and_youngest_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees
Type of pointing device
analog.com. Annotated Bibliography of References to Gestures, Touchscreens, and Pen Computing Notes on the History of Pen-based Computing on YouTube
Touchpad
Small, hand-held computing device
a mobile computing device is pocket-sized, but other sizes for mobile devices exist. Mark Weiser, known as the father of ubiquitous computing, referred
Mobile_device
American multinational technology company
online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence
rigid-body dynamics is a method for computing forces and/or moments of force (torques) based on the kinematics (motion) of a body and the body's inertial
Inverse_dynamics
American multinational technology company
designed specifically for quantum computing. The development caused a noticeable market surge for allied quantum computing companies. During the same month
Nvidia
Parallel computing platform and programming model
CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) is a proprietary parallel computing platform and application programming interface (API) developed by the American
CUDA
Computation model defining an abstract machine
Turing tarpit, any computing system or language that, despite being Turing complete, is generally considered useless for practical computing Unorganised machine
Turing_machine
Interdisciplinary field
Medical image computing (MIC) is the use of computational and mathematical methods for solving problems pertaining to medical images and their use for
Medical_image_computing
computers, minicomputers, servers, and workstations, among other classes of computing. The following is a list of notable manufacturers and sellers of computer
List of computer system manufacturers
List_of_computer_system_manufacturers
Computer intended for use by an individual person
Yugoslavia'ｓ Home-Brewed Microcomputer". IEEE Spectrum. 60 (8): 16–18. "Computing Japan". Computing Japan. 54–59: 18. 1999. Archived from the original on 17 January
Personal_computer
Visual area containing some kind of user interface
In computing, a window is a graphical control element. It consists of a visual area containing some of the graphical user interface of the program it
Window_(computing)
Field of automation which studies how to precisely move parts of machines
Position (point-to-point) control: There are several methods for computing a motion trajectory. These are often based on the velocity profiles of a move
Motion_control
Computing involving interactive systems
development. Physical computing is used in a wide variety of domains and applications. The most commonly known examples of physical computing are Arduino and
Physical_computing
Former American company
Leap Motion, Inc. (formerly OcuSpec Inc.) was an American company, active from 2010 to 2019, that manufactured and marketed a computer hardware sensor
Leap_Motion
Continuously computed dead reckoning
guidance system, inertial instrument) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors (gyroscopes) and a computer to
Inertial_navigation_system
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General Motors Research Laboratories
General_Motors_Research_Laboratories
Specialist field of computer science
Computational science, also known as scientific computing, technical computing or scientific computation (SC), is a division of science, and more specifically
Computational_science
Type of imaging sensor
appear suitable for integration with asynchronous computing architectures such as neuromorphic computing. Pixel independence allows these cameras to cope
Event_camera
Type of gradient noise in computer graphics
typically involves three steps: defining a grid of random gradient vectors, computing the dot product between the gradient vectors and their offsets, and interpolation
Perlin_noise
British technology company
Motion Applied is a British technology and products company. Capabilities include design, development, manufacture and test of electronic, mechanical,
Motion_Applied
Proof by Alan Turing
of typewriter-like "computing machines" that obey a simple set of rules and his subsequent development of a "universal computing machine". In his proof
Turing's_proof
Proposed quantum computer implementation
quantum computing began to accelerate worldwide.[citation needed] In 2021, researchers from the University of Innsbruck presented a quantum computing demonstrator
Trapped-ion_quantum_computer
Device that provides data and signals to a computer
In computing, an input device is a piece of equipment used to enter data and control signals to an information processing system, such as a computer or
Input_device
Use of a GPU for computations typically assigned to CPUs
supercomputing it is well-known that scientific computing drives the largest concentrations of Computing power in history, listed in the TOP500: the majority
General-purpose computing on graphics processing units
General-purpose_computing_on_graphics_processing_units
Inferring the speed and direction of objects
any given starburst amacrine cells conveys motion information to retinal ganglion cells then any computing of 'local' direction selectivity postsynaptically
Motion_perception
Discrete resolution of a measurement with respect to time
this case the temporal uncertainty may be limited by clock jitter. High-motion Théau, Jérôme (2008), "Temporal Resolution", in Shekhar, Shashi; Xiong,
Temporal_resolution
Topics referred to by the same term
song) Australian singer and songwriter Sia A Wrinkle in Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2018 American rock band Smash Mouth Magic 2012 Magic
Magic
Electronic sensor to detect the presence of someone
lights must be manually turned ON, but will automatically turn OFF when motion is no longer detected. Occupancy sensor types include: PIR sensors, which
Occupancy_sensor
in the history of computing: from prehistory until 1949. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see History of computing. The Ishango bone
Timeline of computing before 1950
Timeline_of_computing_before_1950
Field of mathematics and science based on non-linear systems and initial conditions
confusion, which is modeled well by chaos theory. Another type of computing, DNA computing, when paired with chaos theory, offers a way to encrypt images
Chaos_theory
Study of hardware and software systems that have a "real-time constraint"
Real-time computing (RTC) is the computer science term for hardware and software systems subject to a "real-time constraint", for example from event to
Real-time_computing
Organization that shares designs of data center products
Industry organization that manages Power ISA Novena (computing platform) – Open-source computing hardware project Metz, Cade (11 Apr 2015). "How Facebook
Open_Compute_Project
American cloud computing and virtualization company
VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, U.S. On November 22, 2023, Broadcom
VMware
Design approach
Value-driven Value sensitive Privacy by Quality by Secure by Design choice computing controls culture flow justice leadership management marker methods pattern
Modular_design
Subset of graphic design
Motion graphic design, also known as motion design, is a subset of graphic design which combines design with motion graphics and video production. Examples
Motion_graphic_design
High-throughput computing software
open-source software portal List of volunteer computing projects Sun Grid Engine IBM Spectrum LSF High-throughput computing Thain, Douglas; Tannenbaum, Todd; Livny
HTCondor
Detail of the global positioning system
in computing standard deviations. The standard deviation of the error in receiver position, σ r c {\displaystyle \ \sigma _{rc}} , is computed by multiplying
Error analysis for the Global Positioning System
Error_analysis_for_the_Global_Positioning_System
Attraction of masses and energy
between objects at the scale of astronomical bodies, and it determines the motion of satellites, planets, stars, galaxies, and even light. Gravity is also
Gravity
Influence that can change motion of an object
mechanics. The concept of force is central to all three of Newton's laws of motion. Types of forces often encountered in classical mechanics include elastic
Force
Computing under unreliable power conditions
Intermittent computing is a computing paradigm tailored for systems that operate under unreliable or irregular power supply conditions. These systems,
Intermittent_computing
Computational navigational technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles
replaces their prior augmented reality computing platform named Tango, formerly Project Tango. MAP estimators compute the most likely explanation of the robot
Simultaneous localization and mapping
Simultaneous_localization_and_mapping
British theoretical physicist (born 1953)
"The Father of Quantum Computing". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 8 March 2025. "David Deutsch, father of quantum computing". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613
David_Deutsch
Time reversal symmetry in physics
results in modern computing are closely related to this problem—reversible computing, quantum computing and physical limits to computing, are examples. These
T-symmetry
MOTION COMPUTING
MOTION COMPUTING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the center of a village, from Middle English midde ‘mid’ + toun ‘village’, ‘town’.English : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so named in Old English as ‘farmstead at a river confluence’, from (ge)m̄ðe ‘river confluence’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Male
Greek
(ΩÏίων) Greek name, probably ORION means "mountain man." But some sources say that the name may actually be of Akkadian origin; if so, it means "light of heaven." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Titan gods, a primordial hunter who was killed by a scorpion. A constellation was named after him. Orion had two dogs; their names were: Arktophonos and Ptoophagos.Â
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : variant of Eynon.English : metonymic occupational name for an onion grower or seller, from Old French oignon ‘onion’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : topographic name from Old French molin ‘mill’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place in France called Moline(s).Swedish : ornamental name from mo ‘sandy heath’ + the common ornamental suffix -lin.In some cases, possibly Italian, a variant of Molino.
Boy/Male
Greek American
Rising in the sky; dawning. Mythological Orion was a mighty hunter and son of Poseidon. The...
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : nickname for someone thought to resemble a sheep (e.g. a gentle but unimaginative person), or metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Anglo-Norman French muto(u)n ‘sheep’ (Old French mouton, probably of Gaulish origin; compare Breton maout ‘sheep’).
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : most probably a variant of Nathan, altered by folk etymology under the influence of the English vocabulary word nation.
Male
Greek
(Φώτιος) Variant spelling of Greek Photios, FOTIOS means "light."
Female
Welsh
Welsh Arthurian legend name of the daughter of Avallach, mother of Mabon, and probably the prototype of Morgan le Fay, MODRON means "divine mother."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the many places called Mor(e)ton, named in Old English as ‘settlement (tÅ«n) by or on a marsh or moor (mÅr)’.Swedish : variant of Martin.French : contracted form of Moreton 2.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames or of various other non-English names bearing some kind of similarity to it.The name Morton was established early in North America. George Morton (1585–1624), one of the Pilgrims, was probably born in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. He and his son Nathaniel (b. 1613 in Leiden, the Netherlands) settled in Plymouth in 1623.
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and Swedish
English, Dutch, and Swedish : patronymic from a short form of English Matthew or Dutch and Swedish Mathias.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wooten.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name METIN means "strong."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mutton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of numerous places named from Old English cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire).French : from a diminutive of Old French cot(t)e ‘coat (of mail)’ (see Cott).John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.
Male
Russian
(Родион) Russian form of Greek Herodion, RODION means "sprung from a hero."
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Moon
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places derived from Old English mortun, MORTON means "settlement on the moor."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Dodde (see Dodd).
MOTION COMPUTING
MOTION COMPUTING
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
One who Increases Joy
Female
French
French form of Latin Ariadne, ARIANNE means "utterly pure."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Appearance
Male
Danish
, Thor's stone.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek ThÅmas, TOMASZ means "twin."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Latin, Portuguese
Nobleman; Dedicated to Mars
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
The Three Dimensions
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Wise and Powerful
Boy/Male
Christian, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian
God the Father of Peace
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Smiling Face; Moon Light
MOTION COMPUTING
MOTION COMPUTING
MOTION COMPUTING
MOTION COMPUTING
MOTION COMPUTING
imp. & p. p.
of Motion
n.
Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts.
n.
The motion of electricity or its passage from one metal to another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by means of electricity.
n.
Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun.
a.
Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power.
n.
Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse; spontaneus or voluntary motion.
n.
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
n.
One who makes a motion; a mover.
n.
Power of, or capacity for, motion.
v. t.
To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat.
n.
The act of moving; motion.
a.
Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects.
a.
Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.
a.
Producing motion; as, motile powers.
n.
A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn.
v. i.
To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat.
n.
Motion excited by reflex nerves. See Excito-motory.
n.
Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east.