Fullpower Technologies
Encyclopedia
Fullpower is a private company based in Santa Cruz, California
. It is notable for its founding in 2003 by Philippe Kahn
and Sonia Lee and for its MotionX technology platform. MotionX is a mobile sensing technology platform embedded in solutions from companies such as Nike
, Jawbone
, Pioneer
and JVC
. MotionX is the leading navigation technology platform for the Apple
iPhone
and iPad
devices.
s better." Fullpower provides a multitasking operating environment for sensors including Microelectromechanical systems
accelerometer
s, proximity sensor
s, ambient light sensors, pressure sensors, magnetometer
s, GPS chips as well as other Microelectromechanical systems
and health sensors.
iPhone
and iPod touch
under the brand MotionX. The first application released was MotionX-Poker, a multi-touch
and motion-based dice game for the iPhone
. MotionX-Poker was immediately available for sale worldwide through Apple's App Store.
built-in GPS chip. Soon after release, MotionX-GPS became the best-selling navigation solution in the iPhone's App Store. MotionX GPS uses map data provided by OpenStreetMap
.
MotionX-GPS Drive for the iPhone
, a door-to-door pedestrian and driving navigation application, was released in September 2009. As of January 2011, it is the most downloaded paid-for iPhone
Navigation application and the 11th most downloaded paid-for application of all time on the App store.
With the launch of the iPad
in May 2010, MotionX released customized versions of its navigation solutions for the iPad.
On September 7, 2010, Nike released the Nike+
GPS App that tracks human motion using the accelerometer
and GPS sensors of the iPhone
and the accelerometer of the iPod Touch
(which does not currently contain a GPS chip). The application was selected as one of the Wall Street Journal's ten best iPhone Apps of the year. MotionX provides the underlying motion sensing technology for the Nike+
GPS Application.
, JVC
and Pioneer Corporation
announced new car stereo systems that integrate with the MotionX-GPS Drive application so that driving directions are shown on the in-car screen and audio verbal directions are heard over the car speakers. This marks the first time that a commercially available iPhone
navigation application has used an after-market in-car screen as a display.
Era bluetooth headset for recognizing human motion. The headset is controlled with motion commands such as the 'TapTap' gesture, two short taps anywhere on the headset, to pick-up or hang-up calls.
Fullpower.com claims Trademarks for TapTap, ShakeShake, TiltTilt, and Tilt 'n Roll.
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
. It is notable for its founding in 2003 by Philippe Kahn
Philippe Kahn
Philippe Kahn is a technology innovator and entrepreneur, who is credited with creating the first camera phone solution sharing pictures instantly on public networks. Kahn's first publicly shared picture is unique in that no other teams making the claim have any pictures. Kahn shot the first camera...
and Sonia Lee and for its MotionX technology platform. MotionX is a mobile sensing technology platform embedded in solutions from companies such as Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
, Jawbone
Jawbone (headset)
The Jawbone is a line of Bluetooth mobile phone headsets produced by Aliph, a privately held San Francisco-based consumer technology company founded by Alex Asseily and Hosain Rahman. Since the introduction of the line in December 2006, it has been widely regarded as one of the best Bluetooth...
, Pioneer
Pioneer Corporation
is a multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The company was founded in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop...
and JVC
JVC
, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
. MotionX is the leading navigation technology platform for the Apple
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
devices.
History
In a 2007 APR interview, Kahn discusses his areas of focus including hints at Fullpower's direction and technology. In a recent article by the Associated Press, Kahn hints that Fullpower will "help make camera phoneCamera phone
A camera phone is a mobile phone which is able to capture still photographs . Since early in the 21st century the majority of mobile phones in use are camera phones....
s better." Fullpower provides a multitasking operating environment for sensors including Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems is the technology of very small mechanical devices driven by electricity; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology...
accelerometer
Accelerometer
An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, also called the four-acceleration. This is not necessarily the same as the coordinate acceleration , but is rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame...
s, proximity sensor
Proximity sensor
A proximity sensor is a sensor able to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact.A proximity sensor often emits an electromagnetic or a beam of electromagnetic radiation , and looks for changes in the field or return signal. The object being sensed is often referred to as...
s, ambient light sensors, pressure sensors, magnetometer
Magnetometer
A magnetometer is a measuring instrument used to measure the strength or direction of a magnetic field either produced in the laboratory or existing in nature...
s, GPS chips as well as other Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems is the technology of very small mechanical devices driven by electricity; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology...
and health sensors.
MotionX Launch with the App Store
On June 10, 2008 Fullpower launched a new generation of applications for Apple'sApple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and iPod touch
IPod touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
under the brand MotionX. The first application released was MotionX-Poker, a multi-touch
Multi-touch
In computing, multi-touch refers to a touch sensing surface's ability to recognize the presence of two or more points of contact with the surface...
and motion-based dice game for the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
. MotionX-Poker was immediately available for sale worldwide through Apple's App Store.
MotionX iOS Applications
MotionX-GPS was released on the iPhone in October 2008. MotionX-GPS is a handheld GPS application targeted to hikers, runners, geoacachers and other outdoor sports enthusiasts. It utilizes the iPhone 3G'sIPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
built-in GPS chip. Soon after release, MotionX-GPS became the best-selling navigation solution in the iPhone's App Store. MotionX GPS uses map data provided by OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Two major driving forces behind the establishment and growth of OSM have been restrictions on use or availability of map information across much of the world and the advent of inexpensive portable GPS devices.The...
.
MotionX-GPS Drive for the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, a door-to-door pedestrian and driving navigation application, was released in September 2009. As of January 2011, it is the most downloaded paid-for iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
Navigation application and the 11th most downloaded paid-for application of all time on the App store.
With the launch of the iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
in May 2010, MotionX released customized versions of its navigation solutions for the iPad.
On September 7, 2010, Nike released the Nike+
Nike+iPod
The Nike+iPod Sports Kit is a device which measures and records the distance and pace of a walk or run. The Nike+iPod consists of a small accelerometer attached to or embedded in a shoe, which communicates with either the Nike+ Sportband, a receiver plugged into an iPod Nano, or directly with a...
GPS App that tracks human motion using the accelerometer
Accelerometer
An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, also called the four-acceleration. This is not necessarily the same as the coordinate acceleration , but is rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame...
and GPS sensors of the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and the accelerometer of the iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
(which does not currently contain a GPS chip). The application was selected as one of the Wall Street Journal's ten best iPhone Apps of the year. MotionX provides the underlying motion sensing technology for the Nike+
Nike+iPod
The Nike+iPod Sports Kit is a device which measures and records the distance and pace of a walk or run. The Nike+iPod consists of a small accelerometer attached to or embedded in a shoe, which communicates with either the Nike+ Sportband, a receiver plugged into an iPod Nano, or directly with a...
GPS Application.
MotionX in-vehicle Telematics
At the 2011 Consumer Electronics ShowConsumer Electronics Show
The International Consumer Electronics Show is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Not open to the public, the Consumer Electronics Association-sponsored show typically hosts previews of products and new...
, JVC
JVC
, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
and Pioneer Corporation
Pioneer Corporation
is a multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The company was founded in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop...
announced new car stereo systems that integrate with the MotionX-GPS Drive application so that driving directions are shown on the in-car screen and audio verbal directions are heard over the car speakers. This marks the first time that a commercially available iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
navigation application has used an after-market in-car screen as a display.
Motion Recognition
MotionX technology is used by the JawboneJawbone (headset)
The Jawbone is a line of Bluetooth mobile phone headsets produced by Aliph, a privately held San Francisco-based consumer technology company founded by Alex Asseily and Hosain Rahman. Since the introduction of the line in December 2006, it has been widely regarded as one of the best Bluetooth...
Era bluetooth headset for recognizing human motion. The headset is controlled with motion commands such as the 'TapTap' gesture, two short taps anywhere on the headset, to pick-up or hang-up calls.
Fullpower.com claims Trademarks for TapTap, ShakeShake, TiltTilt, and Tilt 'n Roll.
External links
- Fullpower Technologies, Inc. official site
- MotionX official site
- Philippe Kahn APR interview on the camera phone and mobile phone.