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Tracking Deal
A downtown L.A. company that creates GPS tracking applications for cell phones has announced a deal to provide its friend-finding apps on Samsung smart phones.
The deal could mean more than 40 million more downloads, which would translate to increased revenue, for GTX Corp.’s application, which is currently available for the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones, said GTX Chief Executive Patrick Bertagna.
The LociMobile tracking applications send a GPS signal out to all of a person’s cell phone contacts who use the app. Bertagna said the app can be used to meet up with friends or keep tabs on kids.
GTX has also developed a GPS shoe for tracking Alzheimer’s patients.
Staff reporter Natalie Jarvey can be reached at njarvey@labusinessjournal.com or at (323) 549-5225, ext. 230.
Senior Gadgets: GPS Shoe May Offer Peace of Mind to Alzheimer’s Caregivers
By Teresa Steinfatt - July 1, 2010 - Safety of loved ones is a top concern for caregivers, especially those caring for persons with Alzheimer’s disease.
Memory loss and confusion can set in without warning. For example, a loved one might set out on a walk or errand alone, wander off and not be able to return home safely.
Currently scheduled for retail sale this summer, the Aetrex Ambulator® GPS Shoe by GTX Corp will provide millions of caregivers the means to help easily find those afflicted with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia who wander and become lost.
Style and Safety Come Together with GPS Shoes For Alzheimer’s Care
GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a provide of customizable, embedded 2-way GPS Personal Location Services (PLS) solutions, is bringing personal GPS tracking solutions to the 5.3 million seniors afflicted with dementia by signing a four year, license agreement with Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. GTX Corp’s eight patents for the GPS Shoe cover a GPS transceiver module that is placed within the footwear and transmission of location coordinates to a central monitoring station which disseminates the location data through the use of proprietary software, cellular connectivity, the GTX Corp middleware platform and the secure viewing portal.
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Wandering Soles
Aetrex Worldwide Inc. has teamed with GTX Corp. to create the Aetrex Ambulator GPS Shoe, a therapeutic sneaker designed for people with Alzheimer’s disease. The shoe comes with a tiny GPS tracker that alerts a caregiver when the wearer has strayed more than a set distance. It then sends the caregiver a Google map link that plots the wearer’s location.
GTX And MNX — STAT Trax Critical Medical and Bio-Pharmas
SatNews - June 9, 2010 - GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO.OB), a provider in embedded GPS tracking location based services and MNX (Midnite Express), a worldwide specialty courier, have entered into an exclusive three-year contract for GTX to deliver thousands of highly customized, industry-first GPS tracking devices. Additionally, the GTX Corp tracking platform to the shipping company is included in the contract.
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LOCiMOBILE [iPhone & Android]
LOCiMOBILE has a few great GPS tracking apps out at the moment. The two that I would like to feature are the free/lite versions of the software. This app supports up to 6 users (paid version is unlimited) and integrates with Twitter and Facebook. GPS Tracking populates your phone’s built-in Google Maps with the locations of people in your private opt-in buddy list. You can let users know where you are or request their location, and you can post your information to your social profiles.
GPS Tracking Apps Website to Track iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry Smart Phones
Want to locate all your friends with smart phones (ipad, ipod, iphone, android, blackberry) but you don’t have one? The latest technology from GTX Corp allows you to do just that – www.gpstrackingapps.com high-tech website enables you to locate your family, friends and coworkers (who have downloaded the GPS Tracking App) instantly, in real time, even if you don’t have a smart phone. http and www.locimobile.com are proud members of the http GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO.OB) family of products and services. people locator, people finder, gps tracking, gps tracking app, location based social networking, iphone Friend finder, android, top downloads, gps apps, iPad, blackberry, gps shoe, GTXO, gtxcorp, top apple downloads
Style and Safety Come Together with GPS Shoes For Alzheimer's
Senior Housing News - GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a provide of customizable, embedded 2-way GPS Personal Location Services (PLS) solutions, is bringing personal GPS tracking solutions to the 5.3 million seniors afflicted with dementia by signing a four year, ...
Keeping track of seniors with Alzheimer's
Rosemary McClure, Special to the Los Angeles Times - May 29, 2010 - The email alert shouted its message: "Missing Person with Alzheimer's. PLEASE HELP." It was sent to Alzheimer's Assn. chapters and to law enforcement officials within hours after an Orange County woman disappeared while on a short trip to visit a friend.
The woman had set out in her car, made a wrong turn and became confused, says her family, who asked that her name not be used to protect her privacy.
Resources and Technology to Help Caregivers Cope
Kirk Johnson - NYTimes.com - May 4, 2010 - One Alzheimer’s wanderer in Arizona had lost much of his memory, but not, apparently, his interest in fashion: he never left the house without a beloved baseball cap on his head. So a trick the family used to keep the man around was to hide his caps.
Search-and-rescue experts who deal with dementia patients also recommend alarms on doors that sound when opened if a proper code is not entered, along with posters or wallpaper images that disguise or conceal doors. Sometimes a simple large, emphatic sign on every door saying “Stop!” will deter a wanderer.
New App craze brings back the 1990’s
World Market Media - April 9, 2010 - Every Portfolio manager I’ve ever known loves to find a sector with wind at it’s back..the early users of the “CrackBerry” knew (Nasdaq: RIMM) was the stock he/she needed to invest in because every person on Wall Street had one. This phenomena doesn’t occur often and RIMM”s are as rare as Australopithecus. I observe the current app craze as the new cycle for lightning quick revenues based on the size of the market itself. Certainly anyone with an iPhone or Android phone has imagined that they could build an app when they got home that night…I know I did.
I can tell you from experience that when Kleiner Perkins doubles the size of its venture fund specific to app’s you know your watching the ship turning in the harbor. This is a unique space with wind at it’s back and certainly the app’s market is a niche to watch, we found this company and had a chance to speak with Patrick Bertagna at GTX Corp (OTCBB:GTXO) its Founder/ Chairman and CEO. He had some interesting comments about how the company has evolved and found some traction with its wholly owned subsidiary LOCiMOBILE Inc. Bertagna commented “With 500 million smart phones entering the market place, I believe we are at the tip of the next disruptive wave. Apps will become as ubiquitous as the device they live on and that makes this new frontier a game changer” Certainly being on the iTunes top ten highest grossing list puts us at the forefront of this coming wave.”
World Market Media Announces the Launch of the WMM NanoCap and MicroCap Indices
WEST PALM BEACH, April 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – World Market Media, Inc. (“WMM”), a high traffic stock market, news data website providing cutting edge new media products and services to publicly traded companies worldwide, announced today the launch of the WMM NanoCap Index and the WMM MicroCap Index.
GTX Corp. Inks Global Licensing Deal with Aetrex Worldwide
SGI - March 24, 2010 - The four-year, exclusive contract brings Los Angeles-based GTX a step closer to bringing its personal GPS tracking solutions to 5.3 million seniors afflicted with dementia. Aetrex is slated to begin selling the Aetrex Ambulator GPS shoe this summer through its website, www.foot.com, at www.gpsshoe.com and at a select group of assisted living facilities in the U.S.
New Running Shoes Could Include Embedded GPS
GPS-powered trail running shoes may be on the horizon
Michael Barkoviak - March 17, 2010 - GTX Corporation may be one step closer to trail running shoes that have integrated GPS directly into the shoes. GPS use has increased in the cycling and running worlds, as it is used to accurately track time, distance, and speed. There has been discussion of GPS-enabled running shoes in the past, but nothing significant ever materialized.
GPS in your shoe?
Yes GTX Corp. has a GPS shoe that can be worn while a family member is walking or jogging that reports your location to other family members ...
GTX Corporation - Year In Review
GPS “People Tracking” continues to garner both increased opportunity and adoption worldwide — PLS technology has been the focus of our business for the past seven years. GTX Corp., a leader in Personal Location Services, develops and license’s 2-way GPS people finding technologies which seamlessly integrate with consumer products and enterprise applications. GTX Corp uses the latest miniaturized, low power consumption hardware technology in its GPS and cellular location devices and provides a fully customizable back-end portal enabling subscribers to use real time tracking to obtain the whereabouts of people, pets, or valued assets. Through its miniaturized transceiver module, wireless connectivity gateway, smart phone Apps, customizable middleware, and viewing portal, GTX Corp offers a complete end to end solution.
BEAM: Game Plays...
SatMagazine.com : November 2009 - With this issue’s focus on the Latin American and MENA markets, one of the most interesting news items deals with Rio de Janeiro’s win of the 2016 Winter Olympics. Companies who bid for, and win, the broadcasting rights to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are certain to enjoy substantial profits, and Latin American countries and communities are already celebrating this award by the Olympic Committee.
According to GTX Corp., a firm whose base is in the Personal Location Services businesses, Latin America has increased its adoption of Location Based Services by a factor of 10 from 2008 to 2009. Carlos Briceno, the firm’s Vice President of Business Development, states that the category with the highest total spending in South and Central America is in “People Tracking,” which has been the exact focal point of GTX Corp for the past seven years.
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We Know Where You Are
Phoenix, AZ --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 03/12/2009 - If the above headline sounds a bit spooky, be prepared for things to get a lot spookier in the coming years - but also a lot more useful, valuable and fun. That's because electronic technology has once again taken a turn that could, like the cell phone, affect much of your waking life, either directly or indirectly.
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GTX Corp brings personal location-based services to the masses with Google Maps API Premier Business
Wherever you go, there you are, goes the saying – but others might have a tough time finding you, at least until now. With GTX Corp’s Personal Location Services, people can go online and, via an intuitive interface, track the exact location of loved ones, or even their high-value assets. GTX offers miniaturized assisted Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking and cellular location-transmitting technology for consumer products and applications. The company’s business model is to deliver solutions to consumers in a wide variety of wearable location devices, from shoes to tiny clip-on devices no larger than a small matchbox, by licensing its core technology to branded consumer product partners.
GPS-Equipped Shoes Keep Track of Wanderers
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - Caring for a loved one with dementia is worrisome, especially if that person is prone to taking flight. Statistics suggest that 60 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease will get lost at least once, said Andrew Carle, director of George Mason University's senior housing administration program.
Keep Track of Your Kids This Summer
From GPS to Temporary Tattoos With Contact Info, Keep Your Kid Safe This Summer
ABC News - Good Morning America - July 31, 2009 - Those of you with iPhone know that there are many GPS applications. One of the latest is the Locimobile. Ideal for the 3.0 family (you and your teen need to have the phone). You download the app to your phones, and then your teen lets you check on his or her whereabouts, perhaps in exchange for getting an iPhone in the first place. The Locimobile app allows you to see exactly where your child or children are on a map. You can monitor several kids at one time.
Understanding Dementia And 'Wandering'
NPR - USA - July 14, 2009 - A shoe company, Aetrex Worldwide, and a firm that makes global positioning devices, GTX Corp., have created shoes containing GPS technology for wanderers to ...
GTX in Sports Illustrated
June 29, 2009 - GTX, a technology company, and Aetrex Worldwide have announced plans for shoes containing a GPS chip that will allow family members or saftey personnel to locate anyone wearing the shoes through online tracking software.
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Abductors of Children May Run, But Today Code Amber and SA-Announce Make it Much More Difficult for Them to Hide
Timely missing person's alerts and rich graphics delivered to your phone.
Mandeville, LA (PRWEB) June 25, 2009 -- www.CodeAmber.com News Service the nation's leading internet and digital display missing persons alert service, a wholly owned subsidiary of www.GTXCorp.com (GTXO.OB), has expanded its multimillion viewer reach with an additional 2 million www.syn-apps.com subscribers. SA-Announce, Syn-Apps' notification system, is a feature-rich communication application that works with Cisco Unified Communications Manager to distribute alerts across enterprises such as; NASA, Tiffany & Co and Martha Stewart Living, as well as numerous schools and government offices. The Code Amber alerts will be available to the SA-Announce subscribers and accessible in real-time appearing on their VOIP enabled phones.
GPS shoe to track Alzheimer's patients
A new shoe outfitted with a GPS chip aims to offer peace of mind to Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers.
London, England (CNN) -- June 10, 2009 -- The embedded GPS tracking system will allow the wearer of the shoe to be located instantly online and for their whereabouts to be monitored in real time.
GTX Corp in Sports Intelligence Magazine
May 2009 - GTX Corp., which markets patented two-way GPS Personal Location Services (PLS) solutions, will launch two new applications this summer - expanding its LOCi brand with iLOCi2 and Code Mobile.
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Kids Sneakers That Know Where They Are
Castro Valley Forum - CA, USA - By : Michael Singer : 10/16/07
There is a trend in high-tech that recommends adding location-based services to anything and everything. But it has me pulled between wanting to see really cool gadgets and avoiding a Big Brother-like society.
The latest is a new high-tech tennis shoe coming to the market that lets parents and guardians track the movements of their family using Global Positioning Systems or GPS technology.
Called the "Smart Shoe," the miniature device is inserted in the sole of the low-top sneaker. An antenna that runs up the back of the footwear communicates with satellites and relays a location back to a subscription Web site service for easy viewing. Los Angeles-based GTXC, which makes the devices and the service, said it is hoping to put Smart Shoes in stores by the end of the year. Shoes with the technology could cost between $100 and $200. The tracking service is expected to cost about $20 a month.
Follow That Kid
Today's technology makes it easier for parents to know where their kids are and what they're doing.
By Joe Burris | Baltimore Sun | July 1, 2007
Michelle Smith had been reluctant to buy a cell phone for her 7-year-old daughter, Daysha. Then one day in April, a substitute teacher placed the Radford, Va., girl on the wrong school bus.
Instead of being dropped off at her older sister's after-school program as planned, Daysha was sent home - only to find the doors locked.
As she sat on her front porch crying, her mother drove around town, searching frantically for the girl. No one at the school could tell her which bus the girl had been put on.
"Then my next-door neighbor called," said Smith, "and said, 'I have your baby.' "
The scary moment had a happy ending, but Smith didn't want to take a chance on losing her daughter again. So she did what many other parents are doing - she bought her child a cell phone equipped with an electronic device that could keep track of her whereabouts.
Tracking technology hits the ground running.
Wherever you go, there you are. And we know where you are.
By Nancy Francis
GPS technology will soon be at your feet, offering peace of mind to loved ones of Alzheimer’s sufferers, people with autism, active preschoolers and others who might wander into harm’s way or get lost.
A Los Angeles-based company that sees opportunity in the merging of GPS tracking technology and footwear, has developed several prototypes of GPS tennis shoes.
GTX Corporation is having discussions with various footwear manufactures (including some in Oregon) about licensing its technological designs and connectivity system.
During a recent visit to Portland, GTX Corp CEO Patrick Bertagna showed KGW a prototype of the company’s GPS shoe.
Mobile Ways to Keep Track of Your Kids
By Lori Tucker, (WATE) Knoxville, TN -- June 7, 2007
As technology makes our society more mobile, there are more mobile ways to keep track of your loved ones including cell phones, car trackers and even shoes. GPS shoes That's right, an LA company has patented a GPS system in a shoe.
Xplorer Smart Shoes, made by GTX Corp., are able to track the person wearing them in real time or by remote surveillance.
GTX says the shoes work particularly well for: children, people with Alzheimer's disease, outdoor adventures, military, police, fire and public safety workers.
IN THE PIPELINE: Tracking All The Uses For Positioning Chips
By Donna Fuscaldo - DowJones Newswire - May 1, 2007
For Patrick Bertagna, the eureka moment came a few years ago when watching the coverage of the Elizabeth Smart abduction. After spending years helping companies track their products via software, Bertagna decided it was time to do something that mattered.
So the serial entrepreneur, armed with a couple of checks from friends, launched Global Trek Xploration Corp., a Los Angeles-based company that's developing shoes embedded with a global positioning chip. The shoes will enable parents to monitor their children's every movement and caregivers to keep real time tabs on elderly or sick people.
Top-Notch Security
M2M - Specialty Publications - April 6, 2007
M2M technology providers and system integrators often cite efficiency improvements and new revenue opportunities as common indicators of return-on-investment. However, as more and more customers use machine-to-machine applications to collect data, security has not only become a top-notch priority for end users and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) but also a highly valued part of fostering a positive ROI.
According to IDC Corp., www.idc.com, Framingham, Mass., as devices enabling a mobile workforce continue to shrink in size, the increased likelihood of losing devices, such as laptops, mobile phones, BlackBerrys, has caused growing concern over the sensitive corporate information they contain.
Smart Shoes Get Smarter
M2M - Specialty Publications - April 2, 2007
Smart shoes just got a little smarter. The newest models of GPS-enabled (global positioning system) shoes from Global Trek Xploration Corp. (GTXC), www.gtxcorp.com, Los Angeles, Calif., will now be equipped with wireless and location modules from Enfora Inc., www.enfora.com, Plano, Texas.
GTXC chose Enfora’s Enabler IIG-A-GPS modules for its robust and accurate platform, company executive say. Eric Stalnaker vice president of business development at GTXC explains, “Enfora and the Enabler II provide us with an integrated approach to software, Internet connectivity, and customization that lets us focus on our product and service offering.”
Wireless Briefs
by Andrew D. Smith | Dallas Morning News | Thursday, March 29, 2007
Few at conference get to soul of GPS shoe
Satellite tracking services were expected to be one of the big attractions at this year's big wireless conference in Orlando, but the satellite shoe seemed to surprise most of the people walking around the convention floor.
Many passers-by Wednesday furrowed their brows or shook their heads at what appeared to be a silly toy for spoiled yuppie joggers. Only a few investigated long enough to realize that the GPS shoe may well be one of the least frivolous prototypes on display among the 1,100 exhibitors. Developers plan to sell the device as a way to track mentally disabled people or seniors who have Alzheimer's disease.
Where would you be without GPS?
Perhaps carrying fewer gadgets: The technology is being added to shoes, MP3 players, dogs
By Carolyn Y. Johnson | Boston Globe | February 19, 2007
This month, GTX Corp. launched a line of Xplorer Smart GPS shoes that transform sneakers into a wearable LoJack system.
ABI Research found that the number of people in North America who subscribe to GPS-enabled location-based services more than doubled between 2005 and 2006, from 1.6 to 3.9 million. The number of subscribers is projected to rocket to 52 million in 2011.
That means companies working in what used to be a niche market have been enjoying explosive growth. Revenues at TomTom NV, a Concord-based maker of personal navigation products, have increased more than 500-fold since 2001, from $2.5 million to an estimated $1.7 billion last year. Garmin's business has exploded into the mainstream, too, and the company ran its first Super Bowl ad this year. Boston-based start-up Skyhook Wireless brings location awareness to any device with WiFi, and announced a major partnership this month with GPS platform maker SiRF.
Xplorer shoes offer advanced personal location services
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January 29, 2007 - We’ve written several times about the concept of electronically fencing dogs and cats for their safety, or the safety of others. Similarly, as GPS technologies have become commercially viable, of tracking assets and loved ones to ensure their safety. Now personal location services company GTXC Corporation, is set to unveil a line of Xplorer Smart GPS shoes at the World Shoe Association (WSA) in Las Vegas on February 1 which offer a range of new opportunities. Xplorer shoes incorporate a small and robust GPS tracking device which hooks up with GTXC's internet user portal to offer a very compelling array of personal location services.
Integrated GPS Shoes by GTXC
Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog - Friday, February 2. 2007
Integrated GPS Shoes by GTXC Though originally made to track patients and kids, we're sure the shoes will be integrated soon with the Nike + Ipod so you can track your run in your personal Google mashup. Or hide it in your wife's purse to see whether she's banging San Francisco's mayor, Gavin Newsom. Or something like that. The system from GTXC has a sophisticated GPS integrated into the shoe, which communicates directly with a satellite, which then relays locations in real-time to their monitoring center and made available via internet or phone. Predetermined geographic areas can also be defined and alerts sent when the person being tracked leaves or enters the area. And don't worry, they already have a product for outdoor activities called the Wearable Caddy.
New Smart GPS Shoes
Manisha Kanetkar - Thursday, 1 February 2007
Keeping track of your loved ones has never been so easy (or so spy-like) with the new Xplorer smart GPS shoes designed by GTXC.
The company boasts the shoes incorporate the smallest, most powerful and robust GPS tracking device currently available. GTXC says they are ideal for caretakers of children or the elderly to easily monitor the location of their charges.
So, for example, they can preset perimeters of safe zones or unsafe zones, and then receive mobile phone alerts if a perimeter is breached by the wearer. This is handled by what the company calls its ‘set-it-and-forget-it' Dual GeoFencing feature.
Shoes with GPS locator Coolest Gadgets
Jan 29, 2007 - GTX Corporation will be unveiling its new line of Xplorer Smart GPS footwear at the beginning of next month in Las Vegas. The Xplorer aims to usher in the next generation of GPS smart shoes by incorporating smaller and yet more powerful GPS chipsets inside the shoe itself to provide a more accurate reading....
GTX Corporation unveils GPS-equipped Xplorer shoes Engadget
Jan 26, 2007 - It seems like Sayo Isaac Daniel has some serious competition coming at him in the GPS shoe market, as GTX Corporation is unveiling its latest geo-tracking footwear at next week's World Shoe Association trade show. The questionably styled Xplorer kicks pack an internal GPS transceiver,...
GPS Shoes keep track of kids
January 25, 2007 - GPS-integrated shoes - now why didn't I think of that? The Xplorer line of Smart GPS shoes from GTX Corp. come with an integrated GPS tracking device which helps parents keep tabs on their children. In addition, parents are able to set up a virtual boundary, where they will be duly noted via SMS should the shoes leave beyond the designated area.
GPS Shoes Let Mommy Know Where You Are
January 25, 2007 - Good news for worried parents. These GTX GPS Xplorer Smart Shoes will let you keep track of your kids no matter where you are. Here's how it works.
Define a "safe" area around your house or school that it's safe for your kids to wander around. When the GPS signal goes outside of the area, an SMS will be sent to your phone alerting you of the situation. Then you're free to call your wife, the police, or Chloe from 24.
The GTX GPS shoes have a small GPS tracking device inside the shoe actually communicates the location to a central location tracking service
ESATO NEWS - Jan 26, 2007 - Xplorer, the next generation of smart GPS shoes, incorporates the smallest, most powerful and robust GPS tracking device on the market today. Drawing on a long history of patented embedded GPS technology for footwear and other consumer products, GTXC has been in development on the Xplorer line for the past three years. The new line advances the state of GPS tracking technology considerably, utilizing several groundbreaking innovations currently in the patent process.
GTX Corp. announces the Xplorer line of Smart GPS shoes
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 - The GTX GPS shoes have a small GPS tracking device inside the shoe actually communicates the location to a central location tracking service. So you could get your kids these GPS sneakers and define an area where it is safe for the kid to wander around. When leaving the defined area an SMS would be sent to your mobile phone notifying you of the situation. GTX calls this feature GeoFencing. The batteries powering the GPS unit inside the shoes last several days.
"With Liberty and Surveillance for All: Person-to-person Surveillance Gets Green Light from Public
Survey research from Boston University graduate students shows that Americans are more willing to engage in surveillance of loved ones than one might expect given our love for independence. Half of Americans are comfortable with being electronically monitored by a loved one for safety or health reasons. Nearly a third 32% say it is likely they will use a tracking device to monitor a loved one in the future."
"The greatest endorsement of P2P surveillance is that 66% of Americans are comfortable being monitored by concerned loved ones in case of emergency. That¹s an awfully large market waiting to be tapped by companies like GTX Corporation who debuts its first GPS-based tracking shoe for children this week."
Excerpts from recent Boston University Research indicating that two-thirds of Americans are comfortable being electronically monitored by loved ones in case of an emergency
Brave New GPS World
By James Klein, Larta VOX Editor - November 3, 2003
In the future, we won't lose anything. Advances in global positioning system technology allow users to easily pinpoint the location of any object on earth. GPS boards have been reduced to the size of a postage stamp. Soon, we could attach GPS locators to everything we own - cell phones, briefcases, wallets - and even our children.
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GPS Shoe to Track Alzheimer's Patients
London, England - June 10, 2009 - A new show outfitted with a GPS chip aims to offer peace of mind to Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers.
GTX Signs Deal With Aertrex Worldwide
June 1, 2009 - GTX signs its first footwear deal for its Personal Location Services product with Aertrex Worldwide, which specializes in orthotic footwear.
Enfora and GTXC Advance Personal Tracking and Location with GPS-enabled Shoe
Plano, Texas - March 27, 2007 - Enfora, Inc., today announced GTX Corporation's (GTXC) adoption of the Enabler® IIG-A-GPS embedded wireless and location module into their latest model of the GTXC Xplorer® GPS Smart Shoe designed to monitor the whereabouts of loved ones.
"Enfora and the Enabler II provide us with an integrated approach to software, Internet connectivity and customization that lets us focus on our product and service offering," said Eric Stalnaker, VP of Business Development at GTXC. "By working with Enfora, we know the Xplorer® A-GPS Smart Shoe is built on a robust and highly accurate platform."
GTXC Wins Praise, Reduces Chip Size
Los Angeles, California, March 5, 2007 - GTXC received a strong, positive reception as a third time exhibitor at the recent World Shoe Association show in Las Vegas, NV. It also won praise from the technology community at the latest 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. GTXC continues to build momentum, enhance its intellectual property and provide leadership throughout the embedded GPS footwear space.
New era of "Wearable GPS" capabilities enabled by technological breakthrough.
February 21, 2007, Los Angeles, CA - GTXC, founder of the Personal Location Services category and leader in Miniaturized GPS Technologies, has created a proprietary, "single click" software application used to activate the GPS-2-SMS Dual-GeoFence features that form an integral part of its embedded GPS technology. The recent Multi Dual GeoFence patent application filled in February 2007 is the most current of seven applications filed since the company's founding five years ago, and promises to bring new capabilities and efficiencies to the Wearable GPS industry. The company's first, US Patent 6.788.200 titled GPS Footwear was issued in September 2004.
GTXC unveils new generation of Smart GPS Shoes
Los Angeles, CA, January 25, 2007 - GTX Corp., a dominant world leader in personal location services, will unveil their new Xplorer line of Smart GPS shoes on February 1st, at the World Shoe Association (WSA) in Las Vegas.
Xplorer, the next generation of smart GPS shoes, incorporates the smallest, most powerful and robust GPS tracking device on the market today. Drawing on a long history of patented embedded GPS technology for footwear and other consumer products, GTXC has been in development on the Xplorer line for the past three years. The new line advances the state of GPS tracking technology considerably, utilizing several ground-breaking innovations currently in the patent process.
GTXC to provide maritime version of personal GPS tracking devices to governmental security agencies and consumers
Los Angeles, California, October 4, 2006 - GTXC (GTX Corporation), the Personal Location Services (PLS) company known worldwide for developing and commercializing miniaturized personal GPS tracking technologies - including ground-breaking shoe-based satellite tracking products - announced today that they have signed a licensing agreement aimed at providing miniaturized, waterproof personal tracking devices to governmental security agencies and consumer maritime enthusiasts.
An Open Letter To GTX Corporation's Investors, Customers And Friends
January 5, 2007 - GTX Corp has received many inquiries this week regarding recent reports that another manufacturer has entered the GPS footwear sector claiming, among other things, that they have patented GPS footwear technology, and that there is a technology called "Quantum Satellite Technology."
GTXC believes that the convergence of high technology with consumer products should be represented to the public in an ethical and honest fashion. GTXC takes issue with the claims made in those recent reports, and believes that they do not paint an accurate and truthful picture. As such, GTXC is taking immediate, strong and active steps to respond to those claims in a responsible way to inform the public and the relevant media about GTXC, its products and technology, and the true status of the following facts.
CEO & President of GTXC - to Address Cornell MBA Class
Los Angeles, California, November 6, 2006 - Patrick Bertagna, CEO and President of GTXC (GTX Corporation), the Personal Location Services (PLS) company known worldwide for developing and commercializing miniaturized personal GPS tracking technologies - including shoe-based and hand held satellite tracking products - will address the Cornell Business students that are analyzing a case study that was developed over the past year at the university.
GTXC announces newest addition to PERSONAL GPS suite of miniaturized location-finding solutions
Los Angeles, California, June 1, 2006 - GTXC (GTX Corporation), known worldwide for developing and commercializing innovative shoe-based GPS tracking technologies, today announced a downloadable location-finding application for hand held PDAs.
Beginning with PaqTrax™ for the HP iPaq 6515, the newest GTXC application integrates a PDA's embedded GPS abilities with the internet-based GTXC TrackPack™, creating a complete Personal GPS™ tracking and location-finding solution.
Boston University study validates Americans' acceptance of Person-to-Person (P2P) surveillance
Los Angeles, California, March 14, 2006 - GTXC, Inc., maker of miniaturized tracking technologies - including a patented shoe-based GPS location-finding platform - shared in the release of a recent Boston University study which offers proof of strong consumer demand for Person-To-Person (P2P) tracking and surveillance products. Despite increased media attention to governmental eavesdropping and surveillance issues, the study's conclusions contradict privacy advocates and redress recent media sentiments by finding that up to 81% of those surveyed approve the use of P2P surveillance under specific situations, and nearly a third (32%) say they are likely to use a tracking device to monitor a loved one in the future.
GTXC announces world's first GPS location-reporting technology built into footwear
Los Angeles, California, February 10, 2006 - After several years of intensive research and development, GTXC (GTX Corporation) today announced the world's first GPS location-reporting platform built into footwear. Unveiled at the World Shoe Association trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company's patented solution links advanced GPS and cellular miniaturization technology with internet-based monitoring capabilities to provide accurate, real-time location and movement history to a wide range of users. Their shoe-based technology also introduces an innovative platform for delivering a new category of portable, personal consumer-based applications, from exercise monitoring and live real-time gaming to interaction with appliances and other household items.
With Liberty and Surveillance for All: Person-to-person Surveillance Gets Green Light from Public
February 2006 - Excerpts from recent Boston University Research indicating that two-thirds of Americans are comfortable being electronically monitored by loved ones in case of an emergency.
Survey research from Boston University graduate students shows that Americans are more willing to engage in surveillance of loved ones than one might expect given our love for independence. Half of Americans are comfortable with being electronically monitored by a loved one for safety or health reasons. Nearly a third 32% say it is likely they will use a tracking device to monitor a loved one in the future."
DailyTech, LLC - Michael Barkoviak - March 17, 2010 - GTX Corporation may be one step closer to trail running shoes that have integrated GPS directly into the shoes. GPS use has increased in the cycling and running worlds, as it is used to accurately track time, distance, and speed. There has been discussion of GPS-enabled running shoes in the past, but nothing significant ever materialized.
