GPS shoes are available now at: Aetrex
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
GPS Shoes starting to light up across the US and now in 6 countries…
With the use of GPS Technology, the GPS Smart Shoe by GTX Corp
will send you a text message if the wearer has wandered out of a
predetermined area (set by you). You are directed to a website which
shows the exact location of the wearer. It is estimated that up to 60
percent of people with Alzheimer's — the most common form of dementia —
will become lost at least once.
GPS shoes are available now at: Aetrex
GPS shoes are available now at: Aetrex
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
AETREX NAVISTAR™ GPS SHOES for tracking Alzheimer’s sufferers now available in the UK and Ireland
Innovative GPS
shoes help caregivers keep track of loved ones prone to wandering
Los Angeles, October 11, 2012 – GTX
Corp (OTCBB: GTXO),
a leader in customizable, patented 2-way GPS solutions, has announced today that the award
winning, patented GPS tracking “Smart Shoe” will be commercially available in
the U.K and Ireland this month. The Shoes ,
known as the “Aetrex Navistar ™ GPS Shoes,
will be made under license by Aetrex Worldwide, Inc., a global manufacturer and leader in comfort
footwear and will be distributed by Tipp Toes, a long-time
Aetrex Worldwide distributor located in
Ireland.
The Alzheimer’s Society in the
U.K estimates there are 800,000 people in the UK and Ireland
afflicted with Alzheimer’s and Dementia and are prone to wandering. Statistics show that if not found within the
first 24 hours, over 50% may be found seriously harmed. A unique monitoring
solution to help caregivers find their loved ones quickly is entering the
market this month. A cellular and global positioning system (GPS) technology embedded
inside comfortable walking shoes designed for seniors. The Aetrex Navistar™
GPS Shoes, powered by GTX Corp, are being introduced to the UK and Ireland at (www.gpsshoes.eu), following recent introduction
in the U.S. and Australia. EE,
the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, will be the wireless
SIM provider for the GPS Shoes after having recently signed a global
contract with GTX Corp which will enable the shoes to work in over 50 countries
across the globe which utilize the GSM network.
The patented GTX Corp technology in the
Aetrex Navistar ™GPS Shoes enable the
wearer to be monitored remotely, there by helping to ensure their safety, providing peace of mind to their
caregivers, and reducing the cost of remote
oversight. The GPS Shoes are embedded with a miniaturized proprietary module, which
contains the locator’s integrated GPS / Cellular chipset and the SIM card that is unique to
each wearer. The GPS Shoes communicate
via EE’s cellular network and sends location coordinates via a wireless data
connection, similar to sending SMS messages on a cell phone. If the wearer of the GPS Shoes wanders
outside of a pre-set location determined by the caregiver, an SMS or e -mail message will
alert the caregiver instantly.
The GPS Shoes have been heralded by healthcare and technology authorities around
the world and is featured in the “100 Most
Important Inventions of Mankind” Exhibit in the National Museum of Science and Technology in Sweden. To
date, caregivers who have used the Aetrex Navistar ™GPS Shoes are saying the following:
Sylvia Lett lived in
fear every time her father, wandered away from home. “The Aetrex GPS Shoes that
we purchased for our father is the best investment we have made. My father has always been a sharp dresser and he loved how
the shoes looked. His exact response was these shoes look rather snappy. My father can still walk 5 miles a day on a nice day. The
problem is he forgets how to get back and gets lost taking different ways. The
shoes have made our lives 1000 times better. Just knowing he is safe now
with the GPS shoes bring me to tears of gladness.”
“This is a simple solution to a growing
problem. Other devices are either too complicated or tend to be rejected by the
Alzheimer’s and Dementia sufferers, but the Aetrex Navistar GPS Shoes have
proven to be a more friendly and reliable means of keeping track of those who
wander. As a result, Alzheimer’s sufferers who wear the Shoes are receiving
better care and enjoying a more flexible lifestyle, while the cost of
supervision they require is reduced. When you consider the spiralling costs of
caring for the millions of Alzheimer’s and Dementia sufferers – over £23
billion - our GPS Shoes can free up precious resources to be used in other
critical areas.” stated Andrew Duncan, GTX Corp’s head of International licensing and Board Director.
According to Age UK, a leading charitable
organization dedicated to improving later-life quality; there are more than two
million older people in Britain who live at home, many of them dealing with some level of Dementia.
Mervyn Kohler, Special Advisor for Age UK, discussed in a recent
British Broadcasting Corporation interview why GPS technology is so important
for these people: “The universal message from the elderly population is that
they want to live independently in their own home. We have between 100,000 and
150,000 people entering care homes every year. We want to keep people alive and
successfully in their homes as long as possible, and this technology gives us a
bridge forward.”[i]
The Aetrex Navistar ™ GPS Shoes can make a major contribution to the worthy and
socially beneficial goal of keeping seniors safe while prolonging their stay in
their own homes.
About GTX Corp (GTXO) - The leader
in enterprise 2 way GPS real-time personal location services (PLS) was founded
in 2002 and is based in Los Angeles, California with distributors in Mexico, Australia, Nepal
and Ireland and customers in 160 countries. GTX Corp utilizes the latest in
miniaturized, low power consumption technology and offers a robust enterprise
GPS and cellular location platform to track in real time the whereabouts of
people, pets, vehicles and high valued assets. Answering the “where is”
question through a licensing business model and providing a complete end to end
solution of hardware, middleware, apps, connectivity and professional services.
Letting you know where someone or something is at the touch of a button, GTX
Corp also owns and operates LOCiMOBILE,
Inc which develops applications for smart phones and tablets, Code Amber News Service, and Code Amber Alertag. The Company has
an aggressive intellectual property strategy and owns an extensive portfolio of
patents, patents pending, registered trade marks, copy rights and URL's.
For
more information, please contact Skip Riddle at GTX Europe +44 (0)7785 364 100,
nsriddle@gtxcorp.com visit www.gpsshoes.eu.
Global Product and Licensing e mail -
info@gtxcorp.com
Public Relations contact Suzy
Ginsburg (713) 721.4774 suzy@gcomworks.com
Investor Relations ir@gtxcorp.com
About Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. - Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. is widely recognized as the global leader
in comfort and wellness footwear products. With fashion, function and quality
at the forefront, Aetrex designs and manufactures therapeutic, casual, dress,
sandal and athletic footwear for both men and women. Aetrex also developed
iStep, the world’s leading digital foot scanning technology, designed to
accurately measure feet and determine foot type and pressure points. It is also
renowned for its over-the-counter Lynco Orthotics, the world’s #1 foot orthotic
system. The New Jersey-based Corporation was recently named one of New Jersey’s Top
100 Privately Held Companies and one of NJBIZ’s Top 30 Manufacturing Companies.
It has remained privately owned by the Schwartz family for three generations.
For additional information, please visit www.aetrex.com.
About EE-
EE is the company that runs the Orange and T-Mobile brands in the UK, and
will be launching its new superfast 4G brand EE – in the coming weeks. Its 4G
service will cover a third of the population by the end of 2012 and its fibre
service will be available to more than 11 million households and businesses by
the end of the year. EE’s mobile service currently provides coverage to 99% of
the population with 2G and 98% of the population with 3G.
Sources:
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Report Recently sent to CONGRESS mentions the GPS Shoe!
Aging services technology study identifies available technologies for Cognitive Impairment and evidence of their benefits. On page 69 the GPS Shoe is identified as a solution and discusses GPS monitoring technology:
In addition to their utility in detecting cognitive impairment, activity-monitoring technologies have also been used among people with established cognitive deficits. One example of this application is among patients who engage in dangerous behaviors such as wandering and elopement (Altus et al., 2000). Monitoring technologies mitigate the risks associated with these behaviors by facilitating remote patient monitoring. This approach not only provides physical security to the patient, but it also provides emotional security to caregivers and reduces caregiver burden by allowing the caregiver to monitor a loved one from a location of their choosing. A variety of technologies can be employed in patient monitoring systems. These include global positioning systems (GPS), radio frequency (RF) transmitters, and cellular-based tracking devices. In one system, a GPS is embedded in shoes that allow the user's location to be tracked with a secure subscriber’s portal. Other systems integrate more than one technology to address these behaviors. Assisted GPS systems (AGPS), which combine GPS and cellular tracking functionalities, can provide greater accuracy, availability, and coverage than standard GPS (Djuknic and Richton, 2001).
Link to full Congressional PDF report
In addition to their utility in detecting cognitive impairment, activity-monitoring technologies have also been used among people with established cognitive deficits. One example of this application is among patients who engage in dangerous behaviors such as wandering and elopement (Altus et al., 2000). Monitoring technologies mitigate the risks associated with these behaviors by facilitating remote patient monitoring. This approach not only provides physical security to the patient, but it also provides emotional security to caregivers and reduces caregiver burden by allowing the caregiver to monitor a loved one from a location of their choosing. A variety of technologies can be employed in patient monitoring systems. These include global positioning systems (GPS), radio frequency (RF) transmitters, and cellular-based tracking devices. In one system, a GPS is embedded in shoes that allow the user's location to be tracked with a secure subscriber’s portal. Other systems integrate more than one technology to address these behaviors. Assisted GPS systems (AGPS), which combine GPS and cellular tracking functionalities, can provide greater accuracy, availability, and coverage than standard GPS (Djuknic and Richton, 2001).
Link to full Congressional PDF report
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Wearable Technology
Sept 15 - 2012 - InetnetAdvisors.net Radio - Patrick Bertagna of GTX Corp discusses wearable technology and GPS shoes.
Listen to the radio interview (MP3)
Listen to the radio interview (MP3)
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Billions of dollars being spent, Millions of people impacted and one company delivers a solution for $1 per day!
GLX VALUE RICH - Sept. 2012 - Interview with Patrick Bertagna
The latest data from the Alzheimer’s Association show that 5.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. By 2030, that number is anticipated to be 8 million — if no medical cure is found — the number of afflicted boomers is expected to grow beyond 20 million by 2050. In addition to the enormous personal and financial impact on the their caregivers, local search and recovery through law enforcement and first responders will be financially impacted as well, due to nearly sixty percent of dementia victims who will wander or get lost at least once
and if not found within a day, up to half will be found dead or seriously harmed.
Read the full article
The latest data from the Alzheimer’s Association show that 5.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. By 2030, that number is anticipated to be 8 million — if no medical cure is found — the number of afflicted boomers is expected to grow beyond 20 million by 2050. In addition to the enormous personal and financial impact on the their caregivers, local search and recovery through law enforcement and first responders will be financially impacted as well, due to nearly sixty percent of dementia victims who will wander or get lost at least once
and if not found within a day, up to half will be found dead or seriously harmed.
Read the full article
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