The GTX Corp. is introducing new shoes, loafers and sneakers, with GPS built into them. CBS technology expert Katie Linendoll said they can really come in handy for families who are taking care of relatives suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. With a downloadable app, they can track them using the GPS or get an alert if the person wanders out of a pre-set safe zone.
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Great Day Show - CBS KHou.com - Houston - March 23, 2011
Truly groundbreaking tech to change our lives
CBS News - Early Show - March 17, 2011 - The shoe uses GPS and cellular technologies. It gives a family member or a caregiver the option of monitoring real-time from the Internet or on your phone...
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GTX's GPS Tracking Apps For iPhone Apps allow you to let family, friends know your location
Joel Mathis, Macworld.com - If the federal government tagged millions of iPhone users with GPS tracking devices, the American people—or, at least, Apple devotees—might protest very strongly. But iPhones these days come with GPS installed, and companies make good money furnishing apps that utilize that very feature. On this list: GTX, who offers a pair of $4 GPS apps—GPS Tracking and Tracking—that provide workmanlike solutions for users who want to keep an electronic eye on their loved ones.
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World Market Media - Brittney Barrett - February 16, 2011
Over the next 20 years, 80 million baby boomers will enter their sixties and seventies in the U.S. alone. In the next 40, the number of senior citizens will double.
For the government, this represents a huge financial burden resultant from rising Medicare and
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