As footwear is continuing to gain traction in the wearable tech industry, GTX Corp remains a pioneer in the space as the first wearable footwear technology company.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – August 16, 2017 – GTX Corp (OTCQB: GTXO), an IoT platform and provider of personal location GPS wearable technology and wandering assistive technology, is pleased to announce it has been recognized as one of the “Top 13 Smart Shoes That Combine the Best of Technology and Fashion” for its patented GPS SmartSole® by Techflier, a premiere resource for tech startup, computing innovation and technology news.
As footwear continues to gain traction in the wearable technology industry, GTX Corp is widely recognized as a pioneer in the space as the first wearable footwear technology company, marking over 15 years of keeping users connected to who and what matters with a suite of GPS tracking location-based solutions such as the Company’s flagship GPS SmartSole. In the feature, Techflier highlights 13 connected smart shoes that rise in becoming objects of desire for both fashionistas and technophiles alike, with GTX’s patented SmartSole featured as number 6 on the list.
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“We are truly honored to be recognized as one of the top smart shoes on a renowned list ranging from dynamic and interactive footwear aesthetics to performance and location tracking,” commented GTX Corp CEO Patrick Bertagna. “We appreciate the recognition this brings to our innovative product line of smart wearable technology.”
GTX Corp’s patented GPS-enabled “smart” insoles are a discreet and convenient tracking and recovery GPS device that fits easily into most shoes. The GTX SmartSole delivers peace of mind for family members or caregivers by providing real-time location monitoring of loved ones including the millions of people suffering from memory impairment or wandering as a result of Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, traumatic brain injury, or other cognitive memory disability.
Known for its game-changing, multi-award-winning patented GPS SmartSole and Smartphone GPS Tracking App, GTX has previously been recognized and granted numerous other awards and accolades by prestigious organizations, including most recently honored as the winner of Technology Media Telcoms (TMT) News Magazine’s “Best Wearable Technology Company – USA” and “Most Innovative Tracking & Recovery Technology”, given a 4 star ranking by Able Magazine, highlighted in AARP top 10 best new technologies for seniors, receiving a special mention in a Google white paper, the People’s Choice Award for most innovative connected device, being nominated for the 100 Most Important Inventions of Mankind, exhibited in the Technology Museum of Sweden, included in Entrepreneur Magazine’s top 100 Brilliant Companies, identified by ABI Research as ‘paving the way into the next billion dollar market’ and as the 2nd Place Winner (between Microsoft-1st, and Samsung-3rd,) in the 2015 CTIA E-Tech Awards in the “Wearables, Health, Fitness & Wellness” category, to name a few.