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A Place For Mom- GPS Trackers for Elderly Loved Ones: Best Bracelets and Devices

By Nirali Desai  Read Original Article May 12, 2022 Older adults with dementia can sometimes feel lost or disoriented, feelings that may cause them to leave their room or home in search of something familiar. This is called wandering, a common but potentially dangerous symptom of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in seniors. If your loved one wanders, a GPS tracker for dementia can help you find them quickly — and prevent emergencies and dangerous situations. In this article: How GPS tracking keeps people with dementia safe Wearable GPS trackers for dementia patients Simple and easy-to-hide GPS trackers for dementia Best-selling dementia trackers on Amazon What to do when your loved one wanders Other technologies to keep your loved one safe Research all your options for your loved one with dementia How GPS tracking keeps people with dementia safe GPS tracking has helped people find their way for decades. As with apps for […]

THE INNOVATIVE GPS SMARTSOLE™ FROM GTX: MISSION-CRITICAL HEALTHCARE POWERED BY ENO ONE

Published on July 07, 2022 Read original article here.  Problem People with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or autism lose the ability to recognize familiar places, start wandering, and get lost easily. Due to paranoia being a symptom of these illnesses, traditional tracking devices like tags and bracelets are often removed by the wearer. Solution The GPS SmartSole™ from GTX fits discreetly into the wearer’s shoe, allowing them to be tracked and monitored. It contains a 2-way GPS tracking device that uses cellular networks to send location and alerts if the wearer moves out of a certain area. Wandering: the numbers and the challenges Wandering is a serious problem for those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia, and also affects a lot of children with autism. There are estimated to be 55 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, while an estimated 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with Autism. 60% of people with dementia […]

The “Longevity Revolution” Has Begun: This Early Pioneer In The Wearable Technology Industry Says It May Be On The Cusp Of Becoming An “Extraordinary Overnight Success.”

by Spotlight Growth April 26, 2022 11:50 AM  Read full article: https://www.benzinga.com/markets/penny-stocks/22/04/26818695/the-longevity-revolution-has-begun-this-early-pioneer-in-the-wearable-technology-industry-sa This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. The “Longevity Revolution”, as GTX Corp’s GTXO CEO Patrick Bertagna refers to it, is the convergence of technological advances in self-health monitoring, hyperawareness of how an individual’s health conditions affect their overall ability to survive viruses and diseases, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make sense of terabytes of data instantly resulting in people being able to extend their lives through collecting and monitoring vital medical stats regularly. According to Grand View Research, the global wearable medical device industry was valued at $21.3 billion in 2021. By 2030, the market research firm estimates the global industry will be worth around $196.6 billion. This represents an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.1% between 2022 and 2030.  Due to the size of […]

New to the Street on the Fox Business Channel talks with GTX Corp CEO Patrick Bertagna

New to The Street TV brings back Mr. Patrick Bertagna, GTX Corp’s (OTCPINK: GTXO) CEO, who talks with TV Anchor Jane King about the Company’s core business, medical tracking, and monitoring. As a medical device provider and a leader in the innovation on health monitoring wearables, Patrick talks about the evolution and revolution at GTX to bring new medical devices to increase longevity – live longer, better, and healthier. The Company’s GPS SmartSole®, the core technology, focuses on people with cognitive disorders who can easily get lost and disorientated. The GPS tracker is hidden and sealed within a shoe which can locate those in need, giving family and care keepers a reliable product for safety concerns. The next generation of footwear products contains algorithms that monitor multiple human functionalities, sending and storing data on the GTXO’s cloud-based servers. End-users can feel assured that their data isn’t misused, typical of large […]

GTX Corp CEO joins ‘New to The Street TV’ Anchor, Jane King, for an interview.

Patrick Bertagna gives a brief overview of the Company’s mission that focuses on health and safety products. Through three very distinct business divisions – tracking and monitoring solutions, distributing / manufacturing medical supplies, and intellectual property licensing, GTX Corp sells goods and services in over 35 countries.

CIO Views Magazine Recognizes the Success Journey of GTX Corp in this Special Edition

“The 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2021” Celebrating the success of innovative companies, CIO Views Magazine has recognized GTX Corp as one of The 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2021. In this special listing, CIO Views captures the success of the company that was achieved with passion and excellence. GTX Corp has influenced the generation with the true spirit of innovation. GTX is known for its game-changing and award-winning patented GPS SmartSole® — think Dr. Scholl’s meets LoJack, the world’s first invisible wearable technology tracking device created for those at risk of wandering due to Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism and traumatic brain injury. GTX is also in the protective medical supply business and has developed innovative technology driven solutions. The company has customers in all 50 States and international distributors servicing customers in over 35 countries. Believing in the mantra “Only the committed win”, GTX Corp has […]

Internet Stock ReviewGBT Technologies (GTCH) Aims to Power Wearable GPS Tracker for Seniors.

By Editor / Curator -June 16, 2021 GBT Technologies and GTX Corp. Enter into an LOI for Proposed Worldwide Licensing for Manufacturing, Sales, and Distribution “You can’t rely on them putting something around their neck,” said GTX Corp CEO Patrick Bertagna. “It can stigmatize them, so that’s where the whole wearable concept came about– putting something that’s invisible and can’t be seen. Slip it into their shoes, and every time they walk out of the door they have a tracking device on them.” GBT Technologies signs Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with GTX Corp., to develop a framework of cooperation between the companies to evaluate the viability and market size of the Company’s Intellectual Property and product line for worldwide exclusive licensing rights to manufacture, sell and distribute their products. “We believe this proposed relationship with GTX can improve our go-to-market efforts for our IP and products. GTX’s proven extensive Global reach, experience in getting innovative […]

Kiplinger- High-Tech Aids for Aging in Place

 Apple Watch and other technology provides fast feedback, comfort for older users, and a powerful assist for caregivers. by: Catherine Siskos October 1, 2020 Getty Images Heidi Wilson, 69, loves to watch British television shows with her husband, but the accents and her hearing impairment made it difficult to catch all the dialogue. “I was always interrupting to ask him to repeat what the characters said or to turn up the volume,” she says in an email. Then several months ago, Wilson, a retired lawyer in Wayzata, Minn., got a pair of Starkey Livio Edge AI hearing aids that she controls with her smartphone. An app helps her filter out background noise and adjust volume to hear better. “Now I usually hear the accents well enough to understand, and if I can’t, I use the app to turn up the volume,” she says. For older adults willing to embrace it, wireless technology is a game […]

NASDAQ- GTX Joins Coronavirus Countermeasure Taskforce Begins Selling Face Masks

PUBLISHED MAR 26, 2020 8:22AM EDT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, March 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GTX Corp (OTC: GTXO) (GTX), a pioneer in the field of health and safety wearable technology today announced in an effort to support the community at large from the Covid-19 pandemic it will begin selling coronavirus face masks. Under the Company’s Health and Safety umbrella, GTX has been actively sourcing masks across the globe, reaching out to its wide network of manufacturing partners in order to secure and make available a product that is in extreme high demand right now. “As this unprecedented global threat continues to spread, GTX will play its role in leveraging every resource it has from its technology to channel partners. GTX is pledging to do its part in fighting this pandemic and as a for profit with purpose company, we are committed to staying true to our ethos of providing technologies and solutions that serve the community at […]

GPS SmartSoles on CBS Channel 5 Phoenix AZ

AZ Family.com Insole with GPS could help locate lost dementia, Alzheimer’s patients in Arizona David Caltabiano Posted Feb 27, 2020 The new device could help families keep track of loved ones who have dementia or Alzheimer’s. PHOENIX, AZ (3TV/CBS 5)– Lost and confused– it’s a sad reality for people who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Patients often leave their houses and forget how to get home. Now, there’s a new product geared toward helping those families– one of which remembers the day their father went missing in 2015. [WATCH: How a new GPS device helped an AZ family track down grandpa] Raul Lujan is like many of our grandparents or parents: he loves to smile in pictures with his wife and hangout with his great grandchildren. On a July day in 2015, he took a drive to the auto shop. “He went out that morning to take the car to get the […]