Category Archives: MetAlert In The News

In The Boardroom With… Mr. Patrick Bertanga CEO, Founder, Chairman GTX Corp (OTC GTXO)

  SecuritySolutionsWatch.com: Thank you for joining us today, Patrick. Before discussing GTX Smart Wearable Technology in greater detail, please tell us about your background. Patrick Bertagna:  I have spent the past 35 plus years building consumer product and technology companies and  GTX is the perfect mix of both, being it’s a “wearable tech” company. We were certainly one of the pioneers in the wearable tech industry and my back ground of design, manufacturing and sales of consumer products combined with my tech and intellectual property background, having founded 2 software companies, enabled me to bring those skill sets together under one roof at GTX. Prior to GTX I had founded 6 other companies. SecuritySolutionsWatch.com: One will read on GTXcorp.com that, GTX Corp (GTXO) is a pioneer in Smart, Mobile and Wearable GPS, cellular and BLE tracking and recovery technology. Empowering the global community and keeping you connected to who and what matters most with GPS, cellular, BLE […]

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GPS SmartSole Appearing on FOX News

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Technology you can walk on? Feb. 12, 2016 – 4:53 – Tech Take: Field & Stream’s Colin Kearns showcases the ThermaCELL ProFLEX Remote Heated Insole, GPS SmartSole, Thermic Power Sock and the Stridalyzer Performance Insole ← Shrink player

GTX Corp. (GTXO) Wearable Tracking Solution and Value Proposition on Display at 2nd Annual Innovations Investor Conference

DreamTeamNetwork (DTN) News Article February 10, 2016 – 9:02 AM EST GTX Corp. (OTC: GTXO) centers its efforts on providing people with the peace of mind of knowing where their loved ones are at any given time. A provider of wearable monitoring and tracking solutions using GPS, Cellular and BLE technology, GTXO delivers a value proposition to investors and consumers alike that is both compelling and affordable in today’s upward trending wearable technology space. Caregivers to those inflicted with Alzheimer’s are among the many natural beneficiaries. Using GTXO’s GPS SmartSole, caregivers know that there’s no longer a need to remember to carry a separate tracking device, since the SmartSole resides within the shoe. You can track their location through any smartphone, tablet or web browser and set up text and e-mail alerts if they leave or enter defined areas on a map. The GPS SmartSole provides peace of mind for […]

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SmartSoles on local TV in the Hamburg region of Germany

Way4Net our German distributor has been doing a great job promoting the SmartSoles throughout Germany. GPS in the shoe sole GPS in der Schuhsohle Smart Sole – Help for relatives with dementia – www.tv-schwerin.de – Smartsole – Hilfe für Angehörige von Demenzkranken

GPS SmartSole Gives Peace of Mind to Parents of Wanderers

Written on 2016/01/19 by: Joe Young; Marketing and Communications Manager for Friendship Circle of Michigan. Over the past four years, we have covered a number of articles about individuals with special needs that have a tendency to wander/elope and the numerous tracking deviceson the market that are available prevent disaster from striking. These devices have generally been worn as a watch or attached to clothing. Recently a new and innovative way to track individuals with special needs has been revealed. Meet GPS SmartSole GPS SmartSole is an invisible wearable technology device intended for non-invasive tracking of individuals with cognitive disorders (such as Alzheimer’s, autism, traumatic brain injuries) in its second generation. The miniaturized GPS/Cellular device is built into an insole designed to be worn in shoes, providing tracking and monitoring for the individual while giving complete peace of mind to the parent who can easily monitor the connected insole right from a […]

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Petitioning U.S. Congress

Pass Senator Schumer’s legislation “Avonte’s Law” Avonte’s Law will create an entirely new grant program within the Department of Justice that will be available to local law enforcement, schools and non-profits that aim to assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).  The bill will authorize $10,000,000 federal dollars in order to help fund the purchase of voluntary tracking devices for children with ASD, education and training for parents, schools and local law enforcement, as well as other innovative methods that will assist families of children who “wander” with ASD.  With this additional funding, families and local entities can work together to find the best possible solution for each individual child with ASD. https://www.change.org/p/u-s-congress-pass-senator-s-schumer-s-legislation-avonte-s-law – 49% of children with autism engage in wandering behaviors – 35% attempt to wander at least once per week – More than one third of children with autism who wander are never or rarely able to […]

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GTX Corp. (GTXO) SmartSole Poised To Carve Off Substantial Slice of a Burgeoning Healthcare Wearables Market Set to Hit $4.5 Billion by 2020

The global wearable technology market, worth only $750 million back in 2012, has maintained its show stopping growth pattern this year, spurred on by the planet’s biggest tech companies continuing to vie for the pole position in an ongoing race to become the dominant developer of what is seen as essentially the next mobile phone market. Transparency Market Research recently projected a forward CAGR of over 40 percent through 2018 for the space and leading tech-focused market research, analysis and advisory firm, International Data Corporation,estimates that more than 72 million units will ship by this year’s close, a whopping 173 percent jump over last year’s figure, and this figure is seen by IDC as growing to over 155 million units by 2019, on a CAGR of 42.6 percent. One of the companies pushing the hardest is Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), which bought up Canadian high-tech sports eyewear maker Recon earlier this […]

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GTX Corp (GTXO) Easy To Use, Internet of Things-Driven GPS Tracking Platform Behind Insole Tracking System SmartSole’s Success Story

This entry was posted in GTX Corp GTXO on November 30, 2015 by QualityStocks. Physical asset tracking has never been easier than it is today, with companies like GTX Corp seamlessly bringing together all of the technologies needed to render real-time situational awareness of a vast array of field devices, directly to the end user via any networked intelligent device, from a smartphone to a PC. Whether the asset in question is personal property like a UAV, a loved one such as a child, or an elder suffering from some form of dementia like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, the ability to find a lost asset using an elegantly meshed architecture of small GPS/BLE (Bluetooth low energy) wearable systems and software changes everything. More importantly, it becomes quite easy to ensure such assets are never lost in the first place, thanks to always-on and assisted two-way tracking capability that is available at […]

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The GTX Corp SmartSole Featured in AARP Special Report November 2015

Our GPS SmartSoles are highlighted in the AARP  Caregiving Help From Tech Breakthroughs report. You can read the full report on the AARP site by Clicking Here   GTX Corp.

Change the Aging Experience With Tech

Technology has changed our world.  We access information instantaneously with a few key strokes, see our world through high power telescopes and satellites, and approach medicine with depth and efficiency enabling people to live longer and healthier. Technology has also made many of the challenges of aging easier to manage.  New devices, programs, apps, and products are enabling older adults to stay at home safely and for families to monitor any changes or concerns for aging loved ones, including memory loss, confusion, and safety. Thanks to advancements in technology, there are now many ways alleviate or minimize risks related to these universal worries. Below are some important examples: Medication errors: There are several apps that allow families to remotely monitor whether someone has taken their medication. MedOClock monitors administration times and calls a person with a gentle reminder if the medication is missed.  If you prefer to have your loved one […]

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