GPS Shoes Featured in SGI
GPS Shoes Featured in SGI
GTX Corp and its subsidiaries unveil State of the Union and 2010 Roadmap
Los Angeles, CA (January 27, 2010) — GTX Corp (OTC BB:
GTXO), a leader in embedded GPS tracking real-time personal location services, unveils its State of the Union and 2010 roadmap for its family of global products and services. The Company expects 2010 to be a breakout year through new product introductions, revenue growth, partner activities and subscriber base increase.
The Company is expanding into
international markets through partnerships, bilingual staff and localizing its software platforms in different languages. The commencement of these steps has increased the selling of
hardware devices, platform tests and Apps, in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia, Guatemala, Israel, Nepal, Western Europe and Asia with several more
countries in the pipeline.
Code Amber News Service recently launched the
Code Amber Alertag personal ID service.
In its first weeks from launch the subscription based service already has 101 affiliates and 20 non-profit organizations that have signed up to purchase and sell the secure ID tags. “The Company expects to have over 500 affiliates and organizations signed up by year end,” said Bryant Harper President of Code Amber.
Marc Klaas, founder of the non-profit
KlaasKids Foundation,
joined the Company’s Corporate Advisory Board and Bruce Reingold a 20 year veteran in “technology sales” with notable clients including Coca-Cola, Visa, Bank of America, Safeway, Microsoft and MySpace.com has been hired to kick-off Code Amber Alertag sales.
The
LOCi GPS
Tracking Apps have been downloaded in
61 countries with one app more than 50,000 times in its first 30 days from launch, garnering a lead slot in iTunes social networking “Top 25” paid list. Given there are 1 billion smartphones today with an estimated 4.4 billion by 2013, the Company will be accelerating its development efforts and plans to launch over a dozen new Apps in 2010 across multiple handset and social networking platforms.
On the partner activity and brand building front,
AARP, in partnership with Microsoft produced a series of informative videos which aired nationally with a segment of the video focused on the patented GPS Shoe which is scheduled to launch in the consumer retail marketplace by
Aetrex Worldwide in 2010.
About GTX Corp
GTXCorp (GTXO.OB) a leader in embedded 2 way GPS real-time personal location services (PLS) was founded in 2002 and is based in Los Angeles, California. The Company has evolved from its early beginnings of putting micro GPS devices in a shoe – the patented smart shoe www.gpsshoe.com and continues to pave the way with innovative geo specific and proximity alerting applications that help you know where someone or something is at the touch of a button. GTX Corp owns and operates LOCiMOBILE, Inc www.locimobile.com which develops applications for smart phones and Code Amber News Service, www.codeamber.com 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. GTX Corp is well positioned to capture the PLS Market through its diverse product platform, licensing model, brand recognition and strategic partners.
GTX Corp does not warrant or represent that the unauthorized use of materials drawn from the content of this document will not infringe rights of third parties who are not owned or affiliated by GTX Corp. Further GTX Corp cannot be held responsible or liable for the unauthorized use of this document’s content by third parties.
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New GPS Tracking App by LOCiMOBILE hits over 15,000 Downloads and makes iTunes Top 25 List in first 2 weeks!
Los Angeles, Calif. – December 28, 2009 –LOCiMOBILE®, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of
GTX Corp (
OTCBB: GTXO), recently launched its latest App GPS Tracking which just surpassed the 15,000 download mark and made the iTunes Top 25 list in its first two weeks. Branded
“GPS Tracking” and currently available on
iTunes, it is the most feature rich App in the LOCiMOBILE suite – making it even easier to locate and connect with others at the push of a button with complete privacy. The Company is already planning to launch version 1.1 for iPhones and a first version release on the Google Android platform, by early January.
The LOCiMOBILE® brand of GPS Tracking Apps is not only gaining traction in the US but also around the world. Countries like Great Brittan, France, Canada and Singapore are each contributing to the
sixty-one countries, downloading everyday.
GPS Tracking is a useful App letting you notify others in your contact list where you are, or ask where they are, by pushing one button. Faster and safer than texting and more accurate than phone calls, because you get to see a push pin exactly where someone is on a Google map. Great for parents wanting to know where their kids are or friends looking to meet after work, it’s simple, yet private and takes the guess work out of the communication. The “where are you — here I am” opportunities are as endless as the App is affordable and easy to use. GPS Tracking has a free limited trial version and a full paid version for only $3.99.
GTX Corp the “with you” ® GPS tracking company owns and operates
LOCiMOBILE, Inc. which develops smart phone applications, letting friends, co-workers and loved ones – locate and connect with one another. Along with
Code Amber News Service, which is dedicated to the recovery of missing persons and is the leading US and Canadian syndicator of online Amber Alerts and recently launched
Code Amber Alertag – a secure digital identification service.
Founded in 2002 and based in Los Angeles, California, the personal location services Company has evolved from its early beginnings of placing a micro
GPS device in a shoe - the patented smart-shoe – and continues to pave the way with innovative geo-specific and personal proximity alerting applications that let you know where someone or something is at the touch of a button. The company believes in a strong intellectual property strategy and to date has an extensive portfolio of patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, and URLs.
For more information regarding GTX Corp, please contact:
Ross Silver Investor Relations
(213) 489.3019 ext 646
Joel Margulies Public Relations
(310) 433 0299
jmargulies@gtxcorp.com
Code Amber Alertag launches worldwide secure digital ID tag and service providing emergency access to essential personal information for children, elderly, field workers and pets
A trusted brand, proprietary technology and $20.00 delivers invaluable peace of mind to millions throughout the world.
MANDEVILLE, LA December 15th 2009,–Code Amber the nation's leading missing persons alert news service, a wholly owned subsidiary of GTX Corp (GTXO.OB), launches the Code Amber Alertag – the secure digital personal identification tag - aiding first responders to emergency situations worldwide by providing essential personal and medical information that can assist in; recovery, influence treatment choices and provide notifications with permissions on how to best address the needs of the person or pet before them, directly from their smart phone.
You can order the Code Amber Alertag online for only $19.95 or a family pack of 5 for $69.95, which includes the tag(s) and a one-year subscription to the data storage and access portal.
The website even links to Facebook and other social networking sites so you can easily update pictures and includes a documents storage capability for scanned copies of your birth certificate, drivers license, passport, insurance policies, EKG results and other vital documents that you may need to access in case of an emergency.
The tags are shipped all over the world and the Company has already begun localizing in different languages, publishing a Spanish version first. A patent pending Code Amber Alertag should be worn by all; adults, children and yes, even pets regardless of the dangers of their lifestyles the peace of mind it offers is priceless.
“It’s smarter to have a Code Amber Alertag and not need it, then to need it and not have it” said Bryant Harper, President of Code Amber. “A secure emergency medical information tag that can be accessed from anywhere in the world through your web enabled cell phone can provide all of the critical information emergency services may need.”
The Code Amber Alertag is a life-extension of the Code Amber mission – to locate lost, missing, injured or abducted persons and is synergistic with the GTX Corp mission of being the better people and pet finder.
About GTX Corp
GTX Corp (OTC BB: GTXO, www.gtxcorp.com), a leader in embedded GPS real-time personal location services (PLS), was founded in 2002 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company has evolved from its early beginnings of putting a micro GPS device in a shoe- the patented smart shoe
www.gpsshoe.com and continues to pave the way with innovative geo specific and proximity alerting applications that help you know where someone or something is at the touch of a button. Committed to being the "better people finder" GTX Corp also owns and operates LOCiMOBILE, Inc
www.locimobile.com which develops applications for smart phones and Code Amber News Service,
www.codeamber.com which is dedicated to the recovery of missing persons and is the leading US and Canadian syndicator of online Amber Alerts. The Company is committed to a strong intellectual property strategy and owns an extensive portfolio of patents, patents pending, registered trade marks, copy rights and URL's. GTX Corp is well positioned to capture the PLS Market through its diverse product platform, licensing model, brand recognition and strategic partners.
For information regarding GTX Corp:
Ross Silver
Investor Relations
(213) 489.3019 ext 646
Public Relations
(310) 433 0299
GTX Corp does not warrant or represent that the unauthorized use of materials drawn from the content of this document will not infringe rights of third parties who are not owned or affiliated by GTX Corp. Further GTX Corp cannot be held responsible or liable for the unauthorized use of this document’s content by third parties.
GTX Corp signs licensing agreement for Code Amber, a wholly owned subsidiary, to launch new patent pending digital ID tag and service
Code Amber Alertag to provide worldwide access to essential personal information in emergency situations for children, elderly, field workers and pets
MANDEVILLE, LA November 30, 2009 – Code Amber the nation's leading missing persons alert news service, a wholly owned subsidiary of GTX Corp (GTXO.OB), launches the Code Amber Alertag – a secure digital, comprehensive personal identification tag that supports the needs of first on the scene, assisting people and pets that are found missing, injured or in crisis. In case of an emergency anywhere in the world, the patent pending Barcode ID Tag and secured web portal will aid first responders by providing them essential personal and medical information that can assist in recovery, influence treatment choices or provide notifications and permissions on how to best treat the person or pet in front of them, right from their smart phone.
The Code Amber Alertag provides an essential and affordable personal crisis management service and will generate a new revenue stream for the Company through product sales and recurring annual subscription revenues. The ID Tag will cost 19.95 for one and $69.95 for a family pack of 5 and will have an annual $19.95 subscription portal access and data storage fee. The product and service will be promoted through Code Amber’s nearly 200,000 current opt-in data base, millions of ticker readers and site traffic in addition to many thousands of domains around the world and their internet visitors via affiliate marketing relationships. The Company also plans to market the world wide service through its existing domestic and international channels of distribution, all under the widely recognized and trusted Code Amber Brand.
The dramatic need for a secure digital identification tag and access from anywhere in the world through a handheld smart phone is born out of the ever increasing number of people and pets that wonder off or in need of emergency services and medical care. 65 million baby boomers, many of which will suffer the disorienting symptoms of dementia. 1 million children will get lost, but thousands more will fall off bicycles, skate boards or roof tops and sustain head traumas. Millions of pets every year get lost and are never returned to their proper owner. An over taxed emergency services system is already challenged with all these 911 calls. Crucial to administering timely and proper assistance and care, those first on site professionals or more likely an individual carrying a smart phone, will be well informed with access to an accurate and complete ID profile, contact information, insurance providers, primary physicians and medical history. The Code Amber Alertag is a life-extension of the Code Amber mission – to locate lost, missing, injured or abducted persons and is synergistic with the GTX Corp positioning of being the better people and pet finder.
GTX Corp has for the past seven years, invested in and successfully developed patented technologically advanced means and methods to provide personal location based solutions both domestically and internationally. “Our subsidiaries are synergistic and complementary with one another in their common purpose” states Patrick Bertagna, CEO of GTX Corp and describes the PLS people centric focus of the Company as an assuring commitment that we are always; WITH YOU.
About GTX Corp
GTX Corp (OTC BB: GTXO, www.gtxcorp.com), a leader in embedded GPS real-time personal location services (PLS), was founded in 2002 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company has evolved from its early beginnings of putting a micro GPS device in a shoe- the patented smart shoe www.gpsshoe.com and continues to pave the way with innovative geo specific and proximity alerting applications that help you know where someone or something is at the touch of a button. Committed to being the "better people finder" GTX Corp also owns and operates LOCiMOBILE, Inc www.locimobile.com which develops applications for smart phones and Code Amber News Service, www.codeamber.com which is dedicated to the recovery of missing persons and is the leading US and Canadian syndicator of online Amber Alerts. The Company is committed to a strong intellectual property strategy and owns an extensive portfolio of patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copy rights and URL's. GTX Corp is well positioned to capture the PLS Market through its diverse product platform, licensing model, brand recognition and strategic partners.
For information regarding GTX Corp:
Ross Silver
Investor Relations
(213) 489.3019 ext 646
ir@gtxcorp.com
Joel Margulies
Public Relations
(310) 433 0299
jmargulies@gtxcorp.com
GTX Corp does not warrant or represent that the unauthorized use of materials drawn from the content of this document will not infringe rights of third parties who are not owned or affiliated by GTX Corp. Further GTX Corp cannot be held responsible or liable for the unauthorized use of this document’s content by third parties. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include the continued growth in demand for our products, the continued, and increased demand for industry standards-based technology, our ability to react to trends and challenges in our business and the markets in which we operate; our ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced products to meet those needs; the adoption rate of our products; our ability to establish and maintain successful relationships with our OEM partners; our ability to compete in our industry; fluctuations in demand, sales cycles and prices for our products and services; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; general political, economic and market conditions and events; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
GTX Corp awarded broad U.S. patent for its innovative life changing GPS enabled Shoes
Los Angeles, Calif. – September 29, 2009 – GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a leader in customizable, 2-way GPS Personal Location Services (PLS) solutions was recently awarded USPatent RE40,879. The reissuance of U.S. Patent No. 6,788,200 as reissue patent RE 40,897 is great news for GTX Corp and significantly increases the Company’s IP portfolio value. In addition to original claims 1-20, the reissue patent includes new Claims 21-47, which are much broader than the original claims and also entitled to the original filing date of October 2002.
Larry Hennemen, the attorney for GTX Corp who manages the growing IP portfolio for the Company and who was instrumental in drafting the additional claims, states, “Life just got tougher for our competitors and RE 40,897 is just the tip of the iceberg. I expect three more reissue applications to be allowed any day now. Each of these patents will include claims broadly directed to other fundamental features of our platform and products; and these reissue patents along with GTX Corp's other utility and design patents and patents pending should provide a significant competitive advantage in GTX Corp’s technological space.”
The expansion of the Company’s IP portfolio and specifically in the GPS shoes category is perfect timing as the Company is currently in China working with Aetrex Worldwide, Inc., a global leader in adult pedorthic footwear, preparing to bring to market the patented GPS enabled shoes dubbed the “Ambulator.” The GPS Shoes will afford millions of caregivers the means to instantly connect with those afflicted with Alzheimer’s that will become lost due to wondering. The GPS Shoes patent covers a transceiver locator unit discreetly placed within the footwear providing a dynamic method for accurately positioning the shoe with GPS data capture and transmission of that location to a central monitoring station which disseminates the secure data through the use of proprietary software and cellular connectivity and the internet.
Chris Walsh, GTX Corp COO and ex VP at Nike and Reebok affirmed; “A broad patent or several in this case, effectively creates more barriers to entry and blocks competition. We have been committed to a strong, ongoing IP philosophy from day one and continue to invest in our future, offering protection and value to our investors, partners and licensees.”
About GTX Corp
GTX Corp (GTXO.OB) develops and integrates 2-way GPS people finding and connecting technologies which seamlessly integrate with consumer products and enterprise applications. Utilizing the latest in miniaturized tracking and cellular location technology, the company offers a GPS location platform that enables subscribers to track in real time the whereabouts of people, pets, or high valued assets through its customizable transceiver module, wireless connectivity gateway, middleware, and viewing portal.
Committed to being the "better people finder" GTX Corp owns LOCiMOBILE, Inc. which markets iPhone GPS Apps that transform smart phones into real time personal location devices, letting people connect with one another. And the Code Amber News Service and the new Code Mobile service which is dedicated to the recovery of missing persons and is the leading US and Canadian syndicator of online Amber Alerts.
Founded in 2002 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company continues to develop innovative geo-specific and proximity alerting solutions including iPhone GPS Apps that identify where someone or something is at the touch of a button. The company believes in a strong intellectual property strategy and to date has an extensive portfolio of patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, and URLs.
For more information regarding GTX Corp, please contact:
Ross Silver
Investor Relations
(213) 489.3019 ext 646
ir@gtxcorp.com
Joel Margulies
Public Relations
(310) 433 0299
jmargulies@gtxcorp.com
GTX Corp does not warrant or represent that the unauthorized use of materials drawn form the content of this document will not infringe rights of third parties who are not owned or affiliated by GTX Corp. Further GTX Corp cannot be help responsible or liable for the unauthorized use of this document’s content by third parties unknown to the company.
Shoe with GPS implant helps track loved ones with dementia
Caring for a loved one with dementia is worrisome, especially if that person is prone to taking flight. Statistics suggest that 60 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease will get lost at least once, said Andrew Carle, director of George Mason University's senior housing administration program.
To limit the chaos after an at-risk person walks away on his or her own, two companies have teamed up to produce a shoe embedded with Global Positioning System technology.
Developed by GTX Corp. and Aetrex Worldwide, the shoe is dubbed the Ambulator, and it “tracks the location and movement history of its wearer, relaying the information to a monitoring center through cellular networks,” GTX chief executive Patrick Bertagna wrote in an e-mail. Concerned family members and friends can log in to a Web site or receive alerts that will pinpoint the location of the person wearing the shoe, Bertagna said.
There are other GPS gadgets geared toward the Alzheimer's market. The major advantage of the shoe, said Carle, who's also a GTX adviser, “is that we're hiding the . . . technology.” The idea is that a person with dementia might have bouts of paranoia but would be unlikely to remember there's a tracking device in his shoe and try to rip it out. Also, Carle said, because people with dementia often retain their habitual memory, they'll be likely to put on their shoes before going out.
The companies are planning to start selling the shoe next spring for $200 to $300, plus a monthly monitoring fee starting at about $18 per month. Some of the costs may be reimbursed by Medicare, Bertagna said.
Union-Tribune
In the Union-Tribune on Page E1
GPS-Equipped Shoes Keep Track of Wanderers
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| An aerial view of Washington displays the route taken by a person wearing the GPS tracking technology in the Ambulator shoe, above left. Caring for a loved one with dementia is worrisome, especially if that person is prone to taking flight. Statistics suggest that 60 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease will get lost at least once, said Andrew Carle, director of George Mason University's senior housing administration program. |
To limit the chaos after an at-risk person walks away on his or her own, two companies have teamed up to produce a shoe embedded with Global Positioning System technology.
Developed by GTX Corp. and Aetrex Worldwide, the shoe is dubbed the Ambulator, and it "tracks the location and movement history of its wearer, relaying the information to a monitoring center through cellular networks," GTX chief executive Patrick Bertagna wrote in an e-mail. Concerned family members and friends can log in to a Web site or receive alerts that will pinpoint the location of the person wearing the shoe, Bertagna added.
There are other GPS gadgets aimed at the Alzheimer's market. The major advantage of the shoe, said Carle, who's also a GTX adviser, "is that we're hiding the . . . technology." The idea is that a person with dementia might have bouts of paranoia but would be unlikely to remember there's a tracking device in his shoe and try to rip it out. Also, Carle said, because people with dementia often retain their habitual memory, they'll be likely to put on their shoes before going out.
The companies are planning to start selling the shoe next spring for $200 to $300, plus a monthly monitoring fee starting at about $18 per month. Some of the costs may be reimbursed by Medicare, Bertagna said.
