LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTX Corp (OTCBB:GTXO), a leader in customizable, patented two-way GPS Tracking Personal Location Services (PLS) solutions with Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. (http://www.aetrex.com), a leading maker of orthotic and therapeutic shoes, debuts the patented GPS tracking smart shoe Ambulator ® collection at the World Shoe Association Show. The Aetrex Ambulator® collection brings a durable, reliable solution for monitoring the location of the 5.3 million seniors in the U.S. afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Aetrex is showing the Ambulator shoe line to the trade at the upcoming WSA Show in Las Vegas, taking place at the Venetian and Sands Expo Center August 9-11; Aetrex is in Booth Number 2726. Aetrex plans to launch the shoes to coincide with the National Alzheimer Association memory walks this fall.
The Aetrex GPS-enabled shoes provide caregivers and loved ones a safe, unobtrusive means to easily find those afflicted with Alzheimer's that might wander and become lost. GTX Corp's eighteen patents and patents pending for the GPS tracking technology cover a GPS transceiver module that is placed within the shoe, a module that transmits the wearer's location coordinates to a central monitoring station, proprietary software, cellular connectivity, the GTX Corp middleware platform and secure viewing portal. Aetrex will initially offer the shoe through their e-commerce websites www.foot.com and the GTX Corp website www.gpsshoe.com along with a select group of assisted living facilities.
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