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People
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Organizations
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Events
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News compilation / media clippings (government production)
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2.02 MB
Summary
The document is a compilation of news clippings and blog posts from January and February 2007 focusing on the rapid growth of the GPS market and specific tracking technologies. It highlights the release of GTX Corp's GPS-enabled shoes for tracking seniors and the disabled, financial growth for companies like TomTom and Garmin, and market projections by ABI Research. The document bears a House Oversight stamp, indicating it is part of a congressional production.
People (1)
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| Carolyn Y. Johnson | Journalist |
Author of the Boston Globe article regarding GPS technology.
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Organizations (10)
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| Boston Globe |
Published the article 'Where would you be without GPS?'
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| GTX Corp |
Launched Xplorer Smart GPS shoes; also referred to as GTXC Corporation.
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| ABI Research |
Provided statistics on GPS-enabled service subscriptions.
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| TomTom NV |
Concord-based maker of personal navigation products.
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| Garmin |
GPS company that ran a Super Bowl ad.
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| Skyhook Wireless |
Boston-based start-up bringing location awareness to WiFi devices.
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| SiRF |
GPS platform maker partnering with Skyhook.
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| Wearable Electronics |
Source of the article regarding Xplorer shoes.
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| World Shoe Association (WSA) |
Hosting an event in Las Vegas where shoes were unveiled.
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| Getoutdoors.com |
Source of the 'Integrated GPS Shoes by GTXC' blog post.
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Locations (4)
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Region where GPS subscriptions doubled.
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Base for TomTom NV.
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Base for Skyhook Wireless.
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Location of the World Shoe Association (WSA) event.
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Relationships (1)
Skyhook Wireless... announced a major partnership this month with GPS platform maker SiRF.
Key Quotes (3)
"Developers plan to sell the device as a way to track mentally disabled people or seniors who have Alzheimer's disease."Source
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"The number of subscribers is projected to rocket to 52 million in 2011."Source
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"Xplorer Smart GPS shoes that transform sneakers into a wearable LoJack system."Source
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shoe may well be one of the least frivolous prototypes on display among the 1,100
exhibitors. Developers plan to sell the device as a way to track mentally disabled people or
seniors who have Alzheimer's disease.
Where would you be without GPS?
Perhaps carrying fewer gadgets: The technology is being added to shoes, MP3 players, dogs
exhibitors. Developers plan to sell the device as a way to track mentally disabled people or
seniors who have Alzheimer's disease.
Where would you be without GPS?
Perhaps carrying fewer gadgets: The technology is being added to shoes, MP3 players, dogs
By Carolyn Y. Johnson | Boston Globe | February 19, 2007
This month, GTX Corp. launched a line of Xplorer Smart GPS shoes that transform sneakers into
a wearable LoJack system.
ABI Research found that the number of people in North America who subscribe to GPS-enabled
location-based services more than doubled between 2005 and 2006, from 1.6 to 3.9 million. The
number of subscribers is projected to rocket to 52 million in 2011.
That means companies working in what used to be a niche market have been enjoying explosive
growth. Revenues at TomTom NV, a Concord-based maker of personal navigation products, have
increased more than 500-fold since 2001, from $2.5 million to an estimated $1.7 billion last
year. Garmin's business has exploded into the mainstream, too, and the company ran its first
Super Bowl ad this year. Boston-based start-up Skyhook Wireless brings location awareness to
any device with WiFi, and announced a major partnership this month with GPS platform maker
SiRF.
Xplorer shoes offer advanced personal location services
from Wearable Electronics
January 29, 2007 - We’ve written several times about the concept of electronically fencing dogs
and cats for their safety, or the safety of others. Similarly, as GPS technologies have become
commercially viable, of tracking assets and loved ones to ensure their safety. Now personal
location services company GTXC Corporation, is set to unveil a line of Xplorer Smart GPS shoes
at the World Shoe Association (WSA) in Las Vegas on February 1 which offer a range of new
opportunities. Xplorer shoes incorporate a small and robust GPS tracking device which hooks up
with GTXC's internet user portal to offer a very compelling array of personal location services.
Integrated GPS Shoes by GTXC
Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog - Friday, February 2. 2007
This month, GTX Corp. launched a line of Xplorer Smart GPS shoes that transform sneakers into
a wearable LoJack system.
ABI Research found that the number of people in North America who subscribe to GPS-enabled
location-based services more than doubled between 2005 and 2006, from 1.6 to 3.9 million. The
number of subscribers is projected to rocket to 52 million in 2011.
That means companies working in what used to be a niche market have been enjoying explosive
growth. Revenues at TomTom NV, a Concord-based maker of personal navigation products, have
increased more than 500-fold since 2001, from $2.5 million to an estimated $1.7 billion last
year. Garmin's business has exploded into the mainstream, too, and the company ran its first
Super Bowl ad this year. Boston-based start-up Skyhook Wireless brings location awareness to
any device with WiFi, and announced a major partnership this month with GPS platform maker
SiRF.
Xplorer shoes offer advanced personal location services
from Wearable Electronics
January 29, 2007 - We’ve written several times about the concept of electronically fencing dogs
and cats for their safety, or the safety of others. Similarly, as GPS technologies have become
commercially viable, of tracking assets and loved ones to ensure their safety. Now personal
location services company GTXC Corporation, is set to unveil a line of Xplorer Smart GPS shoes
at the World Shoe Association (WSA) in Las Vegas on February 1 which offer a range of new
opportunities. Xplorer shoes incorporate a small and robust GPS tracking device which hooks up
with GTXC's internet user portal to offer a very compelling array of personal location services.
Integrated GPS Shoes by GTXC
Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog - Friday, February 2. 2007
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