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NEWS ABOUT: tracking chip

tracking chip stories: 2 news summaries

 GPS Shoes 
 to Track 
 Alzheimer's 
 Patients 

Shoe-maker and tech firm team up

Jun 7, 09 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two companies are developing GPS-trackable footwear to essentially LoJack Alzheimer's patients, AFP reports. The shoes will spot their location within 30 feet "anywhere on the planet," said a consultant. Sixty percent of Alzheimer's sufferers wander off at least once during the disease, he said, but most retain enough... More »

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dementia • GPS • tracking chip • Alzheimer's Disease

Stowaway Cat Headed Home After 3 Weeks

Meatloaf survived trip from Florida to Phoenix without food, water

Feb 27, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Being a bit on the chubby side probably saved Meatloaf the cat's life, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The year-old feline wandered into a man's moving container in Florida and was rescued three weeks later when an employee at a Phoenix warehouse heard meowing coming from a crate. Meatloaf, emaciated... More »

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Florida • Arizona • Humane Society • stowaway • cat • Meatloaf the cat • moving container • tracking chip

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