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GPS key fob can end Alzheimer’s worry
A key fob with built-in GPS could help locate Alzheimer patients if they wander off.

Engineer Guillaume Eberwein, of Aix-en-Provence, had the idea after his grandmother went missing. His Swap key fob, which costs €689, can geolocate wearers if they walk out of pre-set zones.