He found an electronic pill dispenser box with an auditory alarm as well as a flashing light alarm.

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Such breaches rarely come to light because companies fear that acknowledging them would alarm customers or encourage copycats.

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If the climate or hour of the day at the new destination don't allow for lots of light, a small, portable light box, some of which double as an alarm clock, can be purchased.

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Instead of making a loud noise at a predetermined time, the Smart Alarm gently vibrates when you're in a light sleep, somewhere around the time you'd like to wake up (up to 30 minutes before you've actually set it).

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The red Fire Warning light is bad news when it lights up, but you can silence the alarm bell by pressing it.

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The proposed alarm could take any number of forms, from a buzzer, to a flashing light or bed shaking motor.

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By entering the control panel, you'll find a night mode that offers a super-dim clock and alarm display for bedside duty, though we wish this mode could be triggered automatically by light sensor (very early Classics had sensors, but for whatever reason, they were later removed).

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