I still can't help but hear the sound of countless car alarms going off in the street without justifiable cause, but Apple's system would hopefully be more sophisticated and less subject to false alarms, should it ever make it to market.
In light of yet another bout of rumors, we decided to take a look at the countless false alarms that have popped up through the years.
While there are myriad regulations to protect people who work in noisy environments, there are relatively few governing repeated exposure to noise outside the workplace: portable music devices, rock concerts, hair dryers, sirens, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, vacuum cleaners, car alarms and countless other sources.
Meanwhile, a long-term solution is becoming a political imperative for Beijing.Environmental crises have been a prime mover behind countless local protests that have alarmed the stability-obsessed central government in recent years.
And of course the spammers are taking advantage of the widespread alarm, sending out countless Emails with subjects like "US declares emergency as Mexican flu death toll rises" to entice unsuspecting readers.
The proposal alarmed mayors from "countless cities," Brown said, and forced his hand on the bill.
Jewell, who died in 2007, saved countless lives when he sounded the alarm after discovering a backpack containing pipe bombs at the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta.
The verdict is alarming: fake drugs lead to countless deaths and put tens of millions at risk globally.
For many years, that was also something the alarm companies were happy to provide — witness the countless television ads that have featured thoughtful and hyper-competent people staffing an alarm company's command HQ, ready to call the police and offer reassurance to the homeowner.
If the alarm bells haven't already rung countless times, then they certainly do at that sudden, gratuitous lurch into the world of art history.
