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the only weapon you may need during an assault is the size of a credit card the Illuma connect personal safety device may soon become the must-have phone accessory in college campuses the actual device is only eight millimeters thick and doesn't weigh your phone down it attaches to the back of the phone with a sticky material and pairs via bluetooth to the phone there are two ways of activating the SOS feature just press the button on the back for a silent alarm if you want to do it discreetly or pull the wristband to sound the 135 decibel alarm and strobe light if you're out on a jog or walking alone at night the sound of the alarm alone may be enough to deter an attacker if not the phone immediately bypasses your lock screen to alert your social safety list that you're in trouble the list includes any emergency contacts you may have designated on the App previously when this happens it begins a group text between all of your contacts with your exact coordinates when someone in the chat responds with help or calls 911 the rest will be notified you can also call 911 yourself with the press of a button or you can stop the alert with just one press of the screen when you're safe the Illuma will launch in spring of this year for around a hundred dollars plus two to five dollars a month for access to their app network compatible with iOS and Android