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ter. "It's a sharp pain point, and we thought there needed to be a better solution than waiting for a locksmith to come and drill out a lock," said KeyMe CEO Greg Marsh. K e y M e p r o v i d e s s e v e r a l w a y s for people to get new keys when they're locked out or when they need spare keys for a houseguest or a dog walker. Further, the service may be es- pecially helpful to real estate pro- fessionals, contractors and others whose business requires key sharing as part of the daily routine. "Be- fore, people at these companies that shared keys had to physically meet hErE Is sOMEthInG EvEn more painful than sitting on one's keys: losing them. KeyMe feels your pain. this Long Island City, n.Y.–based key-duplicating company operates kiosks using a high-tech approach to serve anyone needing a spare set — or who may just happen to find himself locked out. KeyMe relies on an iOs app that scans and stores digital copies of house and car keys. An Android version is to be introduced by the second quar- up to make the handoff. It's really an inefficient process," said Marsh. "Ev- eryone needs keys. Everyone copies them frequently, and everyone needs a fundamentally different way to deal with lockouts." Of course, the traditional, low- tech method of cutting a copy from a key physically presented at the coun- ter is also among the options KeyMe offers. But one of the advantages of the app-oriented approach is that the scans may be used by any locksmith anywhere, not just those at KeyMe. Prices range from $3.99 for a basic key, to $64.99 for a car key utilizing a transponder. Keys may be personal- ized to help in distinguishing them on the key ring. A key may have a bottle opener along one side, for instance, or bear a sports team logo T Key to a solution KeyMe KiosKs Mean never being locKed out of your car or hoMe again By Elyse Umlauf-Garneau r e T a i l i n g T o d a y 20 S C T / M a r c h 2 0 1 5