KeyMe
The applications and smartphones offer all kinds of possibilities and tools to make the user's life much more comfortable. It doesn't matter if it's in the workplace, personal, or social”... there is always a useful tool for each case. Even for when your house keys are lost That's where KeyMe comes into play, a tool capable of scanning any key to make a duplicate quickly or by request.Something useful both for clueless users and thieves
And, as they comment in an article in the famous publication Wired, this application can be a real risk For the users. Whoever writes said article recounts the story of how, in just one day to the next, he was able to calmly enter his neighbor's house. Without forcing locks, or using lock picks or making any damage. Just with a free application for iPhone and a 3D printer that can already be found on different streets of New York Fast, simple and for any user.
The point in question resides in the KeyMe application, although it is not the only one of its kind.This tool for iPhone allows the user to scan their own keys (or those of others) through the terminal's camera. A good way to have a digital copy in the cloud for any unforeseen event. All you have to do is take some photographs of the profile of the key to scrutinize its shapes and create a digital representation. Then, simply access the KeyMe web service to request create a duplicate and have it sent to address as desired. Or, easier and faster, print these models directly in some of the posts that this service has already distributed in some of theNew York streets
Just access with the user data of the service KeyMe in one of these printing kiosks in 3D and select one of the scanned keys. Whether it's your own, your neighbor's or anyone who in just has been photographed and registered in the user's account.In just a few minutes, a box is received with the key still warm after its creation and ready to open the door for which it was conceived. Something simple, being able to carry out this process at any time of the day.
This is a useful and curious service in its main mission. There is no doubt. But it does not have the security measures necessary so that another person cannot scan any key with just a photograph in a few seconds and use it for somewhat more evil purposes. And it is necessary to bear in mind that show a key can begin to be seen as showing a password , giving the option for others to copy it and use it in their favor. Of course, at the moment there are no businesses of this type in Spain, but it is a good point to take into account when creating keys, losing them or using this type of services.Do we scan your keys to have a copy in case of loss or theft?
