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"Ever wish someone would call during a boring meeting or awkward conversation so you'd have an excuse to hightail it out of there? A new app promises to do just that.\nThis Is Your Out is an app paired with a physical button that, when pressed, will call you with a valid excuse to get you out of an uncomfortable situation. Ivan Lukianchuk, the founder of TIYO (prounounced tee-yo), is attempting to raise $100,000 via an Indiegogo campaign to fund the product. \nSee also: 5 Can't-Miss Apps: Feedworthy and More\nLukianchuk credits his wife with coming up with the idea for TIYO after she complained about not being able to get work done because of a chatty co-worker. While videos for the device market it as a bad date solution, Lukianchuk says it's more useful in situations where the victim has an ongoing relationship with the offender.\n\"People like to focus on the dating aspect of it ... but it's really made for difficult situations. There's certain people you just can't tell to screw off,\" he told Mashable. \"Say you have a co-worker, you really can't stand them, but you have to be nice because you see them every day and they're best friends with your boss ... You either have to grin and bear it or find a way out.\"\nWhen the button is pushed, a call comes in with instructions for the user to repeat a script aloud. One example is a babysitter calling to report that a child is sick. The user simply follows the voice instructions and anyone nearby can watch as you verbally play out the fake emergency on your phone.\n\"In the future, we're just going to let you upload your own MP3. You can come up with your own situation,\" Lukianchuk said.\nThe device costs $35 for the button and includes 25 calls. Additional calls can be purchased in packages of 25 calls for $5. TIYO works with any smartphone or flip phone, only the latter operates using Bluetooth. If all goes according to plan, the first shipment of TIYOs will arrive in February, Lukianchuk said.\nHowever, as of this writing, the campaign has only garnered a little over $3,600. TIYO has until Aug. 13 to reach its goal.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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