Human microchipping: I've got you under my skin

By Iain Gillespie
Updated April 22 2014 - 1:18pm, first published April 21 2014 - 3:34pm
Contact: Professor Kevin Warwick and his microchipped arm. Photo: REX
Contact: Professor Kevin Warwick and his microchipped arm. Photo: REX
Professor Kevin Warwick and his Cybernetic Arm. Photo: REX
Professor Kevin Warwick and his Cybernetic Arm. Photo: REX

Thousands of technology enthusiasts use it as the ultimate app, enabling them to lock and unlock their homes, cars, computers and mobile phones with a simple wave of a hand. But there's a catch: they must have a microchip inserted into their bodies.