World's lamest cyborg? My microchip isn't cool now – but it could be the future

Olivia Solon felt more key fob than RoboCop after getting implanted with a microchip to make contactless purchases. But the future could hold much more

I took two deep breaths, then a tattooed piercer called Andy stabbed me in the fleshy part of my hand between the forefinger and thumb, injecting a tiny microchip encased in a glass capsule the size of a large grain of rice. And so I became the world's lamest cyborg.

The radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip, once registered, allows me to open doors, unlock computers and pay for items - provided those systems use the right software and have dedicated contactless chip readers.