Help power Marketplace this winter when you support the show today. Donate Now!

This guy implanted a computer chip in his hand ...

Sep 16, 2015
... and hopes to swipe it like a security card. Could the ATM be next?
Robotic hearts? We're not there yet. But an implant in the not-too-distant future could detect a heart attack within seconds.
Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

Chips find their way from inside computers to inside your body

Aug 7, 2013
Does having a computer chip embedded in your brain sound like science fiction? Turns out, it's happening now and companies are figuring out how to cash in.
The implant in Lee's ear.
Courtesy of Rich Lee