Unix Engineer Takes RFID Implant In Hand

Mikey Sklar opposed RFID.

Then, he requested that the technology be implanted in his hand.

He's now among a small, but apparently growing, group of hobbyists who have voluntarily implanted themselves with RFID chips.

"I guess a lot of people like to go home and watch TV," he said during an interview Saturday. "I like to make stuff."

Sklar, who designs and makes electronic clothing and gadgets for fun, will explain at a monthly dorkbot-nyc meeting this week how and why he put a tiny chip between his thumb and forefinger. The high performance computing and UNIX engineer underwent the procedure in November. He planned to keep his presentation low-key, but he is already drawing media attention from several Web postings.