AN Australian man in Brisbane is living the life of the future after having a microchip implanted under his skin so he can control electronic devices with just a wave of a hand.

    Ben Slater had a radio-frequency identification microchip — which has similar measurements to a grain of rice — injected into his left hand through a syringe two weeks ago at a Melbourne tattoo parlor.

    The advertising director’s move comes as technology enthusiasts eagerly await the unveiling of the iPhone 6.

    He said he hoped the new generation of Apple’s smart phone will have the capability to read the microchip implanted in the webbing between his thumb and forefinger.

    The new addition to his body means Slater can swing his front door open, switch on his lights and store personal information with the flick of his hand.

    “The most obvious thing the chip allows me to do is store my contact information on it, so that I can just touch a phone with NFC and pass my information to their phone. That is a great party trick,” he told Daily Mail Australia.

    “But it can also trigger an action on my phone to turn the house lights off, open a secure door which is set to recognize the chip or I could — and probably will — set up my car ignition to be linked to the chip for keyless entry and start up.”

    Slater said he made the decision to implant the microchip because he had always been interested in the future of technology.

    Slater said the procedure to implant the microchip was painful, but over quickly.

    “I just needed to be really careful when it was healing over the course of the two weeks later so that I didn’t move it — otherwise it could have travelled in my hand,” he said.

    The microchip implant may still be new to Australian shores, but it has become a growing trend in the United States after it was introduced in 2004 when the nation’s Food and Drug Administration gave the green light for its use to carry information about people’s medical conditions, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

    The iPhone 6 is expected to be the largest phone Apple has produced, with a 5.5-inch screen.

    It is believed the handset is so large that it will come with a special “one-handed” mode to make it easier for people to use it. (SD-Agencies)