the sysystem is the work of microsoft, japan, and advertising agency hakuhodo. it checks the facial expressions of the person who looks at it and displays an ad. a man with a beard might see an ad for shavingng cream. a person who looks tired might be recommended an energy drink. the firms are hoping to put the system into use around the middle of this year. they say they've already received expressions of interest from several companies, including a shopping mall operator and a household goods maker. >>> an internet-based bank in japan is about to start offering a service that will allow depositors to withdraw cash from atms with only a smartphone. people who have an online account with the bank will be able to use the new service at more than 23,000 atms around the country. the atms are owned by seven bank and are located at 7-eleven convenience stores. customers must first enter the amount i into a smartphone app. a qr code will be displayed that must be scanned with the camera. once the user enterss the numbe and password for their account, they'll be able t