Samsung’s NX Mini camera is made for selfie-fanatics. Not much heavier than a smartphone, it has a screen that flips 180 degrees so you can easily turn the lens on yourself. And after you’ve taken the perfect selfie, it can be shared via Wi-Fi and NFC.

Asia's selfie obsession – especially amongst women – is more prominent than ever. In response, there's been an explosion of beautifying apps that automatically detect facial features, and enhance them according to Eastern beauty ideals.

As young people flock to WhatsApp, LINE and other chat apps, Facebook struggles to stay relevant. In response, it's created better emoticons – called Stickers – that are part of a deeper shift towards pictures as a primary way to communicate.

Crowned 'word of the year' by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013, the selfie has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a niche social media tag. But are selfies just a bit of harmless narcissistic fun, or is there a darker side?