This is getting ridiculous Everything we interact with has an emotional impact. And smart phones trigger our reflexes because they are literally tools for comm

This is getting ridiculous Everything we interact with has an emotional impact. And smart phones trigger our reflexes because they are literally tools for communication. > Most of these features were developed decades ago for other uses. GPS was created by the U.S. military in the early 1970s, then was adopted by hikers and sailors to both navigate and to allow others to locate them if necessary. > Vibration alerts were created for pagers in the late 1970s for professionals — from hospital staff to travelling salespeople — to notify them of an important phone call. > Sound alerts became more widespread with Tamagotchi and other 1990s digital pets. Those toys are especially significant when discussing today’s psychological dependency on portable devices. Seriously???