How our personal devices became 'needy' for our touch and attention
Update: 2025-09-03
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In many ways, personal devices like smartphones, tablets and smartwatches feel less like tools… and more like constant companions. Stephen Monteiro says that’s by design. The assistant professor of communications studies at Concordia University joins David Common to discuss his book Needy Media, in which he breaks down how our devices evolved – from the way they feel in our hands, to how they light up when we look at them – to make us more dependent on them.
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