This actually reminds me of my brief stint at Apple. I went out to the headquarters for a conference right around the time the first iPhone was released. That year all Apple employees were given free iPhones, so of course, everyone at the week long conference were glued to them. I remember very distinctly riding a bus to the campus with my fellow Apple employees and seeing every single solitary face buried in their iphones, all of us sitting in silence. Despite my enthusiasm for the iPhone I do remember having a slight sinking feeling at viewing that. I was seeing a glimpse into the future to come.