Love Affair Between Us And Our Gadgets Turning Into a Real Relationship

According to Intel researcher and sociologist Genevieve Bell, our feelings for our technology are growing stronger. What was once at best a series of interactions is evolving into something that will one day closely resemble a real relationship
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Bell, who spoke at Intel's developer forum in San Francisco, says the first step is the creation of devices like the Moto X that have always-on sensors listening for our commands.

Bell said she started thinking about this notion after watching a YouTube video of a Furby attempting to interact with Apple's Siri. Bell says, if we have reached a point that people sleep with their smartphones within arm's reach. The shift from personal devices to devices with which we truly have a relationship will take time, she said, perhaps a decade or more.

Seeing everyday how people pamper and cherish their gadgets. I totally agree with her. Do you?