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TELL ME, DO YOU INTEND TO FUCK IT?
My friend Melanie Hoff and I were at a bar, and she just casually referred to the phone as a sex toy because it’s how we have sex with people. We send nudes, we watch porn, we listen to erotica. It’s also very haptic: it vibrates, it’s pressure sensitive
Dazed • Is Your Phone a Sex Toy? Mindy Seu Says Yes
If I had to take a bet of what the majority of iPhone owners are doing right now, it would be very simple → they’re looking at their iPhone. Hardware that powerful, produces an image that is equally powerful and equally shared. The iPhone’s image is one of self-attention.
Each hardware paradigm releases a sort of canonical image that goes along... See more
Each hardware paradigm releases a sort of canonical image that goes along... See more
In Search of New Software Cultures
But I think we crave touch more than ever. Holding your phone, you cradle a notification in your hands. When you use your touchscreen, the warmth of your skin signals to the sensors on your screen that you want something to happen. If you’ve ever tried to type a message with cold or gloved hands, you know that the screen is looking out for more... See more