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Sony says smartphones are making us ‘less human’

on Feb 22, 2016 | 0 comments

By Jonathan Bacon

Sony has launched a series of new smart products, including Xperia Ear
Sony has launched a series of new smart products, including Xperia Ear

For the launch of the Xperia X line of smartphones in Barcelona this morning (22 February), Sony played a film that suggested that people’s preoccupation with their phones is making society less “human”. It asked: “Will connected devices make us happier… more human?”

These sentiments were echoed by Sony Mobile Communications CEO Hiroki Totoki, who said: “Smartphones are such a big part of our lives that we may not realise how much time we spend looking down [at them] and how much we miss what is happening around us.”

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Source: Marketing Week