It’s easy to romanticize the days of typewriters and rotary phones, but if given the choice, how many of us would really give up our cell phones and laptops in exchange for the low-tech solutions of yore?
Our increasing dependence on these tools has led the Times to publish a list of the warning signs of gadget addiction. Would you rather text than talk face-to-face? Has the Internet become a more powerful draw than spending time with family or friends? If so, you could be a gadget junkie.