I have an oven, a cable box, a computer, and a phone, but no clock. In our fast-paced world of light weight gadgetry, we've come to expect our electronics to multi-task like summer interns, and have forgotten the loyalty of those single-action appliances. Yes, loyalty. Like a bowing servant, a clock wants nothing more than to tell you time. It works for you, it lives for you and wants nothing in return. I can't say the same thing about my phone. Sure, it tells me the time and splits restaurant bills, and gets my email and takes my photos, but I also can't help but to feel it does something else -- owns me. It does so much and plays such and integral role in my day to day, I feel like I punch the card for it. And it's only getting worse.






