I’ve devised a way to have nearly unlimited data at my very fingertips without any hardwired connections. I call it a “book”.
Your remark reminds me of the appearance of watches with LED displays. I confess, I craved to have one. But pushing a button to learn the time soon became a PITA. After a few years the watch quit and I bought a nice analog model. I took pride in showing my watch to friends, saying how ultra modern it is to have a watch one merely had to LOOK at to learn the time of day. My current one is a Citizen Eco-Drive with an analog dial. Attsa nice!