Ask HN: Do Cellphones Tap into Infant Care Evolved Behavior?

I think the tamagotchi also did this and I can’t believe I never made the connection there.

People will put protective cases on them, and the way they’re held, it’s sort of like they’re being cradled.

It’ll scream every now and then when it needs your attention. And then you pick it up and it soothes you and the device (the notifications on iOS automatically decrease in volume when you’re looking at the screen).