Why are BlackBerrys addictive?

Why are BlackBerrys addictive?

Edward Hallowell (Psychiatrist, Author) gives expert video advice on: What's the 'paradox of labor-saving devices'?; Why are cell phones addictive?; Aren't cell phones essential today? and more...

Oh, Blackberries are just, like the turbo charged cell phone. You can email, you can get onto the net, you can, it's your own portable, you know, supersonic transport machine. They're fun, they're fun, you know, and people say. “Oh no, I'm working here.” You're playing, you're like my 12 year old, you're playing, they're fun and that's great, as long as you don't take it too far. And like the man I know who lays his Blackberry down next to his wife when they make love, you know. Now that's getting crazy.