> I have solved the fairly rare occurrence of my phone dying when I want to watch a movie my having a chargee next to my coffee table. I mean, maybe we just have different experiences, but has this actually happened to you? Regularly?
I have a charger next to my coffee table too, but then I have to sit in the seat next to the coffee table every time. And I have to reach over to use the phone because the charger cord isn't very long.
> Does it take up more or less time than hunting down a lost remote control?
Far less time. The remote isn't an object that gets moved around. It spends most of it's lifetime in a single room. If you lose it there's a 90% chance it's in the couch cushions.
> You'll have to instead talk to them, or have them sit closer and look over your shoulder. Not more or less social, just a different type of social. And add to that, the ability to have multiple people use their individual devices to queue videos is an excellent social experience
Multiple people staring at their own screens looking at different things is not social.
A: "Oh this one looks interesting"
B: "Which one"?
A: "Third row down, second movie."
B: "The one with the snowman?"
A: "No, it's got the actors smiling"
B: "Hm, third row down, second movie? I see a snowman"