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But nobody's talking to one another. instead they're just texting. you're texting each other? >> yes. >> i do that with my mom. me and my mom go out, i text my mom. >> reporter: next, two women eating lunch together, one of them cannot stop looking at her phone. does that bother you? >> got to stay connected. not at all. >> you have to check everything out. >> anything that you should check right now. >> no, not right now. >> reporter: but it's not just dining and texting, it's walking, too. this windows mobile commercial shows the dangers of a virtual minefield of distracted walkers. >> we're...

First thing. >> i think i do that a lot. last week abc news tech contributor daniel sieberg, he released this book and it's called "digital diet" and it's for people like me, apparent ly. >> it is. and the ipad. what better person to go out and bust people who are using gadgets in all the wrong places? dan harris reports. >> reporter: everywhere you look, you see it, fingers stuck on keyboards, phones seemingly glued to ears, walking while typing and then falling. face it, we are addicted to our technology, even using our gadgets in places where we really shouldn't. so we sent out our tech con...

>> i'm one of those -- it's somehow ridiculously addicted and missing the world because i've got this thing in my hand. >> reporter: and just like at hard rock this man is walking with friends but is not paying any attention to them as he text away. >> you caught me this one time. >> reporter: and finally in central park, arguably the most beautiful park in the world, nature cannot seem to compare to those tiny little screens. >> i just received a text, yes but i'm in the park. >> beautiful sunny day. shouldn't you be out looking around, that sort thing? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: and then ther...

See how the national guard had to take precautions to rescue them. but they made it. that's the good news. and also confronting an addiction to electronic devices. what to do when you just can't leave that iphone, your blackberry alone. we're getting some very helpful advice from our tech contributor daniel sieberg. a lot of people will be happy to see this, including me. i hope my husband sees it because he's totally addicted to the blackberry. >> the first thing that you check when you wake up. >> sure, you wake up, some people sleep with it, take it to the bathroom. we won't elaborate. bu...

Plan to break your tech addiction and regain balance in your life is exactly that. i'm joined by the book's author, daniel sieberg. >> i love to have this conversation. i just need to update my facebook page, then we can have the conversation. >> that's our told daniel. you had to go through a 28-day program. >> the book is driven by a personal theirive because i love technology and i want other people to love it, too, not put it in a blender. at some point i realized it was too much and i almost needed an intervention of sorts from my friends and family members. eventually it took the form of...