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And there is still the boredom when having to do a boring task that does not allow one to use the gadgets. :-) E.g., boring business conversations.
And of course plain boredom is one thing, but existential ennui another--from that, the gadgets are a dangerous distraction, since existential ennui is a sign that one should lead a more meaningful life, and allowing oneself to be distracted from this is dangerous.
While my life is chock full of gadgets, I do think another serious danger is that they decrease one's solitude--the time one spends alone, or alone with God. While one could instead simply be thinking about important things (whether the Big Things or just practical, but important, matters), or uniting one's soul to God in prayer, the temptation is just to pull out a book or video game.
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