Spike Jonze's overrated, overlong, meant to be deep-thought-wistful-with-raunch-on-side HER isn't the first film to deal with humanity falling in love with technology.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093477/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Susan Seidelman's 1987 not-a-hit followup to DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN is a better comedy/social commentary on the subject--and a thoughtful feminist statement as well.
It's worth a look--either on DVD or ancient VHS tape.
Here's a trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOHNuFAVI7I
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