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The '''Devices''' were short video clips featuring [[Kaori Shimizu]] talking or walking around.  The Devices were played at the end of each episode in lieu of next-episode-previews. They were also released as special features with certain BluRay or DVD releases of Serial Experiments Lain.

The '''Devices''' were short video clips featuring [[Kaori Shimizu]] talking or walking around or just standing there staring into the camera.  The Devices were played at the end of each episode in lieu of next-episode-previews. They were also released as special features with certain BluRay or DVD releases of Serial Experiments Lain.

Each clip focused on a different part of Shimizu's body. The point was to liken parts of the body to computer hardware. This calls to mind the claims associated with [[Psyche]], that is, to allow the user to access the [[Wired]] without the use of a device; the implication is that the true meaning of deviceless access is to abandon the flesh itself.

Each clip focused on a different part of Shimizu's body. The point was to liken parts of the body to computer hardware. This calls to mind the claims associated with [[Psyche]], that is, to allow the user to access the [[Wired]] without the use of a device; the implication is that the true meaning of deviceless access is to abandon the flesh itself.

*[http://www.cjas.org/~leng/device.htm Explanation: "devices" sequences in ''lain'']

*[http://www.cjas.org/~leng/device.htm Explanation: "devices" sequences in ''lain'']

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnParltNVF0 Devices on YouTube]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnParltNVF0 Devices on YouTube]