( Empty ) Technology

Some time ago, when life was simple, I tried to work out what “Empty Technology” is, or what it means. Here’s a snippet of what rhetoric survives:

We are looking to establish a new relationship with technology, with progress, with ourselves. 
We have had enough of technology to restrict and control. Enough of turning the world virtual 
purely for notions of efficiency. Enough of bad interfaces and half-thought-out systems.

We are looking to make technology usable, ambient, helpful, invisible. 
Technology that invites function, rather than dictates it.

I’m not sure if that’s any more specific, though. Is this a good enough starting/turning point?