Reviews The Tuning of Place: Sociable Spaces and Pervasive Digital Media by Richard Coyne Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterRedditPrint By Science News May 7, 2010 at 12:46 pm Smartphones and iPods are changing the way people use public spaces, both real and virtual. THE TUNING OF PLACE: SOCIABLE SPACES AND PERVASIVE DIGITAL MEDIA BY RICHARD COYNE MIT Press, 2010, 330 p., $35.