I think it is more about attention, you are focused on this noise making device and staring at that bright surface thingy while I want to be cuddled. Obviously, for a cat, that is completely unacceptable!
What did work so in my case, is working on a laptop at the dinning table, because the cat knows the table is a no-go zone, at least when the humans are there. Well, it works most of the time, sometime curiosity is too strong.
What did work so in my case, is working on a laptop at the dinning table, because the cat knows the table is a no-go zone, at least when the humans are there. Well, it works most of the time, sometime curiosity is too strong.