vision of the future...from the past

in 1993, when the middle school me wished for a phone i could plug in to a tv on which i could chat my friends up, at&t had the bigger picture in mind.

like jessie's video about newpapers on your computer screen (gasp!), it's scary how close this company nailed present day communications.*

*it should be noted that at&t likely had sources tipping them off to these inventions...like the developers in their employ. the marketing is a bit disingenuous (and what marketing isn't?), in that it implies these technologies will simply come about in the future and does not disclose the efforts and money they are spending on producing such products. interesting none the less.