Topic: Wireless Internet

A 1949 recording of RCA chairman David Sarnoff accurately predicts the development of pocket-sized communication devices and wireless media. Sarnoff describes a future where individuals can communicate anywhere and newspapers are reproduced in the home via the air. The hosts express surprise at the precision of his vision regarding cell phones and tablets.

Reports claiming the internet will be "full" by 2010 or 2020 are dismissed as marketing tactics by telecommunications companies like AT&T. The hosts suggest these stories are designed to push consumers toward high-level wireless services like WiMAX or HDSPA by creating a false sense of scarcity in traditional broadband.