The overhead lights in the "Strategy Room" at Miller & Associates buzzed with a low, caffeinated energy. It was 9:58 AM. In two minutes, CEO Arthur Miller was supposed to close the deal of the decade with a firm in Tokyo.

Arthur leaned back, a grin spreading across his face. He looked at the sleek black device. "Best money we ever spent," he whispered. "Actually," Sarah chimed in, "it was on sale."

"Is that... the best we have?" Arthur asked, poking a dusty button. "It’s a classic," his assistant, Sarah, said nervously.