Ahead of the Times?

At a defense base repair depot I was posted to, there was always a resource-crunch and hi-tech gadgets were rare. Consequently, some project funds allotted could be justifiably used for upgrading facilities like presentation equipment. One of these gizmos that a vendor demonstrated and was subsequently procured was a battery-operated laser pointer, now quite a common utility. A few months later, I found the item featured in "The Times of India" as part of a technological update. That was probably the only instance that my organization was ahead of the Times!