It is a term commonly used in Science Fiction. But I do not think you have heard of it either...
Well, a Temporal Distortion could be defined as void space capable of absorbing objects and people from different eras, allowing them to coexist without affecting them with the passing of years. A phenomenon like this should permit occurrences like this one, now you are utilizing a laptop and the internet. Such were not created until the second half of the Twentieth Century.
It is supposed to be impossible-- but ...