Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 2000
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
USB Flash Drive
2 
Wi-Fi Mass Adoption
3 
Digital Camera Consumer Boom
4 
Online Search Advertising
5 
Human Genome Draft Completion
6 
MP3 Digital Music Ecosystem
7 
Voice over IP Services Expansion
8 
Flat-Panel LCD Television
9 
Online Mapping Services
10 
E-Book Reader Concept
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON January 24, 2000
Full News Archive
- Headline: Malcolm in the Middle's Sitcom Revival. Impact: The success of 'Malcolm in the Middle' unleashed a flood of sitcoms featuring quirky, dysfunctional families, leading to the unfortunate rise of reality TV, which is basically the same but with more yelling and fewer laugh tracks.. Fact: Did you know that 'Malcolm in the Middle' was originally pitched as 'Malcolm in a House Full of Chaos'? Because who doesn’t want to LIVE that every week?.
- Headline: Time Warner To Acquire Control Of EMI Music. Impact: This acquisition paved the way for the music industry's slow transformation into a corporate beast, ultimately leading to the rise of streaming services where you can pay to listen to the same 10 songs over and over. Bravo!. Fact: Fun fact: The merger created a company so large that even its own employees needed a map to find the bathroom. Good luck with those corporate meetings!.
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Ultimate Spider-Man #1
$100
The Authority #12
$50
New X-Men #114
$50
Superman: Y2K #1
$30.00
Transmetropolitan #31
$15
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Razor Scooter
$150.00
Teksta Robotic Puppy
$75.00
Poo-Chi
$200.00
Pokemon Trading Card Game
$300.00
Hit Clips
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Sims
$50.00
Diablo II
$200.00
Counter-Strike
$100.00
Final Fantasy IX
$200.00
Tony Hawk'S Pro Skater 2
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Autograph Rookie Card
$20,000
2000 Pokémon Neo Genesis 1st Edition Lugia Holo
$60,000
2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady Rookie Card
$3,000
2000 Magic: The Gathering Nemesis Foil Brainstorm
$150
2000 Yu-Gi-Oh! Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon 1st Edition Blue-Eyes White Dragon
$10,000