Inventions & Breakthroughs of July 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 July 24, 2000
Full News Archive
- Headline: Mets' Trade Plans Foiled by Larkin. Impact: Barry Larkin's rejection of the Mets may have altered the course of baseball history, as it was the butterfly flapping its wings that eventually resulted in the invention of the designated hitter rule—because clearly that was the solution.. Fact: Fun fact: Larkin's decision to stay with the Reds led to a wave of 'loyalty contracts' that made fans believe that players actually cared about their teams. Spoiler alert: they don’t..
🦸 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