Inventions & Breakthroughs of September 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 September 23, 2000
Full News Archive
- Headline: A Plea for Sanity in Politics. Impact: Clyde Haberman's plea for sanity likely inspired a chain reaction of sanity pleas across the nation, resulting in the establishment of the National Association of People Who Think Rationally... oh wait, that still doesn’t exist.. Fact: Fun fact: 'plea for sanity' is often just code for 'I can’t believe what I'm seeing on TV right now.'.
- Headline: Allstate's Illegal Coercion Controversy. Impact: This decision to penalize Allstate set off a wave of lawsuits and ‘how not to treat your employees’ seminars across the insurance industry, leading to the eventual birth of the world's most boring HR conference.. Fact: Did you know that Allstate's new slogan became 'You're in good hands... unless you’re over 40?'.
🦸 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