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 24, 2000
Full News Archive
- Headline: Globalization Protests in Prague 2000. Impact: The lack of interest in Formula One in the U.S. led to the rise of reality TV shows about people driving in circles. Yes, folks, thanks to this apathy, we got 'The Amazing Race' instead of a cohesive national motorsport culture.. Fact: Americans preferred watching cars go in circles on their screens rather than in real life. It's called multitasking!.
- Headline: Hot Wheels: Can They Light America's Fire?. Impact: The Mitsubishi Montero became the poster child for adventurous suburbanites, inadvertently leading to a boom in midlife crises. Who knew two humps could cause so many midlife 'let's conquer the wild' moments?. Fact: The Montero was marketed as a wilderness exploration vehicle, but most of its adventures involved trips to the local grocery store..
- Headline: BEHIND THE WHEEL/2001 Mitsubishi Montero; A Camel for Wilderness Exploration, Two Humps Included.
🦸 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
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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