🧠 Inventions of 2004
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Social Networking Platform (Facebook)
2 
Podcasting Technology
3 
Web-Based Email (Gmail)
4 
Online Map Navigation (Google Maps)
5 
Digital Music Store (iTunes)
6 
Wi-Fi Voice Calling
7 
Portable GPS Navigation
8 
Search Engine Autocomplete
9 
Online Travel Aggregators
10 
Medical Imaging PACS Expansion
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON April 23, 2004
Full News Archive
- Headline: Microsoft's Strong PC Sales Amid Legal Costs. Impact: If Microsoft hadn't been bogged down by legal fees, they might have had the cash to invent the hoverboard 20 years earlier. Instead, we're still stuck with those lame, wheeled versions. Thanks a lot, legal expenses.. Fact: Did you know Microsoft was once so large that their legal expenses could fund a small country? Just kidding, they probably could fund a small country’s military with all those lawsuits..
- Headline: Japanese Hostages Face Backlash at Home. Impact: The backlash faced by these civilians led to a national conversation about the government's role in hostage situations, ultimately resulting in stricter travel advisories. So, thanks to their unfortunate ordeal, future travelers received a friendly reminder: 'Don't go where you might get kidnapped.'. Fact: Did you know that being a hostage can sometimes feel like being a contestant on a really terrible reality show? Spoiler alert: there are no winners..
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Astonishing X-Men #1
$50
Identity Crisis #1
$75.00
Superman/Batman #10
$6,000
Blade of the Immortal #91
$10
The Walking Dead #9
$150
🧸 Top 5 Toys
RoboSapien
$200.00
Barbie as Princess Anneliese
$75.00
Nintendo DS
$350.00
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
$300.00
Beyblade G-Revolution
$700.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
World of Warcraft
$4.25
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
$180.79
Halo 2
$370.00
Half-Life 2
$200.00
Far Cry
$50.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2004 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James Autographed Rookie Card
$500,000
2004 Topps Chrome Lionel Messi Rookie Card
$322,080
2004 Pokémon EX Team Rocket Returns Charizard Star
$450
2004 Topps Chrome Eli Manning Autographed Rookie Card
$1,500
2004 Magic: The Gathering Chalice of the Void (Mirrodin)
$250