🧠 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
HEADLINES ON December 25, 2004
Full News Archive
- Headline: Luxury Living Amid Rural Displacement. Impact: The stark contrast in wealth led to a new trend: peasants forming 'luxury envy clubs' where they gather to discuss how they might one day afford a slice of the lifestyle, sparking a future in ironic reality TV.. Fact: Did you know that the peasants who lost their land now have a better Instagram aesthetic? Nothing like a backdrop of your former wheat field turned golf course!.
- Headline: Two Centers for Film in Bay Area Cut Back. Impact: The layoffs at these film centers triggered a wave of indie filmmakers who decided to shoot their masterpieces in their parents' basements, leading to a resurgence of low-budget films and a generation of awkward family videos.. Fact: Did you know that Francis Ford Coppola once considered closing his film studio to open a vineyard? Spoiler alert: he chose wine over layoffs. Who can blame him?.
🦸 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