🧠 Inventions of 2006
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Microblogging Platform (Twitter)
2 
Cloud Infrastructure Services (AWS)
3 
Online Video Streaming (Netflix)
4 
Smartphone App Development Tools
5 
Online Payment APIs
6 
Digital Map Navigation with Traffic
7 
Virtualization Software
8 
Wireless Headphones
9 
Digital Voice Assistants Concept
10 
Online Backup Services
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON August 15, 2006
Full News Archive
- Headline: Endings of Wars: Kisses vs. Realities. Impact: This war's struggle to find a graceful exit might have inspired future generations to write more dramatic endings, resulting in an entire genre of films where the climax is just a really awkward handshake.. Fact: In the grand scheme of things, wars truly do have a flair for the theatrical—just ask Shakespeare..
- Headline: Nazis and Salzburg Festival Controversy. Impact: This documentary’s controversy could spark an underground movement of filmmakers determined to rewrite history, potentially leading to a future where every historical event is depicted as a musical.. Fact: Fun fact: The only thing more tangled than the festival's history with the Nazis is the plot of a soap opera..
- Headline: Auction Off for a Leader in Apparel. Impact: The failure to find a buyer for Jones Apparel might lead to a new trend in corporate abandonment, where companies start auctioning off their own employees for the right price. Who needs a paycheck when you can be a hot commodity?. Fact: If only they could auction off their ability to make stylish decisions instead..
🦸 Top 5 Comics
All-Star Superman #1
$50
Civil War #1
$150
The Walking Dead #27
$149.00
52 #1
$10
Detective Comics #817
$30
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Nintendo Wii
$300.00
T.M.X. Elmo
$85.00
Transformers Classics
$10,000.00
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
$150.00
LEGO Mindstorms NXT
$250.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
$200.00
Gears of War
$599.99
New Super Mario Bros.
$27.50
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
$120.00
Final Fantasy XII
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2006 Exquisite Collection LeBron James
$15,000
2006 Pokémon World Championships Tropical Tidal Wave No. 1 Trainer Card
$8,000
2006 Fleer Michael Jordan 'Decades of Excellence' Autograph
$75,000
2006 Topps Rookie of the Year Autograph Derek Jeter
$250,000
2006 Panini World Cup Zlatan Ibrahimović Sticker
$28,800