Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 2006
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
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
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON November 28, 2006
Full News Archive
- Headline: Eyebrows Are Raised Over Passages in a Best Seller by Ian McEwan. Impact: If McEwan had never borrowed a sentence, we could have missed out on a literary scandal that brought attention to the importance of citation. Or we could just be reading more boring books. Who knows?. Fact: Did you know that plagiarism can be traced back to ancient Rome? So really, Ian McEwan is just keeping the tradition alive, right?.
- Headline: Assembly Lists Recipients of Funds for Pet Projects. Impact: The Assembly's decision to publish this list of 'member items' might have inspired a new reality show about politicians trying to outdo each other in absurd spending. Welcome to 'Pork Barrel Wars'!. Fact: Did you know that 'pork-barrel spending' is named after the practice of politicians bringing home the bacon? At this point, I think we should just let them have a barbecue 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