Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 2007
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Smartphone (iPhone)
2 
Mobile App Store Concept
3 
Cloud-Based Email Hosting
4 
Social Media Advertising
5 
High-Speed Mobile Data (4G Concept)
6 
Digital Mapping Street View
7 
Electric Vehicle Consumer Prototype
8 
Online Video Monetization
9 
Touchscreen Multi-Touch Interface
10 
Medical Wearable Sensors
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON May 18, 2007
Full News Archive
- Headline: Search Efforts for Missing G.I.s in Iraq. Impact: The prolonged search for G.I.s turned out to be the catalyst for the invention of the world's first GPS - because apparently, just following the wrong directions wasn't cutting it.. Fact: During this time, soldiers were still figuring out how to use maps that were older than their grandparents..
- Headline: Cannes Festival: Blueberry Nights Premiere. Impact: The success of 'My Blueberry Nights' led to an unexpected boom in blueberry-flavored everything, resulting in an eventual shortage of blueberries in 2025. Sorry, smoothie enthusiasts!. Fact: This film was so influential that it sparked a national debate over ice cream flavors. Team Chocolate, anyone?.
- Headline: Puns, Not Potshots, as Mayor Faces an Ex-Rival. Impact: The friendly banter between Bloomberg and Green ironically set the stage for a new trend in political debates, where candidates would just roast each other instead of actually discussing policies. Welcome to the future of politics!. Fact: This feud-turned-friendship was so riveting, it almost made people forget about the actual issues at hand. Almost..
- Headline: A Grumpy Green Giant Who Would Not Be King. Impact: The completion of 'Shrek the Third' sparked a wave of nostalgia, which led to an unexpected renaissance of fairy tale adaptations, culminating in the remaking of every story you thought you loved in the next decade.. Fact: Turns out, the real 'grumpy green giant' was the audience, who were just tired of endless sequels and reboots..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2007, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
AMZN
Amazon
Price in 2007
$1.93
2025 dataset value
$117,189
Amazon - If you invested $1,000 in 2007, it would be worth $117,189 today (117.2x return)
Rank #3
NFLX
Netflix
Price in 2007
$0.38
2025 dataset value
$247,275
Netflix - If you invested $1,000 in 2007, it would be worth $247,275 today (247.3x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #1
$25
The Umbrella Academy #1
$150
Captain America #25
$75,000
Y: The Last Man #60
$150
Amazing Spider-Man #546
$25
🧸 Top 5 Toys
iPod Touch
$2000.00
Transformers Movie Toys
$150.00
Nintendo Wii
$250.00
Hannah Montana Dolls
$150.00
Razor Sole Skate
$400.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
BioShock
$55.00
Portal
$200.00
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
$35.00
Super Mario Galaxy
$200.00
Assassin's Creed
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2007 Topps Rookie Card Kevin Durant
$30,000
2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Series Blue-Eyes White Dragon
$26,000
2007 Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Base Set Charizard
$22,100
2007 SP Authentic Adrian Peterson Rookie Card
$1,500
2007 Magic: The Gathering Tarmogoyf
$250,000