🧠 Inventions of 2007
Verified invention milestones and practical breakthroughs associated with the year.
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 June 2, 2007
Full News Archive
- Headline: Impact of Free Adult Content on Sales. Impact: The decline of X-rated DVD sales led to a dramatic rise in the popularity of 'vintage' adult films, sparking a hipster revival of VHS collections. Who knew a simple click could transform the world into a nostalgic black-and-white adult film festival?. Fact: Fun fact: The internet's virtues are like a double-edged sword, where a click can lead to enlightenment or... well, you know. Remember the good old days when you had to hide your DVDs under your bed?.
- Headline: NYC Police Officers' Unique Work Schedule. Impact: The average workweek of NYC police officers led to a nationwide movement for 'work-life balance.' This eventually resulted in the first-ever 'Nap Day' for all workers in the U.S., where productivity plummeted but happiness soared.. Fact: Did you know that if NYC police officers worked more than 41 weeks a year, they might actually solve all the city's mysteries? Just kidding, they’d probably just take more coffee breaks!.
- Headline: Wal-Mart Cuts Back Expansion. Impact: Wal-Mart's decision to cut back on expansion led to a surge in small business openings, which resulted in a quirky renaissance of local shops selling artisanal pickles and hand-knitted socks. Nothing screams 'local economy' like overpriced knitting, right?. Fact: Did you know that by reducing the number of new supercenters, Wal-Mart inadvertently started a trend where people now prefer to shop at places that don’t feel like they’re in a dystopian future?.
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