🧠 Inventions of 2007
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from 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
HEADLINES ON August 7, 2007
Full News Archive
- Headline: Cory Booker's Tumultuous Time in Newark. Impact: Booker's promises go unfulfilled, leading to a political career that resembles a hamster wheel—lots of running, but no progress. This paves the way for future politicians to make grand promises they can't keep, ensuring a cycle of disappointment for voters.. Fact: Cory Booker once said, 'It’s not about what you do, it’s about who you do it with.' Well, that’s comforting when you realize he was talking about changing Newark while getting ambushed!.
- Headline: Four Trips to Hell and Back at the Opera. Impact: Celebrating Monteverdi's 'Orfeo' leads to a resurgence in interest in opera, inspiring countless hip-hop artists to sample old operatic arias. Thus, the world of classical music unknowingly becomes the backbone for the next wave of rap hits. Talk about a crossover!. Fact: Fun fact: 'Orfeo' is about a guy who literally goes to hell and back. Makes you wonder if he was just trying to avoid a long wait at the DMV!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2007, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
AMZN
Amazon
Price in 2007
$1.93
Value in 2025
$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
Value in 2025
$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