Inventions & Breakthroughs of August 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 August 23, 2007
Full News Archive
- Headline: Laura Albert's Trials and Triumphs. Impact: If Laura Albert hadn't lost all those things, she might have invented a new genre of literature, causing a global literary revolution. Or, you know, just stayed in her apartment watching reality TV.. Fact: They say losing everything is the first step to finding yourself. Just imagine how many self-help books are inspired by that theory..
- Headline: Children's Refusal to Eat at St. Mary’s. Impact: This innovative approach to children's eating habits might have led to future generations of food critics who are more discerning than their parents. Or perhaps it just turned them into adults who still refuse to eat vegetables.. Fact: If only kids knew that refusing food is just a phase—like their obsession with dinosaurs or being a superhero..
- Headline: Expanding Mountaintop Mining Regulation. Impact: This rule could be seen as the catalyst for environmental movements, where future generations would band together, quite possibly armed with hemp tote bags, to save the mountains from existential destruction.. Fact: Fun fact: The only thing more explosive than blasting off mountain tops is the outrage from people who enjoy breathing clean air..
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