🧠 Inventions of 2009
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin)
2 
Mobile Voice Assistant
3 
Cloud Database Services
4 
4G LTE Networks
5 
Smartphone Camera Improvements
6 
Online Streaming Subscriptions
7 
Digital Navigation with Real-Time Traffic
8 
Virtual Reality Headset Prototype
9 
Social Media Mobile Apps
10 
Digital Payment Wallet
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON September 28, 2009
Full News Archive
- Headline: Truckers Advocate for In-Cab Technology Use. Impact: If truckers had ditched their computers, the entire logistics industry might have reverted to carrier pigeons and smoke signals. Imagine a world where your Amazon package arrives via a flock of birds!. Fact: Did you know that the first truck was just a horse-drawn carriage with a massive ego? It thought it could do it all alone until computers came along..
- Headline: The Moguls of Mirage, Now Muted. Impact: The muted moguls of Mirage possibly initiated a secret society of underwhelming billionaires who gather to complain about stock prices while sipping overpriced lattes. Welcome to the 'Bored Billionaires Club.'. Fact: Did you know that the term 'mogul' originally referred to a very rich person who was actually a back-up dancer? Now we just have media execs who can’t dance at all..
- Headline: Cuts Meet a Culture of Spending at Condé Nast. Impact: Condé Nast's culture of spending was so extravagant that it inspired a new reality show: 'Extreme Expense Reports.' Who knew watching people justify $1,000 dinner bills could be so riveting?. Fact: Did you know that back in the day, publishers just used typewriters and coffee? Now they need a caviar budget to feel inspired. Progress!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2009, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
NFLX
Netflix
Price in 2009
$0.43
Value in 2025
$220,288
Netflix - If you invested $1,000 in 2009, it would be worth $220,288 today (220.3x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #854
$25
Batman and Robin #1
$42,000
Chew #1
$50
Captain America: Reborn #1
$25
The Walking Dead #60
$75
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
$50.00
Zhu Zhu Pets
$50.00
Lego Games
$300.00
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
$150.00
Mindflex
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
$55.00
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
$50.00
Assassin's Creed II
$40.00
Minecraft
$150.00
Batman: Arkham Asylum
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Mike Trout Autograph
$46,800
2009 Topps UFC Round 1 Brock Lesnar Autograph
$1,200
2009 Panini Crown Royale Tom Brady Autograph
$240,000
2009 Pokémon Platinum Arceus Holo
$1,500
2009 Topps Chrome Stephen Curry Rookie Card
$1,888.00