🧠 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 November 6, 2009
Full News Archive
- Headline: Stephen King's Glass Menagerie Overview. Impact: The dome in King's novel becomes a metaphor for how governments can trap their citizens, leading to a future where people are conditioned to live under glass ceilings—or just really bad reality TV shows.. Fact: Stephen King writes horror, but nothing is scarier than the idea of a neighborhood watch group being armed with nothing but lawn chairs and gossip..
- Headline: A Not-So-Guilty Pleasure. Impact: The spike in footwear sales led to a cultural phenomenon where people began to believe that a new pair of shoes could solve all their problems, paving the way for the 'Shoe-therapy' movement of the 2030s.. Fact: Footwear sales are proof that people will spend money on anything to feel better—next thing you know, they'll be selling 'happy socks' that guarantee a good mood. Spoiler: they don't..
- Headline: New Drug for H1N1 Flu Offers Hope. Impact: Peramivir's development might just be the catalyst for a future where biotech companies rule the world, leading to a dystopia where humans are replaced by genetically modified super flu viruses.. Fact: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals could either save the world or create a new species of flu that writes poetry. Talk about a plot twist!.
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