🧠 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
HEADLINES ON December 17, 2009
Full News Archive
- Headline: Sobriety Retreat at Pete Hathaway's Home. Impact: Pete Hathaway's retreat for recovering addicts inadvertently inspired the rise of hipster wellness retreats. Now, you can find kombucha tastings and mindfulness workshops in every corner of the country, thanks to his humble abode.. Fact: Sobriety retreats are just like regular retreats, but with less wine and more awkward group hugs..
- Headline: Reviving Classic Men's Fashion Trends. Impact: The resurgence of 'Mad Men' style among young men led to a nationwide crisis in skinny tie production, causing a shortage so severe, that some men were forced to wear clip-ons.. Fact: The 'Mad Men' look is so influential that even the 'older men' are now considering it for their retirement parties—if they can find their ties from 1965..
- Headline: Bank Picks a Successor to Lewis. Impact: Brian Moynihan's appointment was the beginning of a new era of corporate jargon, leading to the widespread use of phrases like 'synergy' and 'leverage' that haunt office meetings to this day.. Fact: The only thing more painful than the corporate ladder is watching someone try to climb it while wearing flip-flops..
- Headline: M.T.A. Approves Big Service Cuts in Mass Transit. Impact: The M.T.A.'s decision to cut mass transit service set off a series of events that led to the rise of rideshare apps, which ironically caused more congestion and chaos—thanks, M.T.A.!. Fact: If you think public transit is bad now, just imagine how it would have been without the M.T.A. cuts. Hint: think 'Mad Max' meets 'The Hunger Games'..
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