Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 2010
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Tablet Computer (iPad)
2 
4G LTE Commercial Networks
3 
Cloud Infrastructure Scaling
4 
Electric Vehicle Mass Market (Nissan Leaf)
5 
Social Media Photo Sharing (Instagram)
6 
Smart TV Platforms
7 
Voice-Controlled Smart Assistants Concept
8 
Online Ride-Hailing Concept
9 
Medical 3D Imaging Software
10 
Digital Learning Platforms
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON May 22, 2010
Full News Archive
- Headline: Mets' Maine Lands on Disabled List. Impact: Had John Maine not been sidelined, the Mets might have won just enough games to avoid a disastrous season, leading to a butterfly effect where New York becomes a mecca for sports fans instead of just pizza lovers. Who knows, maybe the Yankees would have become the second team to win a championship!. Fact: Fun fact: The term 'disabled list' was originally invented to give teams an excuse to stop playing their worst players without admitting it..
- Headline: Lance Armstrong's Doping Allegations Fallout. Impact: Lance Armstrong's doping allegations triggered a cascade of 'just one more scandal' moments in sports history, resulting in the invention of a new sport: Scandal Sprints, where athletes race to distance themselves from their pasts.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing faster than Lance on a bike was the speed at which he denied any wrongdoing? Truly impressive!.
- Headline: End of the Line for a Traveling Band. Impact: The QM22 bus's final run marked the end of an era, prompting a surge in emotional bus-related poetry and the formation of an underground society of bus riders who reminisce about their favorite routes. It's the new hipster movement.. Fact: Fun fact: The QM22 was not just a bus route, but a lifeline to the passengers who believed they were riding the last bus to freedom... or at least to a better coffee shop..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2010, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
TSLA
Tesla
Price in 2010
$1.59
2025 dataset value
$303,497
Tesla - If you invested $1,000 in 2010, it would be worth $303,497 today (303.5x return)
Rank #2
NVDA
NVIDIA
Price in 2010
$0.42
2025 dataset value
$410,895
NVIDIA - If you invested $1,000 in 2010, it would be worth $410,895 today (410.9x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Batman and Robin #16
$300
The Walking Dead #78
$50
Morning Glories #1
$50
X-Men: Second Coming #1
$15
Thor #615
$1,200
🧸 Top 5 Toys
iPad
$90.00
Leapster Explorer
$75.00
Squinkies
$25.00
Sing-a-ma-jigs!
$75.00
Nerf N-Strike Stampede ECS
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Red Dead Redemption
$63.96
Mass Effect 2
$65.00
Super Mario Galaxy 2
$22.00
Call of Duty: Black Ops
$130.00
Limbo
Unknown
⚾ Notable Trading Cards
Stephen Strasburg 2010 Bowman Chrome Superfractor
$16,000
Mike Trout 2010 Bowman Chrome Prospects Autograph
$20,000
LeBron James & Kobe Bryant 2010 Panini National Treasures Dual Logoman
$250,000
Pikachu Illustrator 2010 Promo
$1,275,000