🧠 Inventions of 2010
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
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
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON August 2, 2010
Full News Archive
- Headline: Clerics Prioritize Well-Being. Impact: As clerics started taking breaks, the sudden shift in religious energy led to an increase in donut shops opening next to churches, creating a donut-fueled revival that inadvertently resulted in the rise of the 'Holy Glaze' movement.. Fact: Did you know that clergy members have higher chances of obesity due to their sedentary lifestyles? Guess preaching doesn’t burn many calories!.
- Headline: The New Era of O Magazine. Impact: Susan Casey's efforts to remake O magazine led to a bizarre butterfly effect where magazine editors across the globe started wearing shark costumes to boost sales, culminating in the annual 'Shark Week' fashion show.. Fact: Fun fact: Before becoming an editor, Casey was literally chasing sharks. Talk about having a bit of bite in your résumé!.
- Headline: The Zeal of a Convert to Twitter. Impact: Buzz Bissinger's conversion to Twitter sparked a trend where former blog haters became obsessed with tweeting, creating a paradox where they'd rant about social media on social media.. Fact: Did you know Buzz Bissinger once criticized blogs for being a waste of time? Well, at least now he’s wasting time in 280 characters or less!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2010, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
TSLA
Tesla
Price in 2010
$1.59
Value in 2025
$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
Value in 2025
$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
⚾ Top 5 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