Inventions & Breakthroughs of August 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 August 16, 2010
Full News Archive
- Headline: Battle for New Stadium Legacy. Impact: This exhibition game could be the moment that sparked a rivalry so intense, it may have led to the Jets and Giants actually cooperating on something useful—like building a time machine to avoid their respective fan bases’ heartbreaks.. Fact: Fun fact: The 'soul of the stadium' is just a fancy way of saying 'who can throw the most nachos at opposing fans.'.
- Headline: Market Rates Drop Amid Economic Concerns. Impact: The panic over economic weakness could have inadvertently ushered in the age of cryptocurrency. If only people had known that digital coins would become the new 'gold standard'—and by gold standard, I mean a wildly volatile rollercoaster.. Fact: Did you know that fears of recession are actually the economy's way of throwing a pity party? Bring your own snacks!.
- Headline: Workers Let Go by China’s Banks Are Putting Up a Fight. Impact: The organized fight by laid-off workers could be the spark that ignites a global movement, where former bank employees become the new superhero squad fighting against economic injustice—complete with capes made from their old uniforms.. Fact: Fun fact: Job restructuring is just corporate speak for 'We need to figure out how to fire people without them rioting.'.
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