Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 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 November 29, 2010
Full News Archive
- Headline: The T.S.A. Media False Alarm Explained. Impact: The media's overblown reaction to the TSA led to a new era of airport security checks where everyone felt like they were auditioning for a role in a dystopian movie. This eventually sparked a trend for airport fashion—because if you’re going to be patted down, you might as well look fabulous.. Fact: The TSA has been known to confiscate items ranging from the ridiculous to the absurd, including a frozen turkey. Because nothing says 'security threat' like Thanksgiving dinner!.
- Headline: Raising Military Health Care Fees Considered. Impact: Gates's decision to raise military health costs sparked a chain reaction that led to a secret society of veterans who started trading their health benefits for coupons. This underground economy thrived until one veteran decided to start a blog about it, resulting in the first 'Veteran's Couponing' trend.. Fact: Military health fees have been unchanged since 1995, which is coincidentally the last time someone actually listened to a CD without rolling their eyes..
- Headline: For PayPal, the Future Is Mobile. Impact: PayPal’s strategic shift to mobile led to the rise of impulsive online shopping, which in turn sparked a global crisis of procrastination. People now spend more time making online purchases on their phones than they do on actual human interaction.. Fact: The average person spends about 10 hours a week online shopping. That’s 10 hours they could have spent staring at their walls in existential dread instead!.
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