Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 2011
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Voice Assistant (Siri)
2 
Cloud Storage Consumer Services
3 
Electric Vehicle Supercharging
4 
Mobile Payment Systems
5 
Social Messaging Apps
6 
Genome Sequencing Cost Reduction
7 
Digital News Aggregation
8 
Autonomous Vehicle Research Program
9 
Smart Home Automation Platforms
10 
Medical Robotic Surgery Expansion
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON January 16, 2011
Full News Archive
- Headline: Polar Expedition Centennials Spark Tourism Surge. Impact: This influx of tourists inadvertently led to the rise of Instagram influencers specializing in cold-weather selfies, causing a global obsession with 'ice bucket challenges' that has nothing to do with actual ice buckets.. Fact: Did you know that the original polar pioneers didn't have Wi-Fi? Imagine their shock when they realized they couldn't tweet their triumphs in real-time!.
- Headline: With Rodgers on Target, Packers Toss Falcons Away. Impact: This game set off a chain reaction of memes and GIFs that would haunt Falcons fans for years to come, forever linking their team to an endless loop of sad cartoon characters.. Fact: Aaron Rodgers once threw a football so accurately, it was rumored he could hit a moving target from a mile away. Or maybe that was just the legend growing—who knows?.
- Headline: The Law? She’ll Do It Her Way, Thank You. Impact: The rise of female-led legal dramas inadvertently inspired a generation of women to pursue law, resulting in an unprecedented number of courtroom arguments ending in 'Because I said so!'. Fact: Did you know that the average lawyer spends more time on coffee breaks than on actual cases? Just a thought for those aspiring to enter the legal field..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2011, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
NVDA
NVIDIA
Price in 2011
$0.36
2025 dataset value
$480,243
NVIDIA - If you invested $1,000 in 2011, it would be worth $480,243 today (480.2x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #1
$1,500,000
Action Comics #1
$8,000
Ultimate Fallout #4
$1,500
Batman #1
$2,220,000
Justice League #1
$750
🧸 Top 5 Toys
LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
$20.00
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
$200.00
Monster High Dolls
$150.00
LeapPad Explorer
$50.00
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
$200.00
Portal 2
$30.00
Dark Souls
$200.00
Batman: Arkham City
$16.00
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2011 Topps Update Mike Trout #US175
$2,000
2011 Panini National Treasures Cam Newton RPA #328
$3,000
2011 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper Autograph #BCP111
$9,716
2011 Panini Gold Standard Kobe Bryant #24
$1,500
2011 Magic: The Gathering - New Phyrexia's Karn Liberated
$250