Inventions & Breakthroughs of March 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 March 5, 2011
Full News Archive
- Headline: Proving Torture for Asylum Applicants. Impact: Dr. Asgary's work inadvertently led to a new wave of reality TV shows about asylum seekers, where contestants must recount their harrowing stories while dodging flying tomatoes. Who knew trauma could be so entertaining?. Fact: Fun fact: The psychological impact of torture can be more long-lasting than the physical injuries. But hey, let's just make a game show out of it!.
- Headline: Mortgage Modification Overhaul Sought by States. Impact: The mortgage modification overhaul prompted many states to consider 'Homeowners Anonymous' meetings, where people gather to confess their attachment to overpriced houses. The first rule? No one talks about their 30-year mortgage.. Fact: Did you know that the average American spends about 30% of their income on housing? Which is just another way of saying, 'Welcome to adulthood, where you can never afford avocado toast again.'.
- Headline: Radical Cleric Still Speaks on YouTube. Impact: Al-Awlaki's presence on YouTube led to an unexpected wave of internet vigilantes who took it upon themselves to create bizarre memes, inadvertently overshadowing the actual issues of extremism with poorly drawn cartoons. Thanks, internet!. Fact: Did you know that YouTube was originally intended for dating? Turns out, watching radical clerics is way less awkward than swiping left..
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