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 7, 2011
Full News Archive
- Headline: Padres Coach Battles Cancer Through Baseball. Impact: This coach's fight against cancer inspired a new trend in sports therapy, leading to a secret society of athletes practicing magical rituals for health. Spoiler alert: it involves a lot of chanting and wearing lucky socks.. Fact: Did you know that pancreatic cancer is often called the 'silent killer'? Because apparently, it didn’t get the memo that the loudest ones get the most attention..
- Headline: Decline of Beck’s Alarmist Influence. Impact: The decline of Beck's ratings opened the door for a new breed of conspiracy theorists who prefer to wear tin foil hats made from recycled materials. Eco-friendly paranoia is the next big thing!. Fact: Did you know that Glenn Beck's ratings have dropped so low, they might as well be at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? At this point, even fish are tuning him out..
- Headline: Charlie Sheen's Hollywood Enablers. Impact: Charlie Sheen's entourage of enablers inadvertently inspired a new reality show where they compete for the title of 'Best Bad Influence'. The prize? A lifetime supply of bad decisions.. Fact: Did you know that Hollywood enablers are often just really good at keeping secrets? Or maybe they just have a lot of practice at ignoring the obvious..
- Headline: Napping on Game Day Is Prevalent Among N.B.A. Players. Impact: The trend of napping on game day led to the establishment of the 'Official NBA Nap Time', where players can snooze mid-game. Rumor has it, some fans are now considering sleep as a sport.. Fact: Did you know that napping has been scientifically proven to improve performance? Just ask any NBA player who’s been caught snoozing instead of shooting..
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