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 22, 2011
Full News Archive
- Headline: Resilience in a Grieving Japanese Town. Impact: The town's resilience inspired a global movement of 'hope tourism', where people flock to disaster sites to take selfies with the 'power of positivity'. Who knew tragedy could be so Instagrammable?. Fact: Hope can be a powerful motivator, especially when it’s wrapped in the aesthetic of a social media post..
- Headline: Bias Against Unmarried Pastors Revealed. Impact: The pastor's plight led to a nationwide search for eligible unmarried pastors, resulting in the first-ever reality show 'Pastor Matchmaker'. Spoiler: it didn't end well.. Fact: Turns out, being unmarried in a conservative community is about as popular as a vegan at a barbecue..
- Headline: Fukushima Reactor Life Extension Controversy. Impact: The decision to extend the reactor's life sparked a series of 'what could possibly go wrong' memes that still circulate today, proving that the internet can take anything and make it a joke.. Fact: Fukushima's reactor life extension decision is a classic example of 'let's ignore the warnings and just wing it.'.
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