Inventions & Breakthroughs of November 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 November 19, 2011
Full News Archive
- Headline: Stars Turn to Surgery for Vocal Health. Impact: If Keith Urban, Adele, and John Mayer hadn't opted for surgery, who knows? Perhaps a musical renaissance would have swept the globe, or maybe we'd just be stuck with more reality TV instead. Thanks a lot, modern medicine!. Fact: Did you know that throat surgery can actually improve a singer's range? Maybe they should consider it a new genre of music: 'Surgical Soundtracks'..
- Headline: Investor Panic Triggers European Credit Concerns. Impact: The fear of a credit squeeze led to a chain reaction of panic that caused investors to sell their socks, fearing a fashion crisis next. The world was never the same after someone wore sandals with socks in public!. Fact: Did you know that the last time investors panicked about bonds, it led to the Great Bubblegum Crisis? Traders were forced to chew their way through the economic downturn..
- Headline: Congressional Deficit Panel Faces Stalemate. Impact: The impasse on the deficit panel planted seeds of future gridlock that would sprout into a massive forest of political inaction, eventually leading to a reality where politicians can't even agree on pizza toppings.. Fact: Did you know that the word 'impasse' originated from medieval jousting? Apparently, they couldn't decide who won—just like Congress today!.
- Headline: Vilifying Rival, Wall St. Rallies for Senate Ally. Impact: Senator Brown's fundraising might just influence the future of campaign finance, leading to a world where senators are sponsored by energy drinks and fast food chains. 'Vote Brown: Now with 50% more calories!'. Fact: Did you know that in some alternate universe, Elizabeth Warren is actually a superhero fighting against the evils of Wall Street? Her power? The ability to read contracts at lightning speed..
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