Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 2014
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Virtual Reality Headsets
2 
Mobile Payment Platforms
3 
Cloud-Based Big Data Analytics
4 
Autonomous Drone Technology
5 
Smart Home Voice Control
6 
Electric Vehicle Autopilot Systems
7 
Digital Health Wearables
8 
Streaming Live Video
9 
Online Marketplace Platforms
10 
Medical Genomic Editing Refinement
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON May 2, 2014
Full News Archive
- Headline: Positive Economic Indicators Surge. Impact: This headline sparked a wave of optimism that led to a short-lived economic boom, causing people to invest in pointless gadgets that would later clutter basements around the world. Thanks, better economy, for giving us all those avocado toasters!. Fact: Did you know that the economy is just like a roller coaster? It's thrilling until you realize you're stuck upside down with no way to get off..
- Headline: A Heinous Crime, Secret Histories and a Sinn Fein Leader’s Arrest. Impact: Gerry Adams' arrest opened Pandora's box of secret histories, leading to a flurry of historical documentaries that people would binge-watch while pretending to care about the complexities of Irish politics.. Fact: Did you know that oral history projects are a great way to uncover secrets, as long as you're okay with the fact that some secrets are better left buried... or at least not subpoenaed?.
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Ms. Marvel #1
$4,000
The Wicked + The Divine #1
$25
Batman #28
$3,000
Edge of Spider-Verse #2
$75
Saga #23
$15
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Frozen Sing-Along Elsa Doll
$150.00
LEGO Minecraft The Mine
$125.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
$250.00
Zoomer Dino - Boom
$75.00
Nerf Mega ThunderBow Blaster
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Destiny
$550.00
Mario Kart 8
$200.00
Dark Souls II
$200.00
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
$50.00
Dragon Age: Inquisition
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2014 Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus Vintage Masters
$3,000,000
2014 Panini Prizm World Cup Prizms Gold Cristiano Ronaldo
$162,000
2014 Topps Chrome Mike Trout #1 Black Refractor
$1,500
2014 Pokémon XY Flashfire Charizard EX #11
$465.00
2014 Panini Prizm NBA Prizms Black Kobe Bryant #66
$5,000