🧠 Inventions of 2016
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Artificial Intelligence AlphaGo
2 
Smart Home Ecosystems
3 
Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Fleets
4 
Virtual Reality Room-Scale Tracking
5 
Mobile Augmented Reality
6 
Blockchain Smart Contract Platforms
7 
Digital Health Monitoring Devices
8 
Cloud-Based DevOps Tools
9 
Medical AI Diagnostics
10 
Electric Scooter Sharing
HEADLINES ON February 1, 2016
Full News Archive
- Headline: Understanding Microcephaly and Its Causes. Impact: Imagine a world where instead of microcephaly being understood, it became a trendy new fashion statement. Tiny hats would dominate the runway, and doctors would be replaced by eccentric designers. 'Micro-chic' would be the new buzzword!. Fact: The term 'microcephaly' literally means 'small head.' So, if you ever wanted to win at Scrabble, now you know the secret to a high-scoring word..
- Headline: Wine Sales Surge During Super Bowl Season. Impact: As wine sales soar, beer companies start to panic. They hire top psychologists to understand why people would rather sip Merlot than chug a lager. Years later, a new therapy emerges: 'The oenophile recovery program.'. Fact: Wine has been around for about 8,000 years! So, if you think your love for wine is new, just know that ancient Egyptians were probably throwing wine-fueled parties like it was 1999..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2016, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
NVDA
NVIDIA
Price in 2016
$0.79
Value in 2025
$220,545
NVIDIA - If you invested $1,000 in 2016, it would be worth $220,545 today (220.5x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
DC Universe: Rebirth #1
$15
Black Panther #1
$100
Walking Dead #150
$300
Civil War II #1
$30
Wonder Woman #1
$2,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Hatchimals
$20.00
NES Classic Edition
$150.00
LEGO Ninjago: Ship Destiny's Bounty
$300.00
Star Wars The Black Series Kylo Ren Force FX Deluxe Lightsaber
$200.00
FurReal Friends Torch, My Blazin' Dragon
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Overwatch
$50.00
Uncharted 4: A Thief'S End
$15.00
Pokémon Go
$0.00
Dark Souls Iii
$200.00
Final Fantasy XV
$6.75
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2016 Pokemon XY Evolutions Charizard Holo #11
$650.00
2016 Panini Prizm Dak Prescott Rookie Card #231
$250
2016 Panini Select Ben Simmons Rookie Card #T-1
Unknown
2016 Upper Deck Auston Matthews Young Guns Rookie Card #201
$255
2016 Magic: The Gathering Kaladesh Inventions Sol Ring
$1,500