Inventions & Breakthroughs of February 2016
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
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
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON February 11, 2016
Full News Archive
- Headline: Challenges for Rooftop Solar Providers. Impact: As rooftop solar companies floundered, a secret society of energy tycoons formed to undermine renewable energy, inadvertently leading to the invention of a solar-powered hoverboard in 2040. You're welcome, future.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing more unstable than rooftop solar stocks is my Wi-Fi connection when I need to stream cat videos?.
- Headline: Twitter's Shift: Scaling Back Ambitions. Impact: Twitter’s retreat from world domination allowed a new platform, 'Chirp', to rise, where users only communicate in bird sounds. This led to mass misunderstandings and a resurgence in ornithology.. Fact: You know your company's in trouble when even the Twitter birds are looking for quieter pastures. Just wait until they start chirping in binary!.
- Headline: Russian Military Shift in Syrian Conflict. Impact: Russia’s intervention in Syria set off a chain reaction that resulted in the creation of the 'International Diplomacy Escape Room', where world leaders now practice their negotiation skills while trying to find the exit.. Fact: Did you know that the Syrian conflict was once described as a complex game of chess? But really, it’s more like a game of Jenga; no one knows what will come crashing down next..
- Headline: 캄보디아에서 만난 북한의 엘리트 예술 작품. Impact: The rise of a new fashion standard where 'selfies' replaced runway shows led to the development of virtual reality fashion companies, where models are now only pixels and the clothes are nothing but ideas.. Fact: Did you know that fashion shows used to be about showcasing talent? Now, they're just an elaborate way for influencers to show off their latest five-second attention span!.
- Headline: How Smartphones Are Killing Off the Fashion Show.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2016, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #3
NVDA
NVIDIA
Price in 2016
$0.79
2025 dataset value
$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