Inventions & Breakthroughs of April 2019
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
5G Mobile Networks
2 
Artificial Intelligence Chatbots
3 
Autonomous Vehicle Sensor Fusion
4 
Blockchain Decentralized Finance
5 
Cloud-Native Application Platforms
6 
Smart Wearable Health Sensors
7 
Electric Vertical Takeoff Aircraft
8 
Augmented Reality Glasses Prototype
9 
Digital Privacy-Preserving Computing
10 
Satellite Internet Constellations
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON April 1, 2019
Full News Archive
- Headline: China's Trade Agreements and Economic Impact. Impact: As a result of this trade deal, American products became the hottest new trend in China, leading to a bizarre cultural exchange where citizens started wearing 'Made in USA' merchandise ironically, completely missing the point.. Fact: Trade deals are like high school relationships: they often involve a lot of promises that neither side ends up keeping..
- Headline: Chinese Dissidents Feel Heat of Beijing’s Wrath. Even in Canada.. Impact: The smear campaign against the dissident became the inspiration for a hit Canadian television show about the absurdities of seeking asylum. It turns out that drama follows you, even when you move countries!. Fact: Canada, known for its politeness, has been forced to reconsider its motto: 'Sorry, but we also don’t tolerate political persecution, eh?'.
- Headline: The Mysteries of Friendship, Illuminated by Spooky Quantum Physics. Impact: The novel caused a resurgence in book clubs, but instead of discussing friendship, they ended up debating quantum mechanics and the existence of parallel universes—because who doesn’t like to make a simple story complicated?. Fact: If friendship were a quantum phenomenon, it would definitely be in a superposition of ‘I love you’ and ‘I’m definitely not texting you back.’.
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House of X #1
$100
Powers of X #1
$42,000
Detective Comics #1000
$10,200
Spawn #300
$150
Absolutely Carnage #1
$30
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Frozen 2 Arendelle Castle Playset
$80.00
LEGO Hidden Side Newbury Haunted High School
$120.00
L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. Dolls
$30.00
Paw Patrol Mighty Pups Super PAWs Lookout Tower Playset
$75.00
Ryan's World Giant Mystery Egg
$75.00
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
$60.00
Death Stranding
$75.00
Resident Evil 2 (Remake)
$30.00
Control
$200.00
The Outer Worlds
$65.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2019 Panini Prizm Zion Williamson Rookie Card
$50
2019 Magic: The Gathering Mythic Edition - 'Jace, the Mind Sculptor'
$150
2019 Pokémon Sun & Moon Team Up - Pikachu & Zekrom GX (Full Art Secret)
$325.00
2019 Topps Chrome Fernando Tatis Jr. Rookie Card
$300
2019 Yu-Gi-Oh! 20th Anniversary Ultimate Kaiba Set - Blue-Eyes White Dragon (20th Secret Rare)
$400,000