Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 2020
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
2 
Remote Work Collaboration Platforms
3 
AI Image Generation Models
4 
5G Smartphone Adoption
5 
Contactless Payment Expansion
6 
Telehealth Platforms Scale-Up
7 
Autonomous Delivery Robots
8 
Edge AI Computing
9 
Digital Contact Tracing Apps
10 
Cloud Gaming Platforms
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON December 31, 2020
Full News Archive
- Headline: McConnell Dismisses $2,000 Stimulus Vote. Impact: The refusal to support the $2,000 stimulus checks led to a cascade of financial struggles for many, resulting in a surge of online businesses selling ‘How to Survive on Instant Noodles’ cookbooks. Who knew that the culinary arts would pivot so dramatically due to a couple of senators?. Fact: Did you know that if you stack all the ignored stimulus proposals, you could reach the moon? Just kidding, but it would definitely reach the fridge where all the takeout menus are!.
- Headline: The Rise of Bed-based Productivity. Impact: The rise of working from bed spawned an entire generation of entrepreneurs who create 'bed office' furniture, leading to an unexpected boom in mattress sales and the creation of a new Olympic sport: Bed Office Olympics.. Fact: Did you know that working from bed is actually a scientifically proven method for achieving zero productivity? It’s like getting paid to nap, but with slightly more guilt!.
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Batman #92
$50
Thor #5
$42,000
Strange Adventures #1
$400
Venom #25
$50
Something is Killing the Children #7
$450
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch Game)
$69.99
LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course
$200.00
Baby Yoda (The Child) Animatronic Edition
$120.00
LOL Surprise! O.M.G. Remix Fashion Dolls
$75.00
Paw Patrol Dino Rescue Dino Patroller
$135.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Last of Us Part II
$1,006.24
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
$45.00
Cyberpunk 2077
$5.00
Hades
$10.00
DOOM Eternal
Unknown
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2020 Panini Prizm Justin Herbert Rookie Card
$1,450
2020 Topps Chrome F1 Lewis Hamilton Autograph Card
$1,225
2020 Pokémon Sword & Shield Charizard VMAX (Shiny)
$65.00
2020 Panini National Treasures LaMelo Ball Rookie Patch Autograph
$315,000
Magic: The Gathering Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Box Topper (Godzilla Series)
$10,000