2003 in computing, games and technology
104 milestones from 2003: 22 computers and hardware, 12 peripherals, 15 software, 4 games, 24 games, 1 games, 3 books, 8 movies, 9 events, 5 legal milestones, 1 world events.
Open 2003 in the interactive timeline The 2000s
Computers and hardware
- GameKing
- Sony CD Mavica MVC-CD350
- Sony CD Mavica MVC-CD500
- Olympus E-1
- PowerBook G4 (12-inch and 17-inch aluminum)
- Canon EOS 10D
- Intel Centrino and Pentium M
- Game Boy Advance SP
- AMD Opteron
- Apple iPod (3rd generation)
- Power Mac G5
- Rio Karma
- Nokia 1100
- Canon EOS 300D (Digital Rebel)
- Creative Zen Xtra
- AMD Athlon 64
- Nokia N-Gage
- iBook G4
- Tapwave Zodiac
- Palm Treo 600
- iQue Player
- PlayStation eXtra (PSX)
Peripherals
- Logitech Z-5500
- Seagate Barracuda SATA V
- Apple AirPort Extreme
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
- Western Digital Raptor
- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
- ATI Radeon 9200
- Palm Zire 71
- Apple iSight
- Game Boy Player
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
- EyeToy
Software
- Windows Server 2003
- iTunes Store opens
- WordPress
- Second Life launches
- Safari 1.0
- Windows Mobile 2003
- Myspace
- Skype
- Steam launches
- iTunes for Windows
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
- Fedora Core 1
- Linux 2.6
Games
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Call of Duty
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Games
- The Hobbit
- SimCity 4
- Command & Conquer: Generals
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
- Postal 2
- EVE Online
- Enter the Matrix
- Rise of Nations
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Viewtiful Joe
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
- Tron 2.0
- Homeworld 2
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Halo: Combat Evolved (PC)
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Gladius
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Beyond Good & Evil
- Need for Speed: Underground
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- Armed and Dangerous
- Deus Ex: Invisible War
Games
Books
Movies
- The Matrix Reloaded
- The Animatrix
- The Room
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
- House of the Dead (film)
- The Matrix Revolutions
Events
- Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) introduced
- Serial ATA 1.0a specification released
- SQL Slammer worm
- Square and Enix merge to form Square Enix
- IEEE 802.11g ratified
- Blaster worm spreads
- JEDEC publishes the DDR2 SDRAM standard
- Half-Life 2 source code stolen and leaked
- COMDEX/Fall 2003, the last big US show
Legal milestones
- Space Shuttle Columbia lost
- SCO sues IBM over Linux
- Northeast blackout
- RIAA sues individual file sharers
- CAN-SPAM Act signed
World events
- Iraq War begins