2004 in computing, games and technology
94 milestones from 2004: 26 computers and hardware, 9 peripherals, 10 software, 8 games, 26 games, 2 games, 1 books, 2 movies, 7 events, 1 legal milestones, 2 world events.
Open 2004 in the interactive timeline The 2000s
Computers and hardware
- Xavix PORT
- C64 Direct-to-TV
- Nikon D70
- Transmeta Efficeon
- iPod from HP
- Intel Pentium 4 Prescott
- Apple iPod mini (1st generation)
- Nokia N-Gage QD
- Creative Zen Touch
- Apple iPod (4th generation)
- AMD Sempron
- Canon EOS 20D
- V.Smile
- iMac G5
- Motorola Razr V3
- GoPro HERO (35 mm film)
- Apple iPod photo
- Apple iPod U2 Special Edition
- PlayStation 2 Slim (SCPH-70000)
- Atari Flashback
- Palm Treo 650
- Creative Zen Micro
- Nintendo DS (North America)
- iriver H10
- Nintendo DS (Japan)
- PlayStation Portable (Japan)
Peripherals
- Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
- Logitech MX510
- Belkin Nostromo SpeedPad n52
- Saitek X52 Flight Control System
- Elgato EyeTV
- NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
- ATI Radeon X800
- Apple AirPort Express
- NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT (SLI)
Software
- GarageBand
- Orkut
- Facebook launches
- Flickr
- Gmail announced
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Ubuntu 4.10
- Firefox 1.0
- Digg
- Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
Games
- Ninja Gaiden (2004)
- Doom 3
- Burnout 3: Takedown
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Halo 2
- Half-Life 2
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- World of Warcraft
Games
- Duke Nukem Mobile
- Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
- Unreal Tournament 2004
- Far Cry
- Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
- Hitman: Contracts
- City of Heroes
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
- The Sims 2
- Fable
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
- Katamari Damacy
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Rome: Total War
- Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
- Counter-Strike: Source
- EverQuest II
- Jak 3
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Need for Speed: Underground 2
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
- Super Mario 64 DS
- Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)
- Dragon Quest VIII
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Gran Turismo 4
Games
Books
Movies
- I, Robot (film)
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Events
- MyDoom worm spreads
- Gateway finishes buying eMachines
- Sasser worm spreads
- Sony BMG formed
- Google goes public
- First PAX in Seattle
- Sega Sammy Holdings formed
Legal milestones
World events
- Spirit rover lands on Mars
- Indian Ocean tsunami