2008 in computing, games and technology

61 milestones from 2008: 17 computers and hardware, 7 peripherals, 5 software, 5 games, 16 games, 1 games, 3 movies, 3 events, 2 legal milestones, 2 world events.

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Computers and hardware

• Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
• MacBook Air
• SanDisk Sansa Fuze
• Intel Atom
• Acer Aspire One
• Apple iPhone 3G
• Nikon D90
• Apple iPod classic (120 GB, 2008)
• Apple iPod nano (4th generation)
• Apple iPod touch (2nd generation)
• HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1)
• PSP-3000
• Apple MacBook Pro (unibody, 2008)
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
• BlackBerry Storm
• Intel Core i7
• EVO Smart Console

Peripherals

• Microsoft SideWinder X6
• NVIDIA 3D Vision
• Wii Balance Board
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
• ATI Radeon HD 4870
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
• Intel X25-M

Software

• Firefox 3
• App Store launches
• Google Chrome released
• Android 1.0
• Python 3.0

Games

• Mario Kart Wii
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Spore
• Fallout 3
• Left 4 Dead

Games

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Wii Fit
• Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Braid
• Castle Crashers
• Rock Band 2
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Fracture
• World of Goo
• Dead Space
• LittleBigPlanet
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
• Gears of War 2
• Mirror's Edge
• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Games

• Alone in the Dark (2008)

Movies

• Iron Man
• WALL-E
• The Dark Knight

Events

• Toshiba announces the end of HD DVD
• Activision Blizzard formed
• GOG.com launches as Good Old Games

Legal milestones

• Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
• Barack Obama elected

World events

• Beijing Olympics open
• Large Hadron Collider circulates its first beam