Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 2008
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Mobile App Marketplace (App Store)
2 
Blockchain Concept
3 
Android Operating System
4 
Cloud-Based Office Software
5 
HD Streaming Video
6 
Social Media Real-Time Feeds
7 
Electric Vehicle Roadster
8 
Location-Based Social Apps
9 
Digital Health Tracking Devices
10 
Online Code Repositories
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON May 21, 2008
Full News Archive
- Headline: The Value of Women's Education Explored. Impact: This event sparked a revolution in women's education, leading to a future where society would realize that educated women could not only run businesses but also overthrow governments, or at least argue about it on social media.. Fact: Did you know that the value of a diploma is still being debated? Meanwhile, student debt is appreciating faster than most college degrees..
- Headline: Bulls Triumph in Draft Lottery 2008. Impact: The Bulls' win created a ripple that led to a dynasty in Chicago, which then inspired every other city to create their own sports teams, resulting in a nationwide obsession that distracts from actual important issues, like climate change and avocado toast prices.. Fact: Fun fact: The Knicks have mastered the art of disappointment. It’s practically an Olympic sport by now..
- Headline: An Oracle of Oil Predicts $200-a-Barrel Crude. Impact: The prediction of $200-a-barrel oil sent shockwaves through the economy, leading to panic buying of bicycles and a resurgence of 1970s-style road trips, proving once again that humans will always find a way to adapt… or whine.. Fact: Fun fact: $200-a-barrel oil didn’t happen, but it did inspire countless memes about gas prices and our collective inability to walk anywhere..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2008, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #3
NFLX
Netflix
Price in 2008
$0.38
2025 dataset value
$249,715
Netflix - If you invested $1,000 in 2008, it would be worth $249,715 today (249.7x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Walking Dead #48
$200
Batman #676
$25
Thor #1
$1,500
Invincible Iron Man #1
$20,000
Final Crisis #1
$50
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
$50.00
LEGO Indiana Jones Set
$150.00
Elmo Live
$150.00
Nintendo Wii Fit
$50.00
Kung Fu Panda Plush Toys
$60.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Grand Theft Auto IV
$20.00
Fallout 3
$150.00
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
$27.50
Call of Duty: World at War
$200.00
Left 4 Dead
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2008 Topps Chrome LeBron James Refractor
$30,000
2008 Topps Chrome Derrick Rose Refractor Rookie Card
$3500
2008 Pokémon TCG Diamond & Pearl Stormfront Charizard
$200
2008 Topps Steven Stamkos Rookie Card
$2,500
2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Clayton Kershaw Rookie Card
$300