🧠 Inventions of 2008
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
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
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON June 30, 2008
Full News Archive
- Headline: Foofwa d’Imobilité: A Performance Exploration. Impact: Foofwa's nonchalance probably inspired a future generation of performers to embrace mediocrity, leading to a world where everyone thinks they’re a genius. Thanks a lot, Foofwa.. Fact: Fun fact: The term 'genius' used to refer to a guardian spirit believed to be assigned to a person at birth. So basically, we’re all just waiting for our spirit to show up and tell us we’re special..
- Headline: Online Tunes, in Service to Africa. Impact: The launch of (RED) could have caused a domino effect across nonprofits, leading to a bizarre future where every purchase comes with a cause. 'Buy a shirt, save a whale' - now that's a shopping spree!. Fact: Did you know that (RED) was co-founded by Bono? Because nothing says 'I'm here to save the world' like a rock star selling product placements. Rock on, Bono!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2008, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
NFLX
Netflix
Price in 2008
$0.38
Value in 2025
$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