Time magazine has got a great article on the best inventions of 2008.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1852747,00.html
Now some are questionable to say the least, I mean, Spore? really??? no, seriously, spore? Did SimCity win this award back when it first came out???
Anyway,
#2 Tesla Roadster, http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854114,00.html
#8. Bullets That Shoot Bullets, http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854121,00.html
#13. The Memristor, http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854131,00.html
Are all on my list of just AWESOME.
The full list can be checked out at the link above, or if your in a coffee shop, and see Time Magazine lying around, check it out.
B.