Time Magazine's Top 50 Inventions of 2008

07.11.2008
It was predicted 50 years ago that by 2008 we'd vacation on the moon, drive flying cars, and wear wristwatch-sized video conferencing systems. Science isn't delivering on those promises, yet. But who would have guessed back then that in 2008 we'd have , a , an , and ?

These latter tech breakthroughs are just four out of 50 of Time Magazine's list of the it has just come out with. Here at PC World we share a lot of the same passion for Time's picks. In fact a few of Time's inventions were also featured in PC World's .

Time's , but if you want to skip the descriptions of each invention you .

Time's Invention of the Year

And what was Time's invention of the year? It picked the company . Take this kit home and test your own DNA for a predisposition for more than 90 traits ranging from baldness to blindness. So much for keeping your genetic flaws a mystery.

Some of my favorites are:

The world's first commercially available .

The world's biggest particle accelerator, , that someday may help us unlock the mysteries of the universe.

The which consists of a handless, numberless clock with a monstrous grasshopper mounted at the top that chomps every second as it tick-tocks away. Eat your heart out Fanz Kafka.