2008

Elon Musk talks about Tesla

This is Elon Musk Talking about Electric cars in 2008. "Whenever somebody buys a Tesla Roadster sports car... every penny that Tesla makes goes into the development of a smaller, lower-cost vehicle", says Mr Musk in the video.

Home Robots

2008 was the year when very intelligent and very affordable home robots go mainstream, thanks to a brilliant new idea: Connect the robot to a home PC via Wi-Fi, and let the PC serve as the robot's brains. This innovation means that home robots can cost a few hundred dollars, instead of a couple thousand.

Most Famous Youtube Video

Bill O'Reilly Goes Nuts

Stock Market Crash

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed lower in all five sessions. Volume levels were record-breaking. The DJIA fell over 1,874 points, or 18%, in its worst weekly decline ever on both a points and percentage basis. The S&P 500 fell more than 20%.

Youtube

YouTube is poised to become the #2 search engine worldwide. This would give Google the #1 and #2 search engines. Looks like that acquisition has paid off.