Here at the end of the year it seems like every publication is listing off the best developments of the year. Here's the best of technology lists:

• New Scientists' The Year in Robots:

• Brian Wang gives us "DNA/biotech/synthetic biology & nanotechnology to Watch in 2009 and Beyond."

• From Technology Review, "The Year in Materials: Stretchable electronics and the strongest material ever were just two achievements of 2008"

• New Scientist points to advances in green fuel technologies during 2008.

• From New Scientist, "Most extreme news stories of 2008."

• Also from New Scientist, "Nanotechnology's biggest stories of 2008."

• Here's Wired's "Top Technology Breakthroughs of 2008."

• And Technology Review's "The Year in Robotics."

• Looking forward, Popular Science Predicts: The Year Ahead In Science And Technology

• Here's Wired's ten best photo galleries of 2008.

• From New Scientist, "Weapons technology: Top 10 articles from 2008."

• Here are some of the top 2008 blog posts from New Scientist blogs.

• Here's Wired Science's "13 Most Popular Science Stories of 2008."

• The most popular stories from Scientific American from 2008.

• Amazon's list of the best popular science books published in 2008.

Other fun lists with geek appeal:

• Popular Mechanics list of "11 Geeked-Out 2009 Movies We're Waiting For."

• GameSpot's Best of 2008 Genre Awards

• GameSpot's Best of 2008 Game of the Year Award

Happy New Year!