We could be looking at a level of change in 2014 similar to what happened in the mid-90s with the invention of the Internet. From robots and cars that care for us to systems that anticipate our needs, to printers that can print ever-more-complex objects, the world is likely to end up massively changed. The question to ask is whether it will be a change for the good or a disaster in the making.

As we're recovering from Christmas and getting ready for the big New Year's Day hangover, I'm reminded of the Chinese curse, "May you be born in interesting times," because 2014 is likely to be a very interesting year.

I expect the Democrats will be trying to distance themselves from their failed Affordable Health Care Act, while Republicans will be doing their best to avoid actually reading it before attacking. However, there are some impressive trends emerging that will make 2014 very, very different, and might even fix the problem we have with a U.S. Congress that saw the movieDumb and Dumber and thought it was a how-to film.

I'll close with the product that stood out most for me over the year, the one that best anticipates what is coming and helps make the world a better place. I'm being very self-serving with this selection, because I don't want to end up as robot road kill.

src:technewsworld.com