I think it's a glaring example of blinders-via-self-selection of the "tech" industry and "tech" press. For EE and integrated circuit design it was arguably a v

I think it's a glaring example of blinders-via-self-selection of the "tech" industry and "tech" press. For EE and integrated circuit design it was arguably a very GOOD year with Bluetooth LE coming out, and new silicon like the Apple A7, FinFets coming to TSMC and Samsung, etc. In the neuro area there are all sorts of nifty prototypes with wireless electrocorticography probes, etc. Even Google's various gizmos - while none are shipping products (Glass is a beta preview, right?) they're still pretty impressive. Tesla and SpaceX had its ups and downs, but you can't argue they've had some spectacular accomplishments. Biotech: U Penn's HIV-derived lentiviral vector for leukemia, among others. But these aren't websites that sell ads so I guess they don't count as "tech"