I could get excited over this
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/202711
Encoder input and current sensor built in. We could start doing some great things for the community as far as software infrastructure goes.
edit: Looks like this is for low current applications only (8A continuous, 12A peak). Either way, I hope some kind of 'out of the box' feedback solution is integrated into our motor drivers next year. I have helped teams get software solutions running at regionals for the past few events, and the value of something like this would be immense.