A new year tends to make us thoughtful. We reflect on what happened in the year that’s ending. We think about what we expect and hope for in the year to come. Now SodaHead, a website that specializes in collecting opinions, has put together an infographic showing some of the things we most anticipate in 2012. Highlights include The Dark Knight Rises narrowly beating The Hobbit for most anticipated sequel and Ron Paul’s surprising victory over Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for President. The next generation iPhone beat out a variety of other gadgets – including the iPad 3 – for most anticipated gadget launch of 2012. The full infographic is below. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments. To take the survey yourself and see more current results, go here.