There’s already been a lot of talk about the growth in wearable technology in 2014. But a lot of that technology seems designed for the male sex. Still, there are glimmers of diversity on the way. The San Francisco company Fitbit, which has become one of the more popular makers of wearable fitness trackers, just announced a new partnership with women’s fashion designer Tory Burch.

Marketplace Tech has been talking about the International Consumer Electronics Show all week. And on the last day of CES, we’re starting to get a sense of this year’s offerings. One takeaway is that there is no one takeaway. We saw updates of smart devices and the ways they might talk to one another. And wearable technology is seeing a bunch of growth. But even if the future of 2014 is bright, it’s not really in focus yet. Plus, the production designer of “Her” discusses designing the ways we interact with technology in the future.

Earlier this week, Intel announced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it’s getting serious about mineral sourcing. Where companies get the ingredients for our chips and our devices is kind of a dirty open secret. And until the creation of new materials, it will stay that way. But the world’s largest chip maker is promising all of the microprocessors it ships this year will be free of conflict minerals.

The convention facilities in Las Vegas are nothing to sneeze at, but this number is still impressive. At the International Consumer Electronics show this week, two million square feet of exhibit space is being used. And that means a lot of gizmos — big, small, airborne, and worn. And you’ve heard of Bitcoin, but this week a website surfaced for a new cryptocurrency named after a short man with a high kick: Norris Coin.

The big story in the tech world all week is the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. At last year’s show little smartwatch maker Pebble was a big star. This year’s event has seen an explosion in wearable technologies and a new, sophisticated-looking watch from Pebble, called the Pebble Steel, has just been unveiled to the world. But there are still big questions about whether consumers are interested.

Tomorrow, the International Consumer Electronics Show kicks off. But today, the swarms of company reps and entrepreneurs arrive in Las Vegas. And there’s already buzz on several topics. One of those is the internet of things. But not the idea of a toaster that can communicate with the fridge. We’ve been talking about that since last year. This year, it’s about exactly how all of our devices will communicate.

All this week Marketplace Tech has been talking to people about big tech issues in the coming year. Today, a discussion of online privacy. An apparent casualty last year was the idea of truly private and secure email. And it’s Friday, which means it’s time to play Silicon Tally, our weekly tech news numbers game.

In New York City this week it’s out with the old mayor and in with the new guy — Michael Bloomberg is being replaced by Bill De Blasio. And one of the things the new mayor will be looking at is the taxi of tomorrow:  A fleet of green Nissan vehicles that launched this fall, fitted with some custom technology absent in the usual yellow cab. And today we hear from Dave McClure, founding partner at the Venture Capitol firm 500 Startups, about what kind of software everyone everyone will be using this year. He says to expect more growth in messaging apps around the world.

All this week we’re talking to guests about big tech trends in the coming year. January 1, the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act goes into effect in Illinois. This limits how police can use drone surveillance (they’ll need a warrant). Today we hear from Chester Wisniewski at the cyber security firm Sophos abouton a growing number of organizations tracking people as they do their shopping. And it’s New Year’s Eve, so of course it’s almost time for New York City to do it’s big ball drop. Technically, it’s not a ball as much as a geodesic sphere weighing around 12,000 pounds. And there’s plenty of Technology in the thing.