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The consumer electronics show, they've had everything from the enormously huge tvs, wearable tech, texting, appliances, is social media paying attention to? >> social media is paying attention. you can imagine people who love social media love technology. they're embracing it in huge number, 3, 4:1 positive. it's interesting. some of the negative comes from people, you read the tweets it's like oh, no, i have to replace my phone again. people understand it's very extensive, but it's kind of a glimpse of the future, what we're seeing at ces today, we'll see in stores, probably as soon as christ...

Special -- it's all the talk around "jansing and co.," wearable tech, one of the highlights. >> wearable tech in 2013, sales were up to $10 billion. that includes things like hearing aids, but a research firm expects that number will triple over the next five years, as we've seen samsung, google roll out the google glass, samsung roll out their sort of dick tracy watch. one thing i'm interested in is health watch. fit bits, these things help you monitor your sleep, how many steps you take during the day, also sort of incentivize you to climb more stairs. some of these sensors are getting so sm...

>> even at 50/50. what will happen is the same issues, abortion, immigration issue will be front and center ask those gdps will make social media dive? those elections. let's talk about wearable tech, gook or chic? >> we're seeing it on the move. we're talking about google glass, jawbone and fitbit, these are things next to your body that help you do things. a lot of positive trending and a lot of concerns and particularly the google glass about privacy and a great deal of misunderstanding about how you use these devices and 2014 will tell us if they're geek or if they're chic. >> i really app...

Really interesting guy. and i asked him about this trend and whether or not this technology's going to become ubiquitous and why we're hearing about it more. don, listen to what he had to say. >> okay. >> i think what's happening is sensors and computing power and connectist has gotten to a point where it's cheap enough and small enough that you can put it into lots of different things. so there's a whole set of applications that you can do when you have sensors and kind of computing horsepower and connectivity on different parts of your body. >> laurie, that is a different jawbone. the jawbon...

I will say, it's sunny, and people are out and about. it's a lot of fun. a lot of fun. and a lot of work, too, don. >> okay. so it's good to have you back. this sort of wearable tech, it's the big thing right now, right? >> what is what everybody's talking about. it's not just what's the hot app right now. it's technology that's essentially expanding far past your smartphone. i spoke with a woman. she had a brain sensing headband she was showing off. it was called the muse headband. it measures your brain waves. connects to your phone. you can see what your brain waves are doing. interesting, ...