Gary Shapiro is the CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, which hosts the annual electronics extravaganza in Las Vegas called CES. With CES starting next week, we check in with Gary to learn about some of the highlights of the show -- and what the electronics industry has in store for 2015, from new tablets, phones, and TVs to 3D printers, drones, and even tech that can help save the world.

Plus: We discuss 3 of the most popular VentureBeat stories from 2014: What's up with The Pirate Bay, how to get hired by Google, and our early coverage of the iPhone 6.