333: ‘Schrödinger’s Feature’, With Rene Ritchie

Hosted byJohn Gruber

Apple’s 2021 year in review, with special guest Rene Ritchie.

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• January:
• John Ternus becomes SVP of hardware; Dan Riccio takes over VR/AR.
• February:
• iOS 14.5 and unlocking with Apple Watch while wearing a mask.
• March:
• HomePod canceled.
• “Intel Goes Long”.
• April:
• “Spring Loaded” event.
• Apple Podcasts changes.
• May:
• Epic v. Apple court case.
• App Store: The Schiller Cut.
• New Apple TV 4K and Siri Remote.
• M1 iPad Pros.
• 24-inch M1 iMacs.
• June:
• WWDC 2021.
• Safari tabs saga.
• August:
• Child safety initiatives.
• September:
• “California Streaming” event.
• iPhones 13
• Rene’s review.
• My review.
• iPad Mini
• Rene’s review.
• My review.
• iOS 15 and WatchOS 8.
• Kevin Lynch takes over “TitanOS”.
• October:
• Apple Watch Series 7
• Rene’s review.
• My review.
• M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pros
• Rene’s review.
• My review.
• MacOS 12 Monterey
• Shortcuts.
• November:
• Federighi’s anti-sideloading keynote at Web Summit in Lisbon.
• December:
• The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.