MacVoices #21247: The Top Stories of 2021 with Ken Ray (1)

<p><strong>Ken Ray </strong>of <a href="http://macosken.com"><strong>macOSKen</strong></a> helps us take a look at some of the top Apple and tech-related stories of 2021. Ken and Chuck start out with the obvious choice: COVID-19 and what it meant for Apple at all levels. Then, they each pick an “imaginary” product that impacted things this year. That discussion starts with Apple Car and continues with the enthusiasm over the metaverse concept. (Part 1)</p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is supported by <strong>Coinbase</strong>. For a limited time, new users can get $10 in free Bitcoin when you sign up today at <a href="http://coinbase.com/macvoices"><strong>Coinbase.com/ macvoices</strong></a>.</p> <p><a href="http://coinbase.com/macvoices"><img height="65" alt="Coinbase" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12298" src="http://www.macvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/coinbase-logo-300x65.png" width="300" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.smilesoftware.com" rel="noopener"><img height="73" style="border: 0pt none;" border="0" src="http://www.macvoices.com/ads/SmileLogo2010-Horz-web-500w.jpg" alt="Smile" width="303" class="aligncenter" align="middle" /></a></p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of TextExpander for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Find out more at <a href="http://textexpander.com/podcast"><strong>TextExpander.com/podcast</strong></a>.</p> <!--more--> <br /> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p>Since May of 2005, <strong>Ken Ray</strong> has eaten, slept, and breathed Apple news and news related to Apple news in order to produce a daily Apple news show. and he does just that with <strong><a href="http://www.macosken.com/">Mac OS Ken</a></strong>, with content that  includes most stories directly related to Apple, many stories indirectly related to Apple that stand a chance of affecting Apple's business or its users, and tangentially related stories that are funny. A slightly skewed, sometimes cynical, obsessive look at App