iBook (1999)
Many people didn’t realize it at the time, but the candy-colored iBook—Apple’s portable iMac counterpart—brought with it a revolution in networking. The iBook was the world’s first laptop to ship with built-in wireless networking support (in the form of an optional internal AirPort card), a fact that Apple chose to make integral to the iBook’s marketing. The convenience of Wi-Fi soon caught on beyond the world of Macs, and laptops today (all of which support it) would seem useless without it. The iBook was also the first Mac laptop since the Portable to ship with a built-in carrying handle. (Photos: Apple, Inc.)
