Best of Apple's Innovations

Xserve

Xserve is the name of Apple's 1U rackmount line of server computers. When the Xserve was introduced in 2002, it was Apple's first designated server hardware design since the Apple Network Servers of 1996.

MacBook Pro, MacBook, MacPro

The MacBook, first introduced in May 2006, replaced the iBook and 12" PowerBook series of notebooks as a part of the Apple Intel transition. There have been three separate designs of the MacBook: the original model using a polycarbonate casing. The second type, introduced in October 2008 alongside the 15" MacBook Pro, used a similar unibody aluminum casing to the 15" Pro, and was updated and rebranded as the 13" MacBook Pro at the 2009 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2009. A third design, introduced in October 2009, replaced the original casing with a unibody polycarbonate shell. The Mac Pro workstation was formally announced on August 7 at the 2006 Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC). The Mac Pro, the fastest computer that Apple has to offer, is currently one of three desktop computers in the current Macintosh lineup, the other two being the iMac and Mac mini.

iPhone

Apple announced its line of Internet- and multimedia-enabled smartphones, the iPhone on January 9, 2007, after months of rumors and speculation.The (retroactively labelled) original iPhone was introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007 before being marketed in Europe. Time magazine named it the Invention of the Year in 2007. Released July 11, 2008, the iPhone 3G supports faster 3G data speeds and assisted GPS.

MacBook Air

The MacBook Air is a Macintosh notebook computer designed by Apple. It is positioned as the ultraportable in Apple's MacBook Family and was introduced at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 15, 2008. When the MacBook Air was introduced, Apple described it as the "world's thinnest notebook".

iPad

The iPad is a tablet computer developed by Apple. Announced on January 27, 2010, it is similar in functionality to the iPhone and iPod touch, running the same operating system (iPhone OS) and almost all of the same applications. Two models have been announced: one with 802.11n Wi-Fi (available in March 2010 worldwide) and one with Wi-Fi, 3G (which can connect to HSDPA cellular networks), and Assisted GPS (available in April in the U.S. and several other countries). Both models come with three different memory capacities.

[Via PC World]