Released in 1981, the HX-20 is widely regarded as the first laptop computer. It included a dot-matrix printer along with rechargeable batteries that lasted roughly 50 hours.
TIME technology editor Peter Ha picks the 100 greatest and most influential gadgets from 1923 to the present
Released in 1981, the HX-20 is widely regarded as the first laptop computer. It included a dot-matrix printer along with rechargeable batteries that lasted roughly 50 hours.