Today Steve Jobs posted another open letter on the Apple website, entitled "A Greener Apple." It addresses recent criticisms leveled at Apple regarding their level of environmental friendliness. Note the following paragraph:

To eliminate mercury in our displays, we need to transition from fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to illuminate the displays. Fortunately, all iPod displays already use LEDs for illumination, and therefore contain no mercury. We plan to introduce our first Macs with LED backlight technology in 2007. Our ability to completely eliminate fluorescent lamps in all of our displays depends on how fast the LCD industry can transition to LED backlighting for larger displays.

The emphasis added is mine. In particular, this is the first confirmation that LED-backlit laptops will be making an appearance this year. I say laptops because that's the obvious choice; the power savings gained by moving to LEDs from fluorescent backlights will help extend battery life. I guess that means I should start saving up for a new laptop...