Airplane .NET
Mike Sax writes:
A team at Cornell University is flying unmanned airplanes using Embedded XP, C#, and components from our Sax.net Connected Framework. All the navigational sensors and controls connect to an array of serial ports. While debugging the flight control algorithms, the software interfaces with Microsoft Flight Simulator, for obvious reasons.
OK, this is probably about the coolest use of .NET I've heard of. I used to be into remote controlled airplanes, and the notion of controlling one using .NET is really neat! And oh, so GEEKY!