Lego, .NET and the next version

My faithful Lego-aware friend Jeroen Hartsuiker has pointed me once again to some interesting links on Lego.

• Microsoft's involvement with Lego Mindstorms and .NET 2.0
  MS has given you the .NET interface to the PBrick.dll (including C++ sources). The page also has some very interesting links to patches and starter kits for Visual C#, J# and Visual Basic .NET.
• Lego MindStorms NXT
  The next version of Lego Mindstorms. Lego has created a special weblog dedicated to Mindstorms NXT. It should be available in Fall 2006. You should also check the BotMag's preview here. Mahor improvements include Bluetooth and USB support.

As an added bonus, check out the site of Willy Logan, for an re-enactment of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A space odyssey (available through BitTorrent)