.NET LINQ

The .NET LINQ Project (Language Integrated Query) is quite cool as an extension to the .NET Framework to encompass language-integrated query, set, and transform operations on relational data (DLinq) and XML (XLinq). Much like integrated ORM functionality.

Also from the Future Versions page: Visual Basic 9.0 Language Enhancements and C# 3.0 Language Enhancements.