William Gibson once insightfully observed that “the future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed.”

As if you needed more proof, the BBC reports that a neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of neurons in the brain will go on sale later this year.

Still not convinced of Mr Gibsons forsight? I recommend you read this article in MIT Tech Review from August 2007 entitled Second Earth (free registration required), which details real world data being used in Second Life.

The photo below gives a glimpse of what is possible – this is real time weather inside Second Life.