A source of anger for many lawmakers at the hearing was a U.S.government contract for a so-called "virtual fence" monitoring system along the nearly 3200-kilometer U.S.-Mexico border.

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Virtual Console for Wii U: A spring system update will add Virtual Console software to the Nintendo eShop for Wii U. The service will launch right after the spring update and will include a selection of NES and Super NES games, with Game Boy Advance games to be added in the future.

ENGADGET: Nintendo Wii U to get Virtual Console service this spring

Unlike the expansive microcosms of Linden Lab's "Second Life" or Vivendi's "World of Warcraft, " In-Q-Tel's digital environment will likely be a single room, designed to function as a virtual meeting place for U.S. intelligence agencies, according to a Forterra spokesman.

FORBES: Building The Feds' Virtual War Room

U.S. citizens are allowed to visit Cuba, an island shrouded in a virtual blackout to the U.S. and other parts of the world, but must apply for special licenses to do so.

CNN: Analysis: United States-Cuba relations begin the long thaw