Little did we know that in some back alley of Akihabaraville, a team of hucksters from Novac in Japan were putting the finishing touches on their TV for Skype Anywhere (or something like that) product.

ENGADGET: Novac's TV for Skype Anywhere: watch TV via Skype, seriously

Just load-up Skype and Novac's software onto your home PC, slip in their USB stick with integrated analog tuner, and voila, you're ready to stream the sweet, sweet TV out the Internet to any of the newer Skype clients capable of video calls.

ENGADGET: Novac's TV for Skype Anywhere: watch TV via Skype, seriously