I so want this Skype-compatible webcam- NOW!!

Phil from Skype Journal offers a tantalizing preview of a Skype-compatible webcam that seems to be right at the sweet spot between functional and maneuverability-cool.

IPEVO P.O.V is the name. P.O.V.- "Point Of View," which when you think about it, is an apt livery for

Get a load of these features. As Phil describes them, they include:

• Webcam as pointing device
• Easily detachable
• Close-up mode
• Instant image sharing
• Camera lifts off base so you can point to what you see, and share it over Skype.
• Contoured like a pen for the hand.
• Close-up mode for documents, focus adjusted by dialing the silver ring on the front.

I so totally want an IPEVO P.O.V.  But there's one small detail. I'm based in the U.S., not in Taiwan or Japan where the IPEVO P.O.V is exclusively available for now. But that won't last forever.