New Skype Phones

Netgear and Phillips are out with new standalone Skype phones. If you’re looking to save on phone bills this can be an interesting option.

This new class of phone enables Skype users to make and receive both Skype calls over the Internet and traditional landline calls, without a computer, offering the added convenience of a cordless phone. … The cordless phones for Skype are acccompanied by a remote DECT base station that plugs into both the broadband connection and the traditional phone line. The system handles both Skype and ordinary calls in one phone, presented through an easy-to-use, user interface. Both the Philips and NETGEAR cordless phones boast a full color graphic display, simplified calling features with an integrated contact list, and an enhanced speakerphone with great voice clarity.

Check out the full article over at the Geekzone. Some prices are here and here.

I should mention that Skype Out is free till the end of the year (that’s where you can call anyone who has a landline phone without a fee whereas in the past only calls to other Skype users were free). Don’t know what the status of that will be after the beginning of the year.