If you’re a heavy Skype user, then you’ll be happy to hear that Belkin has announced a new desktop device called the Belkin Desktop Internet Phone for Skype. This standalone phone allows you to make free Skype Internet calls without the need for a computer. Simply plug the phone into your network, provide your login ID and begin enjoying free calls to other Skype users out there. The phone also supports the SkypeOut calls to landlines and mobiles anywhere in the world (which requires the purchase of Skype credit on Skype.com). Features include:

• Speaker, speed dial, call hold/release, call pickup/park. mute, redial, hold, call-timer display, and contact list
• Contact list supports over 500 sets of Skype and SkypeOut contacts
• Automatically logs into Skype after initial login
• Plugs into network
• Supports SkypeIn – a personal online number where friends and family can call from ordinary phones and you can pick up the call in Skype

The Belkin Desktop Internet Phone for Skype will be available in March 2008 for $99.99.

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