The PhoneSkype is the next-generation USB phone designed specifically for Skype with cutting-edge technology. Simply plugging it into the USB port of your PC or laptop, you can make/answer Skype calls just as you would be on a regular telephone. Equipped with the PhoneSkype, you can enjoy the full benefit of Skype.
 

 Skype is the Global P2P Telephony Company^TM that is changing the telecommunications world by offering consumers free, superior-quality calling worldwide.
Fortune Magazine, February 16, 2004

I knew it was over when I downloaded Skype. When the inventors of KaZaA are distributing for free a little program that you can use to talk to anybody else, and the quality is fantastic, and it's free it's over. The world will change now inevitably.
Michael Powell, chairman, Federal Communications Commission.

The idea of charging for calls belongs to the last century. Skype software gives people new power to affordably stay in touch with their friends and family by taking advantage of their technology and connectivity investments.
Niklas Zennström, CEO & Co-founder of Skype