Skype is building an adapter transforms that aging landline skype internet phone. Skype has announced the Freetalk Connect-Me home phone adapter, which acts as the middle man between a broadband Internet connection and a wired or cordless telephone.

The adapter also allows the user to keep a traditional landline and switch between the two services. There is an Ethernet port as well as two ports for phone lines. The device stores up to 100 numbers for speed dialing and will hit the shops at $39.99. You will have to buy a plan in order to call landlines from the Skype handset so that will increase the proce a bit. The initial $39.99 adapter comes with 60 minutes of free landline calling, an more expensive $59.99 model comes with 12 months of landline calls as well as 200 minutes of international calls.

There is another package priced at $59.99 allows for 3 months of unlimited international calling. Skype has been getting more into hardware lately. It has announced a new Skype-ready cordless phone manufactured by General Electric. The phone costs $69.99 and users can buy similar calling packages up to $89.99 for unlimited nationwide calling for a year or unlimited international calling over three months.