Acellus Communications, Inc. announced today the rollout of a device that will allow VoIP calls to be made over a regular phone line without the use of a computer. “This is the only stand alone device of its kind that we know of that can enable people to make long distance VoIP
calls over a regular phone line,” says company CEO Jeff Miller. Conventional VoIP requires a broadband connection. Considering that there are almost 40 million people in the US alone that use dialup to connect to the Internet, the potential market for the device is substantial. In
addition, Acellus has secured an exclusive with the OEM for distribution rights in the United States and is presently in negotiations with a major international VoIP carrier that has already tested the devices and is looking to utilize them on their network. Acellus plans on providing its
own VoIP services in the future through an alliance with this carrier. More news will follow as these negotiations progress.

CNET has a review of the MyNetFone Linksys SPA2100 and the verdict is, “As many VoIP providers do, MyNetFone has locked down the SPA2100 to work only on its systems, and only with the account it’s first registered with. We can’t fault them for following normal industry practice per se, but we were still annoyed […]

Zoom Technologies, Inc. announced today the first shipments of its Phone Adapter for Skype, Model 5900. The Adapter makes it easy for Skype users to use their favorite phones, even mobile phones, to make and receive money-saving calls. A truly international product, the Adapter includes documentation and voice prompts in 13 languages including English and Spanish.

Citel, The VoIP Migration Company, today launched the Portico™ Telephone VoIP Adapter (TVA™) enabling enterprises to quickly and affordably convert existing PBX phones into IP phones over existing wiring infrastructure. The Portico platform delivers the features and functionality of VoIP without the costs associated with typical “rip and replace” VoIP migration solutions, such as network upgrades, new handsets, and retraining.

The MagicJack is a USB device that connects on one end to your PC and on the other to your home analog phone, and offers the following features:
* simple 45-60 second setup
* Call Forwarding
* CallerID
* Call Waiting
* Voicemail
* Follow-Me, (free calls to the U.S. when you take the MagicJack to any country)
Source.

Solomon’s VoIP World has a review pf the ClearLink VoIP USB Phone Adapter TVP-SP5G and concludes: “The ClearLink VoIP USB Phone Adapter is very easy to install and use. It is powered directly from USB connection to your computer and saves you the hassles of trying to find room for it in your crowded power […]

The VIVOphone VoiceKey is a small phone adapter that lets you use your landline phone to make and receive calls with either Skype or VIVOphone’s VoIP service. The adapter’s compatible with 2.4GHz, 900MHz, and DECT cordless phones, as well as PBX systems.
* Make and receive VIVOphone and Skype calls with a phone, instead of earphone […]

With the Skype Phone Converter, you can turn your regular phone into a Skype phone. You plug it into a USB port on your PC, and use the phone jack on the other end with your regular phone.
“Once hooked up, your phone will work just like it always did, but pressing the * key […]

Engadget reports on the Intel 600SM PCI Phone Adapter, which will adapt your phone through your computer.
It’s compatible, right out of the box, with CounterPath, DeltaThree, Engin, Packet8, Skype and Yak.
Via Engadget.

Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading broadband phone company and D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced an alliance to develop a co-branded broadband telephone adaptor configured with Vonage’s phone service. The Vonage-enabled D-Link VTA is a small, fully portable stand alone adapter supporting two broadband […]