Wow, Live Messenger phones must be the next big thing in consumer electronics. A few weeks ago, we talked about Uniden’s Windows Live Messenger phone, and now it’s Philips with a similar phone. When a company like Philips supports a particular concept, you know the idea has some depth.

Instead of sitting on a PC to communicate with contacts, you now have the ability to call others regularly with a Live Messenger phone. That’s the idea in a sentence.

With the phone, you can make free calls worldwide via Windows Live Messenger, make Internet calls anywhere at home and connect Landline and Windows Live Messenger calls on one handset. The phone has a direct Windows Live Messenger key, lets you automatically see a contact when he/she is online, and you can even make calls affordably to standard phone numbers via Windows Live Call.

Installing the device is simple – plug it in and you are ready to go. Philips Live Messenger phone is expected to appear soon at online and offline retail stores for an unknown price.