Inspired by skateboard and snowboard designs, the DECT 6.0 LS6117 ($44.95) lets you change the look of the phone with one of five design inserts provided. Or, if you're artistically inclined, you can go to vtechphones.com to create and print your own design. In addition, the LS6117 has a large LCD display with white backlighting, selectable ring tones, and is Wi-Fi friendly.

VTech's DS6121 ($49.95) digital expandable cordless phone features a chic silver metallic finish and blue backlit keypad and display. It offers digital security (to protect you from identity theft), a 50-name/number phonebook, and remote message retrieval.

Next, the LS6125-2 ($79.95) two-handset cordless-phone system is the flagship product of VTech's "V Style" line, with "high-end cosmetics and performs unlike anything in the cordless phone market," according to the company. It offers most of the same features described above.

For the budget conscious, the CS5121 5.8 GHz cordless phone system offers a digital answering system, 20 name/number phonebook directory and caller ID/call waiting—all for under $25.

VTech's 2008 phone models are available at vtechphones.com and retail outlets such as Best Buy, Circuit City, and Wal-Mart stores nationwide.