Discount retail giant Wal-Mart Stores announced that it will add a special section that sells Skype products, including handsets, Webcams, headsets and other equipment, in more than 1,800 of its stores.

Companies such as Motorola, Plantronics, Logitech International, Royal Philips Electronics and others manufacture this equipment, which is already sold through consumer electronics outlets like Best Buy. But Wal-Mart is the first major retailer to dedicate a section to Skype equipment.