Just how reallybad do you wish Star Wars branding upon your Droid 2, eh? You’d improved wish it bad, since Verizon has just voiced which it’ll be charging $249 for a payoff of owning an R2-D2 Limited Edition — with the $100 mail-in remission upon stipulate, that means which you’ll essentially be paying $350 up front. Then again, for which dinero you get not only the funky-looking phone though a Star Wars-themed dock as well as a box custom-designed to look similar to carbonite (Harrison Ford not enclosed, we creed. You’ll additionally get the variety of law live wallpapers, sounds, photos, widgets, as well as a “binoculars app,” which you suppose is a little sort of digital wizz apparatus. Conspicuously missing is any sort of denote which this features a rumored 1.2GHz processor from a also-rumored Droid 2 World Edition, so the wait for which headlines continues. CTIA next week, maybe.

On the associated note, alternative Verizon business with Android 2.1 (and higher) inclination will be means to entrance the special Empire Strikes Back app and related content for the one-time charge of $2.99, that will include a anything in substantial app to exam your pattern as a George Lucas fangirl or fanboy. Meanwhile, look for a phone to go live on this Thursday, September 30. Follow a break for a full press release and the integrate more pics!

Show full PR textMAY THE DROID BE WITH YOU: SINGULAR BOOK DROID™ R2-D2™ BY MOTOROLA LANDS ON VERIZON WIRELESS’ NETWORK

DROID™ R2-D2™ by Motorola Brings a Galactic Empire to Customers

BASKING SHALLOW, N.J., as well as LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Verizon Wireless voiced which a rarely anticipated singular book DROID™ R2-D2™ by Motorola will be accessible online during www.verizonwireless.com and in name Verizon Wireless Communication stores commencement Sept. 30. With the striking pattern to look similar to a iconic Astromech Droid from a Star Wars™ Saga, a DROID™ R2-D2™ by Motorola will be finished in the law box resembling carbonite and come with the Star Wars media wharf as well as connected stereo headset. Exclusive calm comes pre-loaded upon the special book smartphone, together with:

· R2-D2 presentation sounds as well as ringtones

· Four live wallpapers

· R2-D2 Clock Widget

· “The Best of R2-D2″ video with the original Cantina music

· Exclusive Binoculars App

Star Wars Mobile App Available for All Customers with Android 2.1 phones
To applaud 30 years since a movie strike theaters, business with Android devices using Android 2.1 or aloft will shortly be means to get a Empire Strikes Back app from Android Market™. The app, usually for Verizon Wireless business, allows Jedi Masters to crop, preview as well as download Star Wars calm associated to Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Verizon Wireless customers can entrance reward Star Wars content for the one-time assign of $2.99.

The Star Wars mobile app will have a following facilities as well as calm:
· Bounty Hunt Visual ID: Find as well as capture images around a Star Wars universe to unlock hidden calm

· Sound as well as Photo Gallery

· Live Wallpapers:

o Blast a Probe Droid

o Luke Balancing Yoda

o Navigating a Asteroid Field

o Watch Bespin’s Cloud City

· Trivia Challenge: Answer trivia questions about The Empire Strikes Back

· Widgets

The DROID™ R2-D2™ by Motorola will be accessible for $249 after the $100 mail-in remission with a new two-year patron agreement. Customers will need to allow to the Nationwide Talk devise or the Nationwide Talk & Text plan (beginning at $39.99 monthly access) as well as an Email and Web for Smartphone devise (beginning at $29.99 for total monthly access). Customers will receive a remission in the form of a withdraw card; on taking, business might make use of a card as money anywhere debit cards are supposed.

For more report upon DROID™ R2-D2™ by Motorola, go to www.droiddoes.com/r2d2.

Via Engadget