Verizon are to release a limited edition dressed up Droid 2. The Limited Edition R2-D2 Droid 2 pays homage to R2-D2 from Star Wars and will be available from tomorrow. You will be able to pick the Droid R2-D2 up online or from selected Verizon stores. You’ll need to sign up to a two year voice and data contract. The handset will cost $249 after a $100 mail-in rebate.
The Droid R2-D2 will come in a custom box, resembling carbonite. Inside you’ll find the skinned Droid 2, along with a Star Wars media dock and wired stereo headset. The Star Wars theme doesn’t stop there though, the handset will also feature exclusive Star Wars/R2-D2 content outlined below.
- R2-D2 notification sounds and ringtones
- Live Wallpapers (Blast the Probe Droid; Luke Balancing Yoda; Navigating the Asteroid Field; Watch Bespin’s Cloud City)
- R2-D2 Clock Widget
- Exclusive Binoculars App
- “The Best of R2-D2” video with the original Cantina music
If you’re already tied into a Verizon contract, you can still get exclusive Star Wars content on your Android phone. To celebrate 30 years of Star Wars, Android 2.1+ users will be able to download the Star Wars Mobile App and will cost just $2.99. The following content will be included.
- Bounty Hunt Visual ID: Find and capture images around the Star Wars universe to unlock hidden content
- Sound and Photo Gallery
- Live Wallpapers:
- Trivia Challenge: Answer trivia questions about The Empire Strikes Back
- Widgets
Blast the Probe Droid
Luke Balancing Yoda
Navigating the Asteroid Field
Watch Bespin’s Cloud City
