Motorola Launches Droid R2-D2 Phone

Motorola's special edition Droid R2-D2 smartphone includes all the specifications and capabilities of the Motorola Droid 2. It also features special Star Wars markings, start-up sequence, wallpapers, displays, applications and widgets. The collector's edition phone is a collaboration of Verizon Wireless, Motorola and Lucasfilm, the creator of the Star Wars series.

The Droid R2-D2 will be available for $249 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will need to subscribe to a Nationwide Talk plan or a Nationwide Talk & Text plan (beginning at $39.99 monthly access) and an Email and Web for Smartphone plan (beginning at $29.99 for unlimited monthly access).

We can see a lot of Star Wars fans purchasing this smartphone.

Here's an unboxing video by Scott Lowe, executive editor for IGN Gear.