Motorola StarTac 3
Motorola has announced the release of the StartacIII, which is a throw-back design that reinvents their first smash hit. The Startac was the model that put Motorola on the map. The model has a scratch resistant, black outer shell. The model looks very much like the original Startac, but has been improved to be a lot more sleek and modern.
The Startac3 has 3 signal lights on the outside, that allow users to see if they have missed calls or text messages. The model also sports a nice mP3 player and a high definition TFT QVGA screen that is fairly large at 2.0″.
For now, the model will be released in Seoul, and will only be available in Korea. We will keep you updated as their is more available information.
I LIKED THE OLD STAR TAC PHONE ( TRULY A MANLY PHONE) IF IT IS RELEASED HERE IN NORTH AMERICA I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ONE. WIL IT SUPPORT MP3 AND OTHER SUCH OPTIONS LIKE NEW PHONES? WHAT ABOUT THE SPEAKER PHONE AND SIGNAL STRENGH? I HAVE OTHER NEWER CELL PHONES WITH PISS POOR SIGNAL STRENGTH. ALWAYS DROPED CALLS.
“The Startac3 has 3 signal lights on the outside, that allow users to see if they have missed calls or text messages.”—- This is definitely a feature i look for in any phone.
Also, the original StarTac had a quick lock feature that i also look for, but cannot find in other phones i’m interested in. If i recall correctly press the [ * ] then [ 1 ] keys to lock the phone from tamperers, then press same key sequence and code to unlock. Also adding a feature to always lock photos and videos from intruders, regardless if phone is unlocked, like the Samsung SGH-D807 would def be a keeper. I wouldn’t be willing to pay more than $300 for it, but would def switch providers to attain it.
And a convenient holster as the original would be great.
Correction, it was the Fcn + [5] lock keys. The keypad shortcuts should be a MUST HAVE on all phones.