Motorola announces the launch of StarTACIII in Seoul. A state-of-the-art handset in its own right, StarTACIII is the modern reincarnation of StarTAC, widely recognized as a revolution in mobile technology and design.

“Retro is the cultural movement of the 1960s, embodied by such celebrities as The Beatles and Twiggy - it has been reinterpreted in a trendy and cutting-edge manner to enhance its originality and value,” stated Lim Joung Ah, Marketing Director of Motorola Korea. “In the similar manner, Motorola’s StarTAC is being revived to become the timeless accessory in Korea.”

Motorola’s StarTACIII naturally retains many of the original aesthetic features that made StarTAC so classic. The new handset will be instantly recognizable by its chic black coloring, specially-developed scratch-resistant façade, shoulders that curve gracefully around the hinge, a smoothly contoured front, and of course the distinctive StarTAC opening chime.

StarTACIII features a full 2.0 inch TFT QVGA LCD screen,, GPS, “Moneta M-Bank,” an electronic dictionary with over three hundred thousand words, and MP3 playback. The Motorola StarTACIII will be released in early March, and priced at 297,000 KRW.

Specifications:

• 89 x 48.5 x 19.6 mm
• 92 grams
• 2" 256k colors TFT (240 x 320)
• 64 polyphonic
• GPS
• Mobile Banking
• Up to 160 mins talk time
• Up to 300 hours standby time