Saturday, April 07, 2007

Startac is back. (If you're broke and live in Korea)


I have so many good memories of the original StarTac's. From it's futuristic (in 1997) luminescent blue display to it's internet access, it was the item to have at the time. Running around Manhattan looking for the gold plated aftermarket antennas on grimy ass Canal Street was interesting to say the least. I think I had about 3 or 4 of these, and it was narrowly replaced by the V60, and even then that was'nt until about 2001. If the iPhone was'nt coming out, this would be on deck for a standby phone for sure. So this phone is only coming out in Korea and it is aimed at first time mobile subscribers and has limited features. Actually, the limited features are probably still more than the old ones had. Damn planned obsolescence.



Sounds like it still has the trademark hinge click. Sorry for the Korean.

Oh by the way, the iPhone comes out in 54 days, 12 hours and 25 minutes.