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Extraordinary 30 Hour Battery Life, Voice Recording, or Direct MP3 Encoding Available in Flash-Memory-Based MP3 Player Line

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2002--   The gap between PC and Mac(TM) users will be bridged by the new Odyssey(TM) line of digital audio players coming from e.Digital Corp. (OTCBB:EDIG).

Each of the three new Odyssey pocket-sized, flash-memory-based digital audio players have unique features, giving consumers in many budget categories reason to sing. All come with embedded flash memory, a SmartMedia(TM) card expansion slot allowing consumers to add up to 128 MB of additional storage, and e.Digital Odyssey Manager software, which is compatible with both PC and Macintosh(TM) platforms.

The extraordinary Odyssey 100 MP3 player features up to 30 hours of battery life from a standard AA Alkaline battery. With a standard 64 MB of embedded flash memory, stereo earphones, and an intuitive user interface, this stylish MP3 player squeezes every last minute out of a standard AA battery, making it the ideal choice for economy-minded consumers. The Odyssey 100 is priced at $129 and is both compact and durable, making it a perfect travel companion.

The Odyssey 200 features not only MP3 file playback, but also an FM tuner, 20 customizable FM station presets with digital tuning, and high-quality voice recording using the built-in omnidirectional microphone. Students, businesspeople, and writers of any kind can create and store over eight hours of voice recordings using the Odyssey 200's standard 128 MB built-in flash memory. A SmartMedia card expansion slot lets consumers add up to 128 MB of removable flash. A handy, wired remote control is standard with the Odyssey 200 and can be clipped to a shirt collar, pocket, belt, or tie to control playback and other functions while the player sits in a backpack or pocket. A standard carrying case with belt clip is also included, expanding the user's options. The Odyssey 200 is priced at $179 MSRP.

The Odyssey 300's direct MP3 encoding allows users to rip files from their CD collection without the use of a computer, and play them back immediately. This tops the list of its features, but its digital voice recorder, FM tuner, FM recorder, and up to 12-hour battery life make it the premier design of the Odyssey line. With a standard 128 MB of flash built-in, the Odyssey 300 holds voice, music, and FM recordings totaling up to 8.5 hours, and users who choose to add a SmartMedia card via the expansion slot can double that amount. Its simple, intuitive joystick control is easy to use, and the alpha-numeric blue backlit LCD is easy to read. It also includes a carrying case with belt clip, and a practical wired remote control that can be clipped to a shirt or belt for out-of-pocket control of playback and other functions. The Odyssey 300 will sell for $229 MSRP.

Tom Boksa, vice president of Consumer Electronics for e.Digital, stated, "The quality and features of our cutting-edge Odyssey digital audio products are unsurpassed by anything currently in the marketplace. They represent e.Digital's unique portable designs developed with Digitalway, our recently announced global MP3 partner.

"Retail interest in the Odyssey line is very strong and they will be available in a number of stores in time for the traditional back-to-school sales window. Retail buyers have been extremely impressed with the unique features, very high quality, stylish designs and competitive pricing of these new products. They are going to be a very big hit with consumers."

All e.Digital Odyssey MP3 players come with Odyssey Music Manager software and an MP3 encoding software program that are PC and Mac compatible (using Windows 98SE or later or Mac OS 8.6 or later). Each product takes only one AA Alkaline battery, and batteries are included with all Odyssey products.

The Odyssey line is brought to market under the e.Digital brand name through a collaboration between e.Digital and Digitalway Co. Ltd. of Korea. These products are scheduled to begin shipping July 1, and will be available through consumer electronics retailers, online merchants, and traditional mass merchants throughout the United States and Canada.

About e.Digital

e.Digital designs, licenses, brands, manufactures, and sells digital audio products and technologies. The company also offers an engineering partnership for the world's leading electronics companies to link portable digital devices to PCs and the Internet. e.Digital develops and markets to consumer electronics manufacturers complete end-to-end solutions for delivery and management of open and secure digital media with a focus on music players/recorders and portable digital voice recorders. Engineering services range from the licensing of e.Digital's patented MicroOS(TM) file management system to custom software and hardware development, industrial design and manufacturing services. For more information on the company, visit www.edig.com. To shop at the e.Digital online store, visit www.edigital-store.com.

Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform of 1995: This document contains forward-looking statements relating to future performance, technology and product development that may affect future results and the future viability of the company. Actual results could be affected or differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties, including future products and results, technological shifts, potential technical difficulties that could delay new products, competition, general economic factors, and conditions in the markets in which the company operates, pricing pressures, the uncertainty of market acceptance of new products and services by OEM's and end-user customers, and other factors identified and discussed in the company's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on information and management's expectations as of the date hereof. Future results may differ materially from the company's current expectations.

 Editors Note: e.Digital and Odyssey are trademarks of e.Digital Corp. Macintosh and Mac are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. All other company, product, and service names are the property of their respective owners.

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 CONTACT:  e.Digital Corp., San Diego
              Robert Putnam, 858/679-1504
              robert@edig.com

Source: eDigital