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e.Digital to Launch Odyssey 1000 20 GB Portable Music Player At CES 2003

Company to Feature Odyssey, Treo, and MXP 100 Digital Music Player Lines At the MP3 and Internet Audio Pavilion, Booth #31173

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2003-- e.Digital Corp. (OTCBB:EDIG) today announced that the launch of its Odyssey(TM) 1000 portable digital audio player will take place at the 2003 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 9-12.

The company will feature its lineup of flash-based and hard drive-based digital audio players including the Treo 15, MXP 100, Odyssey 100, Odyssey 200, Odyssey 300, and the much-anticipated new Odyssey 1000 digital audio player.

The Odyssey 1000 is e.Digital's sophisticated new portable jukebox, with a 20 GB hard drive, USB 2.0 for high-speed downloading, and e.Digital's unique VoiceNav(TM) technology, which will recognize the spoken name of an artist or track -- without training -- letting consumers just "Say It to Play It." It also has an easy-to-use scroll wheel for effortless manual navigation.

The Odyssey 1000 has a download speed of up to 8 megabytes per second using USB 2.0. It is recognized by PCs as a mass storage device and acts as a portable hard drive for storing and transporting movies, spreadsheets, pictures, and more. Even large stored files can be played or run directly from the Odyssey 1000's hard drive when connected to a PC via the provided USB 2.0 cable.

Developed with SRS Labs' WOW(TM) audio enhancement technology for a 3-D listening experience and rich bass, the Odyssey 1000 delivers superb audio quality whether you are playing music through the included collapsible stereo headphones, or connected to your home stereo system (home stereo adaptor cable also included).

Based on e.Digital's MicroOS(TM) technology, the Odyssey 1000 plays both MP3 and Windows Media(TM) audio files and features an FM tuner and a digital voice recorder with built-in microphone. A built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery delivers up to 12 hours of playback time and charges in under 4 hours with the included power cable. Built for use on the go, a carrying case with belt clip rounds out the accessories for the Odyssey 1000. The Odyssey 1000 is scheduled to begin shipping to consumers February 5, with a suggested retail price of $349.

The Treo 15 portable digital jukebox is a hard drive-based MP3 and Windows Media(TM) audio player, with 15 GB of music and data storage capacity built in. Treo puts a lifetime of music in your pocket and acts as a portable hard drive where you can store and transport pictures, spreadsheets, games, or any other type of data files. Standard accessories for Treo 15 include a rechargeable battery, carrying case with belt clip, stereo earbuds, and a home stereo adaptor cable. The Treo 15, also based on e.Digital's MicroOS technology, sells for $189.

The MXP 100 digital audio player uses removable CompactFlash(TM) or IBM Microdrive(TM) as its storage media. It features e.Digital's unique VoiceNav(TM) technology, which will, without training, recognize the spoken name of an artist or track, letting consumers just "Say It to Play It." The MXP 100, based on e.Digital's MicroOS technology, plays MP3 and Windows Media(TM) audio files and features a digital voice recorder with built-in microphone. With its variable storage capacity up to 1 GB, the MXP 100 retails from $99 to $229.

The 64 MB flash-based Odyssey 100 features battery life of up to 30 hours from a single AA alkaline battery. The Odyssey 200 features 128 MB of embedded flash memory and a built-in FM tuner and digital voice recorder. The Odyssey 300 features 128 MB of embedded flash memory, a built-in FM tuner and recorder, a digital voice recorder, and direct MP3 encoding from virtually any audio source. The flash-based Odyssey MP3 players all include a SmartMedia(TM) Card expansion slot and are PC and Mac compatible. Retail prices range from $99 to $229 depending on features and accessories.

Also on display will be the Silhouette MP3 CD player. Like the Odyssey 1000, the Silhouette also features SRS Labs' WOW audio enhancement technology, and plays MP3 and Windows Media(TM) audio files from CDs that consumers burn themselves at home.

All of e.Digital's audio players include a free subscription to WeDigMusic.com, e.Digital's Internet music site with unlimited downloads of royalty-free independent artist content. Most models come with free, factory-loaded, unlimited-use music. To get a live, hands-on demonstration of e.Digital's complete digital audio player product lines, visit e.Digital at Booth #31173 at the Las Vegas Convention Center's South Hall.

e.Digital's consumer products, OEM technologies, product platforms, and/or reference designs are also scheduled to be shown in various booths, technology suites, and private meeting rooms of its partners and associates including SRS Labs and Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten, the Audiobook Pavilion, and the Microsoft Windows Media Device Showcase.

Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten has been awarded a CES Innovations Award in the Mobile Electronics category for their HD1213 Hi-fidelity 20-Gigabyte MP-3/WMA Player/recorder. This product, developed with e.Digital, is scheduled to go into production this quarter. Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten is expected to provide more details about the HD1213 during the show.

About e.Digital

e.Digital Corp. designs, licenses, brands, manufactures, and sells digital audio products and technologies. The company's trademarked digital audio players include the MXP(TM) 100, Treo(TM) portable digital jukebox line, Silhouette(TM) ultra-slim MP3-CD player, and Odyssey(TM) line of flash- and hard disk drive-based players. e.Digital launched WeDigMusic.com to complement its digital audio players by providing consumers with a one-stop-shop for streaming and downloading music from thousands of artists on the Web. 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, voice and video players/recorders, and automotive infotainment and telematics systems. Other applications for e.Digital's technology include portable digital music players and voice recorders; desktop, laptop, and handheld computers; PC peripherals; cellular phone peripherals; e-books; video games; digital cameras; and digital video 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, please visit www.edigital.com. To shop at the e.Digital online store, please visit www.edigital-store.com.

Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform of 1995: All statements made in this document, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about the businesses of the Company and the industries and markets in which the company operates. Those statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that will be difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect the Company's businesses, financial condition and operating results include future products and results, technological shifts, potential technical difficulties that could delay new products and services, competition, pricing pressures, the uncertainty of market acceptance of new products and services by OEM's and end-user customers, effects of changes in the economy, consumer spending, the ability of the Company to maintain relationships with strategic partners and suppliers, the ability of the Company to timely and successfully develop, maintain and protect its technology and product and service offerings and execute operationally, the ability of the company to attract corporate financing and the ability of the Company to attract and retain qualified personnel. These factors may also include, but are not limited to, general market conditions, the Company's ability to develop new products to meet market demand, the Company's ability to maintain cost controls, the mix of products and services the Company's customers require and the effects of natural disasters, international conflicts and other events beyond the Company's control. More information about potential factors that could affect the Company can be found in its most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other reports and statements filed by e.Digital with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). e.Digital disclaims any intent or obligation to update those forward-looking statements, except as otherwise specifically stated by it.

Editors Note: e.Digital, MXP, Odyssey, Treo, Silhouette, and MicroOS are trademarks of e.Digital Corp. All other company, product, and service names are the property of their respective owners.


Contact:

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

Source: e.Digital Corp.

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