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Joe-Fantastic-You are the man. Good to see you.(eom)
Callmeal-Sounds good to me.
Good deal Duke. Thanks.(eom)
Sentinel-You are correct about the Webcast announcements. I think the big issue here is the new business developments and the revenue guidance that they couldn't talk about a week ago. The contracts have now been finalized, imo.
(SAN DIEGO, CA - June 26, 2003) - e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG) has scheduled a webcast for shareholders, investors, industry analysts, and members of the media to discuss the company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, as well as current business. The event will be carried live via streaming audio beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, July 1.
(SAN DIEGO, CA - August 8, 2003) - e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG) has scheduled a webcast for shareholders, investors, industry analysts, and members of the media to discuss the company’s first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003, as well as current business. The event will be carried live via streaming audio beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday, August 14.
(SAN DIEGO, CA – October 22, 2003) – e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG) has scheduled a webcast for shareholders, investors, industry analysts, and members of the media to discuss the company’s second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2003, as well as current business. The event will be carried live via streaming audio beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday, October 28th.
(SAN DIEGO, CA – December 11, 2003) – e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG) has scheduled a webcast for shareholders, investors, industry analysts, and members of the media to discuss new business developments, provide revenue guidance and address questions. The event will be carried live via streaming audio beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Thursday, December 18th.
Yes Dougal.
Joe-Thanks for the post. It's looking good. Good luck.
Here it is real slow. They are bashers. They make up lies to scare people into selling. Then they buy the shares.
Here is a better explanation. Now you asked for it, so don't delete it again, as there are a few here that may be unaware of these tactics, and it would make them a little more intelligent about just what they are reading.
New Investors: Pay specific attention to Lesson 1. Also pay specific attention to the Golden Rule towards the bottom. IMO, there are some of those here daily and I'm sure you can pick them out. It's fairly easy. This is sometimes called "The Anatomy of a Basher", and has been posted many times to alert unknowing and unsuspecting stock owners of this problem.
The Basher's Handbook
Reprinted here as a service to those who doubt this actually exists, or is simply an unfounded urban legend.
Is the "Bashing" of a stock an essential part of the online investment landscape?
Our Constitution guarantees us free speech and we have always valued the lessons gleaned from dissent. When does dissent cross over that imaginary line and become "Bashing"? To often we find well grounded dissent capriciously labeled as "Bashing" by over zealous investors bent on protecting a stocks reputation at any cost. The "Bashing" that is addressed on this site is quite different from dissent. The Anatomy of a Basher strives to look at the calculated erosion of confidence in a given stock. Erosion by means that are, in every sense, void of truth, hinged on deception and innuendo, and motivated by greed at the expense of others. This compendium is offered to aid in identifying the telltale signs of "Bashing", and hopefully provide a counter balance to this heretofore unchecked manipulation of investors fears for personal gain.
IS IT EASIER TO SCARE PEOPLE INTO SELLING THAN IT IS TO SCARE PEOPLE INTO BUYING A STOCK? I have asked some knowledgeable investors this question and the answer is always: "YES, OF COURSE YES!"
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WHO BASHERS PREY UPON
Consider the elderly that are investing for retirement, they find their way to the message boards for validation only to see false posts about "SEC Violations" and "Class action suits"... or the head of a "typical growing family", with children to put through college, who is monitoring a message board only to read posts by a "pack of 15 to 20 Bashers" (probably 5 or 6 under various alias's) posting continuous disinformation... what do you think these new investors will do? It's safer to not buy or even sell the stock, put the money back in the bank than to deal with all this whirl wind of "unsupported" negative chaff.
The Internet has lured a whole new class of investor into the market. A new investor is just that - New! This new investor, while learning the basics, is particularly vulnerable to the tactics of professional Bashers. New investors tend to lurk in the background of message boards, content to form independent opinions based on what they read with their own eyes. Very often, honest, intelligent and cautious people can easily be overcome by a well orchestrated propaganda effort.
You must always remember that their is a lot of money to be made in just the motion of a stock UP or DOWN it doesn't matter! And Bashers have money at risk just as you do. But they have the edge of fear, lies, and falsehoods to post while preying on the un-initiated. The average investor dose not have the edge of organized deception.
Recent revelations have indicated that even Market Makers (those charged with keeping the playing field level) have been involved in stock manipulation by Bashing on a stock message board. HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS A REAL THREAT!
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Lesson 1: Remember, BASHERS NEVER Bash A BAD STOCK. Check the boards for stocks with no potential. They never have any Bashers. Bashers only go after stocks that are moving up or have excellent potential to do so. Bashers work to bring the price down to either increase their position at the expense of others or help a Short make their bones.
Lesson 2: BASHERS ALWAYS BRING UP OLD NEWS THAT YOU HAVE HEARD MANY TIMES. New startup companies always have a few bits of bad news. The Basher will post this over and over again. Unsophisticated Bashers will try to freshen up old news with a new date or by-line in an attempt to fool you.
Lesson 3: BASHERS POST MANY TIMES A DAY. They try to wear you out. They comment on everything, every other post, and can answer every question. THEY KNOW IT ALL! There is no positive comment they won't Bash. They try to control the board. True longs may have to confront the Bashers or they will appear to the newbies as being the people with all the information. This is best accomplished by posting positive, well researched data on the company, repetitively, while trying hard not to engage the Bashers in direct repartee. REMEMBER - LONGS... RESIST USING THE BASHERS ALIAS!
Lesson 4: BASHERS WILL LIE TO YOUR FACE. Never trust a Basher. The truth on startup companies is that they make mistakes. What new company hasn't? The Basher will compare your issue to a another companies, financials - deals - management, etc., trying to lure you into making an Apples to Oranges comparison. Remember each company is unique and while it is prudent to seek out established indicators, do so with care and don't take someone else's word for it. Strive to come up with at least a "six-pack" of indicators so your vision of the state of a company is not tied to a single barometer. Not doing so is tantamount to going to a Race Track and betting on the "Pretty Brown Horsey". BASHERS WANT TO WHISPER IN YOUR EAR - PLANT A SEED OF DOUBT, AND HOPE THAT YOU ARE NOT SAVVY ENOUGH TO RESEARCH THE TRUTH ON YOUR OWN. This is how they achieve their greatest success.
DOUBT + FEAR + LAZINESS = BAIL OUT!
This is your investment... work for it, protect it and don't panic on the words of very shadowy figure that "has your best interest in their heart". Consider that one factor: Someone you have never met, is not a member of your family, is now, out of the goodness of their hearts - GIVING YOU FREE ADVICE (that you didn't ask for). It's a no brainer. They have motives $$$$$$$$$$$$.
Lesson 5: Bashers know YOU CAN'T VERIFY THEIR STATEMENTS. That's why they make the vague statements they do. They rely on you being to lazy to research their droppings other than to scan the board for others opinions. This is particularly dangerous when you consider that Bashers work in packs and often validate and back up each others nonsense with what appears to be "innocuous and unsolicited" verification by comrade Bashers. Let's face it, we are all conditioned to "believe" everything we see in writing. If others by virtue of their "posts" also confirm this belief, then we are subconsciously doomed to swallow the hook, line and sinker... Basher - 1 Honest Investor - 0
Lesson 6: The Bashers PLAY ON YOUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. They can lie about information and you won't know the difference (unless you have done your own DD on the company and know the truth and facts).
Lesson 7: Bashers play on your lack of patience. You have held a stock for a while. You knew it will be a big stock someday, but the BASHER CAN GET TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE TIRED OF WAITING FOR YOUR GAIN. That's when the Basher is best. You are tired. You have forgotten the goal for the stock was to hold it for one year. The Basher is bothersome, so you dump it on a bad day. Some others also dump. Then you get mad for your loss and return to let everyone know how mad you are. Then you turn into a semi-Basher as well. THE BASHER HAS WON, AND GAINED A NEW ALLY - YOU!
Lesson 8: BRING THE PRICE DOWN. That is the Basher's job. The truth is not important. Lies are the norm. Post continuously on the board every day. They are trying to scare the newbies that are just investigating a stock. They are trying to wear down the faithful longs on the board and gain free reign and control.
A BASHER HANDBOOK:
Do not underestimate a Bashers influence on a stock. The Pro's are good at what they do and what they do is profit from your losses. Below is their "hand-book". Learn from it or you will be donating your hard earned money to them!
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Rules for Successful Bashing:
1. Be anonymous
2. Use 10% fact. 90% suggestion. The facts will lend credibility to your suggestions.
3. Let others help you learn about the stock. Build rapport and a
support base before initiating your Bashing routine.
4. Enter w/ humor and reply to all who reply to you.
5. Use multiple ISP's, handles and aliases.
6. Use two (2) or more aliases to simulate a discussion.
7. Do not start with an all out slam of the stock. Build softly.
8. Identify your foes (Longs) and the boards "guru" Use them to
your advantage. Lead them do not follow their lead.
9. Only Bash until the tide/momentum turns. Let doubt carry it the
rest of the way.
10. Give the appearance of being open minded.
11. Be bold in your statements. People follow strength.
12. Write headlines in caps with catchy statements.
13. Pour it on as your position gains momentum. Not your personality.
14. Don't worry about being labeled a "Basher". Newbies won't
know your history.
15. When identified put up a brief fight, then back off. Return in an hour unless your foe is a weak in reasoning powers.
16. Your goal is to limit the momentum of the run. Not to tank the
company or create a plunge in the stock; be subtle and consistent.
17. Kill the dreams of profits, not the company or the stock.
18. Use questions to create critical thinking. Statements to
reinforce facts.
19. DO NOT LIE, NAME CALL or USE PROFANITY.
20. Encourage people to call the company. 99% won't. They'll take your word for claims made. If they do call you can always find something that is inaccurate in how they report their findings.
21. Discourage people from believing Press Releases.
Encourage them to call the company. They won't out of laziness.
22. If the companies history/PR's are negative constantly point to that. Compile a list of this data prior to beginning your efforts.
23. If the price rises blame it on the hype or the PR, temporary
mass reaction, the market, etc. Anything but the stock itself.
24. If other posters share your concerns, play on that and share theirs too.
25. Always cite low volume, even when it's not.
26. Three or four aliases can dominate a board and wear down the longs.
27. Bait the Longs into personal debates putting their
focus/efforts on you and not the stock or facts. Divert their attention from facts.
28. Promote other stocks that would-be investors can turn to
instead of the one your Bashing.
30. Do not fall for challenges on the "values" of what you are doing, it's a game and you are playing it with your own rules.
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Grade 'A' Basher:
If you post lots of old news, respond to all positive posts with a negative side. Never respond to being called a Basher, never post on another board with same alias. Can spend up to 80 hours a week Bashing a stock.
Grade 'B' Basher:
Very good way with words, always claims to be your "friend" taking the positive poster into confidence, never posts on another board, spends about 60 hours a week.
Grade 'C' Basher:
Spends less time than the others but is somewhat effective and gets a C grade due to getting excited when Bashers rules say not to get excited, spends about 40 hours a week.
Grade 'D' Basher:
Needs to learn the basics about being convincing when making a negative statement. Spends a good amount of time working the stock, maybe 20 hours a week.
Grade 'F' Basher:
A complete idiot, most readers are not convinced he knows anything about stocks in general. The type that says a stock "sucks", but gives no rationale, shows up every so often but no regular schedule.
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LEARN ABOUT HOW BASHERS WORK: For instance: did you know that some Bashers are paid?
Golden Rule:
IGNORE THEM ...learn how professional Bashers are paid: When you REPLY to Bashers you give them an opportunity to earn appox. 5-7 dollars. The service agreement they enter into with their employer states their messages will be monitored for content, profanity, lies, etc. but Overseers and the like don't have the time to check all their Bashers messages. Only occasional spot checks are done. Those who manage the Basher will generally read the headlines to see if a Basher is replying to other posters by name. That tells them the Basher isn't just "posting blindly" or repeating the same message over and over since they won't pay for those.(True to form a Basher will put the bite on anyone, even their unscrupulous employer). A Basher will attempt to milk three to five replies per post at one to two dollars each. This way the Basher spreads negative influence to as many stockholders as possible. A Basher will create this discussion thread because it takes less time reading more messages than is necessary. This ultimately allows the Basher more time to post and make money. In general, NEVER ENGAGE A BASHER. Make them read all the posts and think up ways to enter the discussion. NEVER ENGAGE A BASHER; if you do so then YOU BECOME THE BASHER,S AID! If you feel compelled to challenge a Basher do so without mentioning his/her true alias in your response. This will make it hard for the Basher to use your post as a revenue stream. Read the news, do your own homework and make your own decisions. Get real time quotes and follow the stock for a couple of weeks. Due Diligence is key here. Know that there will be a time when the stock runs up which will be followed followed by the Bashers and those that missed the boat. The Bashers will trash the stock by saying such things as "it's a Pump and Dump" and "the company is lying" and deceiving. There goal is to scare off newbies and potential new investors by "shaking" you out of your shares. Take the time to confirm your DD ,trust your own judgement and believe in yourself, pick your point of return or loss and live with it. Don't listen to hype or Bashers trust your own judgement. Live by the rules you have created ..
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HOW TO IDENTIFY A BASHER
1. Check the "Born on Date" Bashers create identities on a regular basis. Rarely do you find a Basher with older "Created On" date. So click on the Identity icon for more details.
2. Take the time to look at the Basher's history of Posts. Go to other boards and see if their is a pattern to the theme of the posts. Bashers rarely waste time trying to blend in with "positive" posts, unless they are cultivating a new uninformed assistant.
3. When did the Basher show up. Bashers rarely show up when activity is in at a Lull. They show up when activity up/down..
4. Bashers never answer direct questions except with another question.
5. Bashers do work in teams (sometimes themselves as a team). So be suspicious of someone showing up and automatically having a Shadow to converse with who supports their argument.
6. Bashers always select "an argument" that can never be resolved by research.
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The Basher 'Pack' Mentality
Bashers love to work in packs. It provides the quintessential cover to achieve supposedly "independent" validation of an argument. It is neither independent nor validating.
Pack Structure: Basher Packs can be comprised of any number of Bashers. They can be purposely formed within an organization or they can be "ad hoc" formed during a conclave on a particular board. In fact a pack mentality can be achieved by an ambitious "party of one" with a few select aliases.
Once a pack is formed, a leader emerges. This leader is usually acknowledged by other Bashers because of 1. Knowledge of the stock. or 2. Recognition by current board Longs (high visibility). Once established the Leader will usually work the Pack members up in to a posting frenzy. Constantly changing themes and even occasionally biting the ear of another pack member (this earns instant credibility), and it doesn't offend the bitten Basher because he/she knows it is all part of the effect. Quite sophisticated.
Packs will disband and slink away without notice. Usually this is the call of the Pack Leader who is adept at recognizing overplay. More often than not, Pack members must move on because they have other Bashing commitments to fulfill. They will return to the site of a good hunt over and over again, until hamstringing is achieved.
What calls a pack together. The Cry of the Leader. Certain Bashers love to work together. They know each others bite, how to feign in and out, it is a well choreographed Bash when pack members have worked together before. They constantly check their "Sites Du Jour" for signs of Pack activity. Occasionally they will throw out a "Nibbler" Bash to see if the pack responds or if not they can work the site themselves. It's all about effectiveness, time and earning money.
< BEWARE OF THE PACK >
http://messageboardfools.com/bashers.htm
Cyclicstyle-You have PM.
BD-Good post. You will not get rid of the network slanting of the war in Iraq. They have their political agenda you know. A lot of the soldiers have said that no one who saw what they saw when they got there last Spring would ever say that this war shouldn't have happened.
John-Great job. (eom)
Arkie-From 7:47 last night until about 10:00 this morning, basically the only posts here were about the results of the football bowl games and the BCS. Then, they decide they want to read more basher material, so we were asked to take the football elsewhere. Strange to me also, but that's the way it is. By the way, this post has not attacked anyone, just a stating some facts of this forum.
Wolfpack-Looks like e.Digital is involved with the right industry niche now and the the future. Good luck.
The Calm Before The Storm(eom)
OT=SSI-I predict that LSU wins the national title by whipping OU. Just my opinion.
OT-Cal Law-I agree with you. That would be the best possible scenario. I wish they could play the winner. I think 2 games with the top 4 teams and then a title game with the winners would be appropriate. I would say that the coaches may be intelligent as far as knowing who ranks as the top team, but never, never the sports writers. They are lucky to be good, or real professionals, at sports writing. There aren't very many good ones at all. Now as far as the writers evaluating football teams, no never. I have always liked So Cal, but this year, the teams they beat didn't do well and that hurt them immeasurably.
OT-USC just didn't play teams that did well enough this year to score highly in the BCS scoring system. OKU and LSU played much better teams this year. Just the way it was Cal-Law, not to say that USC wouldn't win if there was one game between them and either one of these teams.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/abcsports/BCSRankings
1 Oklahoma 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 1.17 11 0.44 1 5.61 -0.5 5.11
2 LSU 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1.83 29 1.16 1 5.99 5.99
3 USC 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 2.67 37 1.48 1 6.15 6.15
4 Michigan 4 4 4 7 4 6 5 3 5 5 4.67 14 0.56 2 11.23 -0.6 10.63
5 Ohio State 7 6 6.5 6 6 4 4 8 6 7 5.50 7 0.28 2 14.28 14.28
6 Texas 5 5 5 5 9 8 7 4 8 10 6.83 20 0.80 2 14.63 -0.1 14.53
7 Florida State 9 8 8.5 8 8 5 8 7 7 6 6.83 15 0.60 2 17.93 17.93
8 Tennessee 6 7 6.5 10 7 10 11 9 10 11 9.50 46 1.84 2 19.84 -0.2 19.64
9 Miami (Fla.) 10 9 9.5 9 5 7 9 10 11 9 8.17 13 0.52 2 20.19 -0.4 19.79
10 Kansas State 8 10 9 16 12 12 12 6 13 13 11.33 10 0.40 3 23.73 -1.0 22.73
11 Miami (Ohio) 14 15 14.5 4 10 9 6 22 3 4 6.00 68 2.72 1 24.22 24.22
12 Georgia 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 12 9 8 10.17 18 0.72 3 24.89 -0.3 24.59
13 Iowa 13 12 12.5 14 16 15 13 15 12 12 13.50 16 0.64 3 29.64 -0.7 28.94
14 Purdue 12 13 12.5 15 17 17 14 18 15 17 15.83 40 1.60 3 32.93 32.93
15 Florida 17 17 17 24 14 23 15 13 16 18 16.50 5 0.20 4 37.70 -0.9 36.80
16 Washington St. 15 14 14.5 18 19 19 22 21 21 21 19.83 44 1.76 3 39.09 39.09
17 Boise State 18 16 17 21 13 16 21 34 17 16 17.33 105 4.20 1 39.53 39.53
18 TCU 19 19 19 11 15 13 24 39 22 15 16.67 95 3.80 1 40.47 40.47
19 Mississippi 16 18 17 23 20 24 20 17 24 24 21.33 70 2.80 3 44.13 44.13
20 Nebraska 22 21 21.5 17 29 18 18 19.5 18 20 18.42 32 1.28 3 44.20 44.20
21 Oklahoma State 21 22 21.5 19 25 21 16 16 20 22 19.00 58 2.32 3 45.82 -0.1 45.72
22 Utah 25 25 25 13 21 14 17 33 19 19 17.17 59 2.36 2 46.53 46.53
23 Maryland 23 24 23.5 25 31 20 23 11 23 23 20.83 56 2.24 3 49.57 49.57
24 Bowling Green 26 30 28 29 26 22 19 36 14 14 20.67 36 1.44 3 53.11 53.11
25 Minnesota 24 20 22 27 24 28 28 28 32 28 27.17 83 3.32 3 55.49 55.49
Larry-Just wanted to say how good it is to see you posting again and good luck to you.
Hey CK-Good to see you. (eom)
Thanks Philo-You are da man.(eom)
Phoenix-If you take the bolded paragraph at the end of this pr literally, it is saying that the O1000 is the basis for a sophisticated etc. If that's the case, I think it's someone else's player. I don't think Gateway has VoiceNav.
09/16/03
e.DIGITAL CORPORATION LICENSES ODYSSEY 1000™ PERSONAL DIGITAL JUKEBOX PLATFORM TO ASIAN OEM
Large Asian OEM to Manufacture Branded 1.8” HDD-Based Version of Odyssey 1000
(SAN DIEGO, CA - September 16, 2003) - e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG) today announced that a multi-billion dollar Asian OEM (original equipment manufacturer) has signed a royalty-bearing license agreement to manufacture e.Digital’s Odyssey 1000 Personal Digital Jukebox platform for OEM branding. Products manufactured under this agreement are scheduled to reach consumers later this year. Because the Asian OEM manufactures products for many global brands under confidentiality agreements, the name of the licensee is subject to non-disclosure.
Through the agreement, the Asian OEM will provide manufacturing services of a 1.8” version of the Odyssey 1000 platform for specific OEM branding while e.Digital will supply the technology, software, firmware and upgrades to the Odyssey 1000 platform.
“This Asian company exemplifies quality, innovation and integrity,” said Fred Falk, president and chief executive officer of e.Digital. “We are very pleased to have them onboard as another OEM licensee of our Odyssey 1000 product platform. We expect to announce further details as this 1.8” version of our Odyssey 1000 platform is branded and introduced to consumers later this year.”
The Odyssey 1000 platform is the basis for a sophisticated, hard drive-based portable jukebox featuring VoiceNav® voice navigation, built in voice recorder, FM tuner, mass storage device status and a USB 2.0 connection.
About e.Digital
e.Digital Corporation specializes in technology innovation and applications integration through engineering partnerships with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) designing, licensing, branding, and manufacturing digital audio, video and wireless products and technology platforms. The Company also sells its Odyssey 1000™ digital jukebox through selected e-tail and retail outlets. Applications for e.Digital's technology include delivery and management of open and secure digital media with a focus on music, voice, wireless and video players/recorders, automotive infotainment and telematics systems, 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™ 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. 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.
Contact:
e.Digital Corporation: Robert Putnam, (858) 679-1504,robert@edig.com
Sent-I agree.(eom)
That would be my guess, but who knows.
New HP story-This story says the player is being tweaked to set it apart from the others. Big difference than not being sure what the exact design is. If they're showing it at the CES in Jan, it's my guess that the design is done and they are just deciding the exact features they want. If e.Digital has this deal, along with Gateway, imo they have hit the big time.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,1099295,00.html
HP stakes claim in net music territory
David Teather in New York
Thursday December 4, 2003
The Guardian
Hewlett-Packard is planning to join the crowded business of offering online music, setting the scene for a fierce land grab in the rapidly expanding market during 2004.
While the music industry itself has focused on closing down the internet as a means of distribution, a growing number of retail, software, media and consumer electronics firms are muscling into the online music business.
HP is planning to offer its own website selling song downloads and a branded handheld device to play them on. The website is likely to be run in partnership with an existing service, such as Musicmatch.com, which already provides the backbone for a service offered by Dell.
HP is otherwise giving scant details of its service, which it intends to launch at the annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas in January. It will be available during the first quarter in the United States but timing in Europe is uncertain. HPShopping.com chief executive Peter Appl said the design of the music player was still being tweaked to set it apart from others in the market.
The size of latent demand for a legal online music service was first exposed by Apple Computer, which launched its iTunes service and the iPod player in the US this year. The company, which has already sold 1.4m iPods, has sold more than 17m songs at 99 cents each in the seven months since its launch and recently made available a version that is compatible with Windows.
But with the increasing number of big name players preparing to launch services, it seems 2004 could be a pivotal year. JupiterMedia forecasts the market will grow from an estimated $80m (£46m) this year to $3.2bn in 2008.
Others which have since launched services in the US or announced plans to enter the market include Sony, Microsoft and RealNetworks.
Silicon Valley software firm Roxio bought the Napster brand - once the most notorious file sharing service - and is offering songs at 99 cents each, while the most formidable potential competitor in the US could be its biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, which is planning an online store.
HP is the second largest maker of personal computers. Like rivals such as market leader Dell, it is trying to move into consumer electronics to offset the sluggish demand for PCs. HP is also planning to introduce a large screen, LCD flat panel television at the trade show in January.
Online music piracy has had a devastating effect on the traditional music industry. Conventional music sales worldwide have shrunk from $40bn in 2000 to $26bn in 2002.
The big recording companies have resisted a push into online distribution, preferring to fight the spread of the internet in the courts. The Recording Industry Association of America took the controversial step earlier this year of pursuing legal action against individuals offering music for download.
People found offering music online illegally could face fines of up to $150,000 a song. The number of legitimate downloads is dwarfed by those done illegally; users are still downloading 1bn songs a week from sites such as Kazaa and Morpheus, according to estimates.
Thanks-What I'm speaking of is to be able to filter posts (by those that I don't want to filter) to people that I have filtered. The things below are the 2 things I can do:
These people can't post to me publicly or privately
Hide Public Messages from these people
Tommeeek-I use the filters also, and for more than just one poster. It makes reading much more pleasant. I just get tired of reading the responses to these people that's all.
Ford & TomMeeek-The logo shows when you hit the "Show board info" button and is hidden when you hit the "Hide board info" button. Tom-You probably had the "hide" button on when you were here before.
Lickily-Thanks for the post. Now, we find out if it could be e.Digital. Now, the fun begins.
Yes, after the market is closed, but I read 5:00 est.
e.Digital’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will also be available through the new site. The event is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at the e.Digital News Page: www.edigital.com/news.php beginning at 2:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, December 4th.
68-Here's the link. http://www.edigital.com/news.php
12/02/03
e.DIGITAL LAUNCHES NEW CORPORATE WEBSITE
Annual General Meeting Webcast Available Live Thursday, December 4th
(San Diego, CA – December 2, 2003) – e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG) announced today the introduction of its redesigned corporate website available at www.edigital.com . The most notable changes to the site are improved navigation and user interface. The new site also highlights e.Digital’s MicroOS™ digital technology platforms and derivative products.
“The new website was designed to enhance e.Digital’s corporate presentation through new graphics, clear channels and simplified information,” noted Jo Ann Platt, e.Digital’s manager of corporate communications. “Improved navigation for e.Digital’s diverse core audiences, including prospective OEM customers and partners, clients, shareholders and interested investors, enables each audience to quickly and clearly identify and navigate the parts of the site relevant to their interests in e.Digital.”
“e.Digital is facilitating the convergence of digital entertainment and technology and our web site should reflect those advances,” added Fred Falk, e.Digital’s chief executive officer. “The new site emphasizes e.Digital’s recent achievements and underscores the flexibility of our MicroOS technology.”
e.Digital’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will also be available through the new site. The event is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at the e.Digital News Page: www.edigital.com/news.php beginning at 2:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, December 4th.
An audio replay of the webcast will become available through the same link listed above approximately one hour after it concludes and will remain available online for approximately 30 days.
Disclaimer: e.Digital has contracted for Internet audio streaming services through a reputable outside service provider. Although the company believes this service provider to be both reliable and effective, the company can make no guarantee as to the sound quality, ease of access, or level of customer service experienced by each participant.
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About e.Digital Corporation e.Digital Corporation specializes in technology innovation and applications integration through engineering partnerships with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) designing, licensing, branding, and manufacturing digital audio, video and wireless products and technology platforms. The Company also sells its Odyssey 1000™ digital jukebox through selected e-tail and retail outlets. Applications for e.Digital's technology include delivery and management of open and secure digital media with a focus on music, voice, wireless and video players/recorders, automotive infotainment and telematics systems, 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™ file management system to custom software and hardware development, industrial design, and manufacturing services. For more information about e.digital and its products, please visit the company website at www.edigital.com.
CONTACT:
e.Digital Corporation: Robert Putnam, (858) 679-1504, rputnam@edigital.com
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FGATOR-Good find.(eom)
Here's an email posted by upchuck329 on another forum. There's no need to infer anything here about Gateway as to whether we are in their player. It's pretty cut and dry.
Thank you for your e-mail, XXXX. We transfered the technology to the Asian
OEM weeks ago. The timing of retail deliveries is in the hands of the Asian
original equipment manufacturer, Hitachi (the supplier of the 1.8'' drive)
and Gateway.
Best regards,
Robert Putnam
Senior Vice President
e.Digital Corporation
13114 Evening Creek Dr. S.
San Diego, CA 92128
http://www.edig.com
Phone: (858) 679-3168
Fax: (858) 486-3922
robert@edig.com
Joe, Milplease and longs-Thanks for the well wishes and have a great holiday.
Tin-Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your faimily as well.
OK-Thanks, mine is messed up.
I see a .53 bid and a .61 ask. Is that correct? Thanks.
Pretty cool stuff Arkie.
Thanks-This thing I'm looking at is screwy.
I'm seeing the bid at .52 and the ask at .67 right now. The last 2 numbers below.
EDIG E DIGITAL CORP 0.610 0.620 0.560 0.570 0.570 -0.03 945,100 0.520 0.670