e.Digital Corporation (fka EDIG)

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BW)(CA-E.DIGITAL-1)(EDIG) e.Digital Sets New Standard With First Voice-Navigated Digital Music Player


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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2001--


e.Digital's MXP 100 Incorporates VoiceNav(TM) for Ease of Use; Support for IBM Microdrive Offers Consumers Up To 32 Hours of Music and Voice on Wearable Jukebox

e.Digital Corp. (OTC:EDIG) today introduced the MXP 100, the first wearable digital music player that gives consumers hands-free navigation using voice commands, bypassing manual scrolling which is the only choice on other portable players.
A sophisticated digital music player/voice recorder, e.Digital's MXP 100 offers consumers the advantage of high storage capacity with the IBM Microdrive(TM) as the primary removable media.
The MXP 100 offers music lovers the capability to store more than 20 CDs of their favorite music on IBM's 1 gigabyte (GB) Microdrive. This also means listeners can enjoy up to 32 hours of music and superior quality voice recordings. The MXP 100 is the first branded product from e.Digital, a global provider of comprehensive digital product development and designs. e.Digital developed the MXP 100 with support from IBM.
The MXP 100 features, for the first time on any digital music device, voice navigation command capability that gives users the option to move between their audio files and music tracks by just talking. This hands-free, hassle-free feature offers convenience, mobility and safety benefits, especially as users can avoid looking at a screen or manipulating a dial while they walk, jog, drive or rollerblade. e.Digital's MXP(TM) Music Explorer software, shipped with the MXP 100, is the gateway to using e.Digital's revolutionary VoiceNav interface. The MXP Music Explorer program also helps first-time users transfer and organize digital music and data files easily.
MusicMatch Jukebox software is also included with the unit, providing a quick and easy entry into the world of digital music for any consumer. The Music Explorer and MusicMatch software package included with every player enables consumers to create MP3 and Windows Media(TM) music files. And the MXP 100 is field upgradeable to support other popular formats and digital rights management systems as they became available.
"The MXP 100's capacity to store entire collections of music and its unique features place it among an elite class of new electronics," said Fred Falk, president and CEO of e.Digital. "Through the incorporation of Music Explorer, VoiceNav and the IBM Microdrive, we are able to answer consumer demands for an easy-to-use digital music player that doesn't sacrifice quality, capacity or portability."
The MXP 100's support for the IBM Microdrive provides consumers with great storage versatility as the Microdrive can be used with other digital devices such as digital cameras, PDAs and car audio systems. In addition, consumers can easily move their music or audio recordings from the MXP 100 to their personal computing systems as the Microdrive's standard CompactFlash Type II interface allows it to be accessed on laptops through PCMCIA cards and on PCs through card readers.
"The Microdrive's capacity, portability and versatility, combined with the MXP 100's cutting-edge navigation, make this consumer-friendly device a truly versatile digital music application," said Michael Kuptz, Microdrive business line manager, IBM Storage Technology Division. "For example, professionals, students or people on the go can record a day's worth of meetings and lectures and still have enough capacity to listen to their favorite MP3 tunes."
The standard MXP 100 package with IBM 340 MB Microdrive retails at $339 through e.Digital's newly launched online store, www.edigital-store.com. All MXP 100 packages come standard with stereo headphones, a home stereo adapter cable, USB cable, carrying case with belt clip and a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery that provides up to 15 hours of playback time per charge. Other Microdrive capacities, including 512 MB and 1GB, are available in upgraded packages for $379 and $449, respectively. Consumers can purchase accessories and additional products, including digital music players and voice recorders, at the new online store. To learn more about the Microdrive, visit: www.ibm.com/storage/microdrive.

About e.Digital

e.Digital Corp. 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, please visit www.edig.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.

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CONTACT: e.Digital Corp., San Diego
Robert Putnam, 858/679-1504
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or
Fleishman-Hillard, San Diego (for e.Digital)
Bridget Stachowski, 619/237-7717
[e-mail]
or
IBM
Kim T. Nguyen, 408/256-7589
[e-mail]

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