e.Digital's Flash-R™ patent portfolio covers certain aspects of the use of flash memory, addressing today's large and growing portable electronic products market. In 1993, (1)e.Digital unveiled and began marketing the first digital voice recorder with removable flash memory, powered by e.Digital’s then newly developed MicroOS®. (2)In 1996, e.Digital produced and began marketing the first digital voice recorder interface for downloading and managing voice recordings on the PC. The Flash-R™ portfolio is protected through the years 2014 - 2016.''

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