May 2000

e.Digital is a pioneer in the development of state-of-the-art, handheld products designed to store audio, video, images, and/or text on removable Flash memory and link to the PC and the Internet.

We envision a future where portable digital devices will untether people from their desktops and give them anytime, anywhere global access to data, audio, music, books, email, still images, full motion video, and each other. Portability, convergence, and functionality will characterize the future trends of technology in these consumer-friendly devices, and users will interact with these devices using voice commands. To this end, e.Digital is committed to being the leading OEM technology solution provider in this Portable, Digital Revolution.


The Company's mission:

To establish e.Digital as a leader in the development and integration of innovative technologies for Internet-related portable digital products


To design custom products based on these innovations for OEM's (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and the world's leading electronic companies


To enable the seamless integration of consumer-friendly portable devices with PC's and the Internet


To form engineering partnerships with leading electronics companies for the purposes of integrating compatible technologies in new Internet-compatible products


To construct and license to OEM's proprietary hardware and software for use in portable digital devices


e.Digital has a record of innovation in its field. e.Digital was the first to:

use removable flash memory cartridges in a handheld recording device

interface a portable voice recorder with a PC and the Internet using removable storage media

record and play back CD-quality music using CompactFlashTM storage media

Additional product innovations include:

the development of an advanced portable digital voice recorder and computer docking station of Lanier Worldwide, Inc.

the design for a portable digital music player featuring support for multiple music codecs and multiple Digital Rights Management Systems (DRMS’s)

e.Digital strives to be a creator of technology and innovation for a variety of portable, digital products. We are committed to creating and refining cutting-edge technologies and providing our OEM partners with a menu of features and flexible options that will enable them to quickly get products to market providing superior functionality and reliable performance.


The company has been granted five patents on its handheld recording systems, with additional patents under development. The current patents cover both hardware and software developed by the company. Patent-protected intellectual property includes handheld recording devices, e.Digital’s MicroOS file management system, the use of removable flash memory cartridges in a handheld device, and their streamlined methods for recording and editing files in portable systems.


e.Digital offers a full menu of services ranging from the licensing of e.Digital’s multi-patented MicroOSTM file management system to custom software and hardware development, design and manufacturing.

The company has developed products for Lanier Worldwide, Inc. e.Digital has also designed a secure, portable Internet music player with Lucent Technologies. In January, the Internet music player design was licensed by Maycom Company, Ltd., a turnkey manufacturer of digital audio and radio communication products with annual sales target of approximately $30 million, and exports of over $10 million in 1999.

e.Digital has developed an advanced portable digital voice recorder and computer docking station for Lanier Worldwide Inc., one of the world's largest providers of document management solutions, services and support. The product, called "Cquence Mobile", is part of Lanier's sophisticated "Cquence" medical document management system.

e.Digital was selected by Intel to design and prototype a number of portable digital voice recorders utilizing advanced speech-to-text and text-to-speech technologies. Intel plans to sub-license the reference design created by e.Digital to Intel's OEM customers, referring them back to e.Digital for licensing and any additional design and/or manufacturing work required.

The company has an ongoing contract with Adamlab--a subsidiary of Wayne County, Michigan, Regional Educational Service Agency--to provide voice recorder daughter boards for Adamlab's SuperHawk Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA). VOCA is a computer system designed to aid speech-impaired students, both children and adults.


e.Digital Corporation offers an engineering partnership for the world's leading electronics companies to link portable digital devices to PC's and the Internet. We offer a full menu of services ranging from the licensing of our multi-patented MicroOSTM file management system to custom software and hardware development, design and manufacturing.

e.Digital uses its internal sales and marketing force to target OEM's and licensees. Current targeted customers are:

Dictation equipment manufacturers
Internet music providers
Digital camera developers
Developers of music compression technology
Developers of portable music devices and other portable products (i.e. cell phones, PDAs, etc.)
Advanced electronic media manufacturers
Electronic book (e-book) developers
DSP Manufacturers
Advanced automotive stereo manufacturers
Advanced home audio manufacturers