e.DIGITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES

WILL BLAKELEY TO BECOME PRESIDENT AND CTO

New President to Direct DVAP Business Expansion

(SAN DIEGO, CA, – October 27, 2005) – e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG), a leading innovator of proprietary digital video/audio technology platforms, today announced that Will Blakeley has accepted the position of president and chief technical officer commencing November 14, 2005. He will succeed Atul Anandpura who resigned as president, chief executive officer and director to pursue other interests.

Over his 27-year career, Blakeley has served in managerial and engineering positions for TRW, Scientific Atlanta, Aegis Broadband and most recently with Northrop Grumman. He is well versed in multiple disciplines with significant experience in managing large engineering teams, contracts, manufacturing, marketing and finance. Blakeley has a strong background in systems engineering skills including specifications, architectures and algorithms. He has successfully managed both development and production contracts totaling $100 million from inception through deployment. Blakeley has a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University.

“We are very pleased to have Will Blakeley coming on board to direct e.Digital and our growing digital video/audio technology platform (DVAP) business,” said Alex Diaz, chairman of e.Digital’s board of directors. “Will shares our vision that versions of secure, closed system video products based on our DVAP have broad applications in the healthcare and travel and leisure industries, and beyond.”

“I see many business opportunities and tremendous potential for e.Digital and versions of its proprietary DVAP for commercial and military applications,” said Blakeley. “I am committed to accelerating revenue and business expansion by further partnering with companies seeking to aggressively brand, market, and sell or rent closed system video products utilizing e.Digital’s latest generation DVAP.”

Concluded Robert Putnam, e.Digital’s senior vice president, “We welcome Will and look forward to working with him to build upon early MedeViewer E7™ acceptance, our current DVAP business, and in generating new DVAP orders. We believe Will’s leadership and skills will be key ingredients in expanding industry and market awareness of e.Digital and driving business growth.”