e.Digital Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against AT&T, Verizon, US Cellular, Pantech, MiTAC, and Others

SAN DIEGO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/07/13 -- e.Digital Corporation (OTCQB: EDIG), a long standing source of innovation and future-defining patented technologies, announced today that it has filed two new patent infringement lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Handal & Associates, on behalf of the Company, has recently filed two separate lawsuits against entities that e.Digital believes infringe the Company's U.S. patents covering the use of flash memory technologies. The patents in question are a part of e.Digital's Flash-R™ patent portfolio. The recent filings bring the number of cases currently on file against defendants alleged to infringe the Company's patents to a total of fifteen.

The recent filings are against Pantech Wireless, Inc. aka Pantech North America, Pantech Co. Ltd., AT&T, Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc., United States Cellular Corporation, MiTAC Digital Corporation, and MiTAC International Corp., all of whom the Company believes make or sell infringing products. Along with MiTAC, e.Digital has named several of their distributors and retailers who are believed to carry and sell infringing products. These distributors and retailers include TD Associates, LLC aka eCommerce Outdoors dba TigerGPS.com, LLC; Newegg, Inc.; Backcountry.com, Inc. dba Backcountrycorp.com; Best Buy Co., Inc.; Best Buy Stores, L.P.; Best Buy.Com LLC; J&R Electronics, Inc.; Sears Holdings Corporation; Sears, Roebuck and Co.; and Buy.com, Inc.

About e.Digital Corporation: For more than 20 years, e.Digital's ideas and inventions have impacted the evolution of consumer products. Today, e.Digital innovations, including its Flash-R™ portfolio of flash memory-related patents, are essential to many portable consumer electronic products. The Company pioneered dedicated portable in-flight entertainment systems and more than 30 airlines have made e.Digital powered products their in-flight entertainment choice. For more information about e.Digital, please visit: www.edigital.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 within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. We base these statements on particular assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience, the stage of product and market development, expected future developments and other factors that we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. These 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. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. 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 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). e.Digital Corporation disclaims any intent or obligation to update these or any forward-looking statements, except as otherwise specifically stated by it.