Empower Technologies to Exhibit at TI Developer Conference

Empower Technologies Corporation ("Empower") announces today the debut of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Empower Technologies, Inc. of Redmond, Washington, as a Gold Sponsor at the Texas Instruments Developer Conference (TIDC) to be held February 15-17, 2005 in
Houston, Texas.

The TIDC provides technology sponsors and exhibitors with networking and
training opportunities with industry and TI experts and peer-to-peer
interaction for embedded designers like Empower. With more than 100 technical
sessions and hands-on workshops, attendees can immerse themselves in signal
processing technologies such as high-performance analog (HPA), digital signal
processing (DSP), Digital Light Processing(TM) (DLP), microcontroller,
microprocessor, Field Programmable Gate Array and complementary technologies.

"We are very excited to be making our debut at TIDC as both a Third Party
Developer and Gold Sponsor," stated Paul Leung, chairman and CEO of Empower
Technologies. "It is very important to support events which foster the global
advancement of DSP and embedded technology. The intelligent consumer products
market is rapidly expanding with more components powered by embedded operating
systems, and the versatility and flexibility of LEOs for OMAP5910 will help
redefine performance expectations in a number of consumer verticals."

Last October, together with Texas Instruments, Empower launched the
LinuxDA(TM) Embedded O/S (LEOs) powered by TI's OMAP5910 dual-core processor.
Geared to powering portable data terminals (PDT) with real-time data and
multimedia capabilities, the OMAP5910 is a dual-core SoC (system-on-chip) for
applications requiring high-performance signal processing at low power
consumption.

Based on this advanced technology, Empower will be exhibiting three key
products at the TIDC, each of which incorporates the OMAP5910 CPU and LEOs:

- LEOs Development Kit for OMAP5910 (LDK5910) - The LDK5910 combines
LEOs, the OMAP5910 dual processor and an evaluation module (EVM) to
afford a new level of cost efficiency to the total expense of
development. Priced at only $900 USD, the OMAP hardware reference
design is optimized to allow engineers to use LEOs to develop
applications using the power of the OMAP5910 dual processor.

The LDK5910 includes:
- LinuxDA Embedded O/S (LEOs)
- OMAP5910 CPU 289 pin package
- TMS320C55x DSP and a TI DSPLink Device Driver for TI DSP
Programming
- ARM925 microprocessor unit
- Complete evaluation module consists of three separate PCB
modules -- an embedded processor, interface display and
LAN/expansion module
- I2S Audio Codec AIC 23 power amplifier, speaker, headphones, and
microphone connections
- NEC Thin film Transistor (TFT) Liquid crystal display (LCD) with
Quarter Video Graphics Array (QVGA), 240x320 resolution and 16-bit
color screen
- USB Client and Host port, 10-Mbit Ethernet LAN port and HP logic
analyzer debugging port
- Software Development Kit (SDK)

- The Osaka Project - With CD, DVD, MP3 and clock radio capabilities,
the Osaka Project is a compact, all-digital audio system. Supporting a
wide range of sound functions, it integrates all the elements of
personal and home audio, in addition to a PDA with QVGA display. In
this sleek and cutting-edge form, The Osaka Project is powered by LEOs
for OMAP5910, which initiates a new level of performance expectations
for intelligent devices with increased headroom for applications and
expansion capabilities for other functions such as EQ and audio
dynamics processing.

- PowerPlay 1x - An innovative color PDA, PowerPlay 1x provides the user
with maximum performance on the familiar, easy to navigate interface
and applications of LEOs for OMAP5910. With a 16-bit color display
screen, 32 MB Flash Memory and 64 MB of DRAM, this new intelligent PDT
also has an internal MP3 player, MP4 player, digital voice recorder
and a camera/smart phone expansion slot.

For more information, visit the Empower Technologies website
(www.empowertechnologies.com).

About Empower Technologies:

Founded in 2000, Empower Technologies is a provider of Linux-based
embedded system technologies and solutions for the consumer electronics
industry and the intelligent appliance market.

Empower is an innovative company that introduced to the world Linux DA
O/S, the first and only complete Palm(R) Handheld compatible Linux Operating
System scaled down for the Motorola Dragonball CPU platform. By uniting top
professionals from within the computer industry and developing quality
partnerships and strategic alliances, Empower is committed to being the
leading provider of Linux-based embedded system technologies and solutions for
consumer electronics manufacturers.

Empower's brands are "LinuxDA" (www.linuxda.com) a Linux-based embedded
operating system and "PowerPlay" (www.powerplaydevices.com) smart consumer
electronics.

About the Texas Instruments Developer Conference:

As the industry's premier real time signal processing event, the TI
Developer Conference (February 15-17, 2005) showcases the latest innovations
in high performance analog, DSP, DLP(TM) and microcontroller technology to
help customers maximize system design and accelerate time to market. Offering
a series of informative keynote speeches and demonstrations, more than 100
technical sessions and a wide range of tracks including audio, video,
communications, systems, tools and control, the conference allows attendees to
remain ahead of the technology curve and gain valuable insight into the latest
trends in signal processing. For more information, visit www.ti.com/tidc05mr.

Empower Technologies Corporation

"Paul Leung"
Paul Leung
Chairman & CEO

The statements contained in this news release that are not historical
facts are forward looking statements. Such statements are based on
management's estimates, assumptions and projections using available
information. The company cautions that actual financial results could differ
materially from the current expectations due to a number of factors.

The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the
proposed transactions and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of
this press release.

Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. PowerPlay and LinuxDA are the
trademarks of Empower Technologies, Inc. All other brands are trademarks of
their respective owners.

For further information: Paul Leung, Chairman & CEO, (604) 278-3100,
pcleung@empowertechnologies.com; Ed (Edward) Dennis, President,
(604) 278-3100, edennis@empowertechnologies.com; LinuxDA O/S Sales
Enquiries: sales@linuxda.com, Tel (425) 881-0909; More Information on
Empower Technologies: www.empowertechnologies.com; Investor Relations:
investorline@empowertechnologies.com

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