Empower Technologies Corporation Announces Exercising of All Warrants
Expiring August 8, 2004

August 16, 2004, Richmond, British Columbia - Empower Technologies Corporation ("Empower") is pleased to announce that as of the end of the eligible period of August 8th, 2004, all of the 1,200,317 warrants issued in a private placement had been exercised, resulting in the issuance of 1,200,317 common shares and proceeds of $420,111 to the company.

Empower had issued 1,200,317 warrants, each warrant entitling the owner to purchase one Common Share at $0.35, as part of a Private Placement in 2003, prior to going public.

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® 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.

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.

Empower Technologies, LEOs, PowerPlay and LinuxDA are the trademarks of Empower Technologies, Inc. All other brands are trademarks of their respective owners.