Richmond, British Columbia – January 5, 2005 – Empower Technologies announced a new partnership with Spherex Inc. today to exclusively distribute the award-winning RX2 Media Chair, starting January 2005.

Priced at $1,599 USD MSLP, the RX2 is the most revolutionary piece of home entertainment equipment available on the market today for your digital living room! A 2005 CES Innovations Awards Honoree, RX2 features a complete Xbox© 5.1 Surround Sound System, manufactured under license by Spherex. With this amazing sound system strategically installed into the frame of the chair, RX2 creates the most immersive experience for gaming, movies and music playback.

RX2 exhibits Spherex Optimized Surround Sound – a culmination of cutting-edge technology from a number of industry leaders, fine-tuned and calibrated for an incredibly realistic sound experience:

• Mirage-patented OMNIPOLARTM speaker dispersion and technology
• 6 channel, 300W RMS Direct Digital Amplification (DDX) from Apogee Technology
• Aureus™ Digital Signal Processor from Texas Instruments decoding Dolby Digital, PLII and DTS
• MaxxBass© bass extension circuitry from Waves

Also uniquely positioned within the RX2, is a tactile transducer from ButtKicker for sound you not only hear but also feel. With RX2, you experience the sensations of gaming, movies and music playback like you never have before.

"We consider the award-winning RX2 a great entry point into the gaming and audio markets,” said Paul Leung, CEO of Empower Technologies. “It helps to position our up and coming products and technologies for a cutting-edge, digital living room. Spherex’s philosophy of providing high-quality, digital sound with unprecedented reliability at affordable prices is directly in line with our company’s standards for sales and customer service."

“We are excited to diversify and extend our existing relationship with Empower Technologies,” said Alex Romanov, President of Spherex Inc. “Empower Technologies fully understands and supports our efforts and advancements in the gaming and consumer electronics industries. We look forward to a long and rewarding alliance.”

Backed by the award-winning technology in the Xbox 5.1 Surround Sound System from Spherex, this exclusive distribution of the RX2 Media Chair allows Empower Technologies to stay on the leading edge of consumer electronics and delve into the actualization of the digital living room. The RX2 will be available exclusively online at http://www.empowertechnologies.com/.

About Empower Technologies

Founded in 2000, Empower Technologies, Inc., a Washington State registered company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Empower Technologies Corporation of Richmond, B.C., is a provider of embedded system technologies and solutions for the consumer electronics industry and the intelligent appliance market.

Empower is an innovative company, who through the development of quality partnerships and strategic alliances is positioning itself to become a leading provider of embedded system technologies and solutions for consumer electronics manufacturers.

About Spherex Inc.

Spherex Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Audio Products International Corp. (API). Founded in 1972 and privately owned, API is one of the largest loudspeaker manufacturers in the world. API brands include Mirage, Energy and Athena Technologies loudspeakers. Xbox 5.1 Surround Sound System offers an exciting, immersive audio experience for gaming, movies and music playback. It exemplifies Spherex’s dedication to superior sound quality and affordable pricing.

About Xbox

Xbox (www.xbox.com) is the video game system from Microsoft that brings people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment experiences. Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tag line, “it’s good to play together,” captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle. Xbox is now available in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia.
© 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

The Xbox 5.1 Surround Sound System is manufactured under license by Spherex Inc.

Microsoft Xbox and the Xbox logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or in other countries and are used under license from Microsoft.

Contact Information:

Media Enquiries:
Paul Leung - Chairman, President and CEO: pcleung@empowertechnologies.com
or via Tel @ (604) 278-3100

More Information on Empower Technologies: www.empowertechnologies.com

LEOs ® Sales Enquiries:
sales@empowertechnologies.com or via Telephone @ 604-278-3100

Paul Leung
Chairman, President and CEO
Empower Technologies Corporation

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