Empower Technologies(TM) Software Development Kit Nominated as Most Promising New Technology at EE Times Award Show.

RICHMOND, BC, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Empower Technologies Corporation ("Empower") is very pleased to announce that its Linux based software development kit has been nominated for an EE Times ACE Award in the Most Promising New Technology category.

"It is a real honor to have our software development kit recognized by the embedded industry as a most promising technology" said Paul Leung, Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Empower Technologies.

The Annual Creativity in Electronics or ACE awards is held annually during the Embedded Systems Conference West which is being held this year in San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley. The Gala Awards event held by the industry leading EE Times publication recognizes and celebrates the people, companies and products demonstrating leadership and innovation in embedded technology.

The EE Times ACE Awards will be held Tuesday, April 4th, 2006 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Ca from 6pm-10pm. About EE Times & ACE Awards For thirty years, EE Times has been the electronics industry newspaper of record. They break the stories that shape the business, describing the technical implications and trade-offs with thoughtful analysis and compelling opinion. For more than 150,000 design and development engineers and technical managers, EE Times is a "must read" each week.

EE Times, the industry's leading publication, will be recognizing the people, companies and products that show leadership in the electronics industry. The EE Times ACE Awards will honor those who are leading the way and making positive contributions - the real innovators of technology. Awards will be presented at the second annual awards gala held during CMP Media's Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley in San Jose, April 3-7, 2006. About Empower Technologies(TM) Founded in 2000, Empower Technologies is an innovative company that brings the power and flexibility of the LINUX Operating System (O/S) to the Consumer Electronics Industry and the emerging Intelligent Appliance Market, through their development of Linux-based operating software, embedded system technologies and solutions for the consumer electronics industry and the intelligent appliance market.

The products and services that form the base of its business activities include an embedded system development platform for its LinuxDA Embedded O/S, based on Texas Instruments(TM) OMAP5910 dual core CPU platform, that fulfills the needs and demands of developers and the dynamic consumer electronics industry. Empower is continuing to develop LinuxDA Embedded O/S and newer versions of embedded CPU's in line with Texas Instruments(TM).

By uniting top professionals from within the computer industry and developing quality partnerships and strategic alliances, Empower is committed to being the leading developer of Linux-based operating software and embedded system technologies and solutions for consumer electronics manufacturers and developers.

Empower's brands are "LinuxDA(TM)", Linux-based embedded operating systems and "PowerPlay(TM)", smart consumer electronics.

Contact Information:

-------------------- Media Enquiries:

Paul Leung - President, Chairman and CEO:

pcleung@empowertechnologies.com or via Telephone @ (604) 278-3100 More Information on Empower Technologies: http://www.empowertechnologies.com

LinuxDA(TM) Embedded O/S Sales Enquiries:

sales@empowertechnologies.com or via Telephone @ 604-278-3100 Paul Leung

President, Chairman and CEO

Empower Technologies Corporation 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

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