PortalPlayer, Inc.-- Investor Relations

SANTA CLARA, California - January 10, 2005 - PortalPlayer, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY), the leading provider of comprehensive platform solutions for hard disk drive-based personal media players, will present at the Needham & Company Seventh Annual Growth Conference in New York on Thursday, January 13, 2005. Gary Johnson, president and CEO of PortalPlayer, will be speaking and a webcast of the presentation will be available:

Replay:
Available one hour after presentation ends and accessible for 90 days

PortalPlayer, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets comprehensive platform solutions, including a system-on-chip, firmware and software for manufacturers of feature-rich, hard disk drive-based personal media players.

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PortalPlayer, Inc. to Present at the Needham & Company Seventh Annual Growth Conference