Revolutionary New Engine

COQUITLAM, BC, Feb. 22, 2005 -- Ikona Gear International, Inc. (OTC BB: IKGI), a leader in innovative gearing systems technology, has entered into a development agreement with StarRotor Corporation (www.starrotor.com) to provide patented Ikona Gear technology for the third generation of StarRotor's proprietary engine design.

StarRotor has produced a patented, high efficiency and environmentally friendly, compact, lightweight engine that is inexpensive to manufacture. Under the development agreement, Ikona will incorporate its gear into StarRotor's main drive mechanism. StarRotor's design has application in a wide variety of military, automotive and commercial applications and complements the initiatives of Magna Advanced Technologies, our ally in the automotive sector.

The Ikona Gear's patented tooth form provides several advantages over conventional gear designs in this application including near-zero backlash, better sealing of compressed gases and less friction. Ikona and StarRotor will jointly develop and test the Ikona Gear in this application and will negotiate a licensing agreement with royalties to be based on StarRotor's net engine sales. The companies intend to file joint patents to protect and further extend this unique combination of intellectual properties.

Laith Nosh, President of Ikona Gear commented "Our technology is an ideal solution to meet StarRotor's needs and we are pleased that StarRotor and its team of Texas A&M University innovators will provide further validation of our patented gearing technology. We are very impressed by StarRotor's design and see huge revenue potential for the energy efficient engines in a wide variety of applications. We look forward to forming a close relationship with StarRotor during the joint development and testing process".

About StarRotor Corporation

StarRotor Corporation is a development stage company founded in March 2001 by Dr. Mark Holtzapple, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, and co-inventor of StarRotor technologies. Other key members of StarRotor Corporation include Kyle Ross, Ph.D. (chemical engineering) and Andrew Rabroker, M.S. (mechanical engineering). StarRotor holds United States Patents 6,427,453 and 6,530,211, and has developed prototypes for industrial compressors, medical tool expanders, automotive compressors and supercharger applications. The company has also marketed its technologies to a Houston oil company with a natural gas compressor application and a major company with an expander application for a waste heat recovery system, forming commercial agreements that are projected to begin generating revenues in the third and fourth calendar quarters of 2005. StarRotor is marketing its Gerotor applications in multiple markets with a combined global market of $224.8 billion per year. Applications of interest include compressors, water based air conditioners, expanders, and engines for electric power and transportation; each with estimated annual markets of $9 billion, $56 billion, $35 billion and $125 billion, respectively.

About Ikona Gear

Ikona Gear designs, manufactures and markets innovative gearing-enabled applications and gear increasing and reduction systems. Ikona's patented intellectual property involves a unique gear tooth form that provides very high gear reduction and very high gear tooth contact. Our technology affords significant advantages over traditional planetary gearing systems including: very high torque, reduced size and weight, almost zero backlash, accurate back-and-forth actuation, low wear, superior efficiency and low noise. Ikona trades on the Over the Counter market under the symbol "IKGI" and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol "IG2".

For more information on Ikona, please visit us at http://www.ikonagear.com/.

Investors may contact Messrs. Dal Brynelsen, Laith Nosh or Raymond Polman, at Ikona Gear International, Inc. at (604) 523-5500 or email us at: ir@ikonagear.com.

  On Behalf of the Board
  Ikona Gear International, Inc.

  "Laith Nosh"
  Laith I. Nosh, President and CEO

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