JVC today announced its plans to enter the PDA market with two new Windows Mobile 2003-based Pocket PCs. The company's Pocket PC line, named iO, will offer two high-end models, of which one offers unique audio/video features including MPEG4 video capture and playback, and wireless video streaming over Wi-Fi.

The two devices will be Powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 and use a 400 MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor. Both the JVC MP-PV131 and MP-PV331 include JVC's AV player which supports a wide variety of compressed audio and video files, including MPEG4. The high end MP-PV331 includes MPEG4 video capture functionality, allowing users to stream video from a JVC camcorder to the device. Uses can then relay the stream over a Wi-Fi connection or store the video locally for subsequent playback or streaming.

Other features of the new JVC devices include 128 MB of SDRAM, 32 MB of Flash ROM, a CompactFlash Type II expansion slot, an SDIO capable SD/MMC Card expansion slot, a 16-bit 3.5" transflective TFT display, a USB client port and a non-exchangeable 1100 mAh Lithium Polymer battery.