| Initially, we were all wowed that smartphones now | | | | transfer video files to your Nokia smartphone, be it a |
| allowed us the decadent pleasure of watching videos | | | | Nokia N75, Nokia N95, or any other. The N95, Nokia |
| on our smartphones. But then we discovered that | | | | E90 Communicator and other more savvy Nokia |
| doing so involved downloading bulky (and sometimes | | | | devices have a mobile version of RealPlayer built in |
| bug-ridden) third-party applications that cost extra to | | | | which is able to playback RealPlayer, 3GP, and |
| get, those being a file converter (or transcoder) and a | | | | MPEG-4 files without any extra steps involved. |
| compatible media player. | | | | Windows Mobile: As long as the PC you're using with |
| Fortunately many smartphone makers (and their OS | | | | your mobile device is running Windows XP or |
| developers) quickly caught on that smartphone users | | | | Windows Vista, viewing videos on your smartphone is |
| were less than satisfied with this inconvenient (and | | | | a piece of cake. Simply run Windows Media Player 11, |
| expensive) methodology and started coming up with | | | | stick a memory card into your handheld, and connect it |
| ways to enable their customers to get what they | | | | to your PC with a USB cable. Then hit 'Sync' start |
| wanted without any extra hassle or expense. | | | | dragging whatever video files you want to the Device |
| Blackberry OS: If you own a Blackberry that came out | | | | pane located on the right of your display screen. Once |
| recently, like the Blackberry 8800, Blackberry 8300, | | | | you've finished with that, simply click 'Start Sync'. When |
| Blackberry Curve, or Blackberry Pearl, then you'll see | | | | it's finished, go to the Start Menu of your Windows |
| that it has Roxio Media Manager built in. This application | | | | Mobile smartphone and click onto the Media Player. Go |
| lets you transcode and synchronize video files (and | | | | to 'Storage Card', then 'Menu', then 'Update Library', and |
| music files) as well as rip them to CD. Whenever you | | | | you're done. Now you can easily view any of the |
| transfer a file this way, the Roxio Media Manager will | | | | video files you just transferred. |
| present you with the option to convert the file to a | | | | Alas the iPhone and devices running the Palm OS still |
| format that can be viewed properly on your | | | | require the use of a third-party video conversion |
| Blackberry via the integrated Media Player application. | | | | application in order for you to transfer and convert |
| At that point, you can choose to sync the file using | | | | your own video files so that they can be viewed on |
| USB or a microSD card reader that's PC-compatible in | | | | your smartphone. Hopefully their makers are already |
| order to copy it to a microSD card that you can then | | | | working diligently to remedy this deficiency. In the |
| simply insert into your Blackberry for easy viewing. | | | | meantime, plenty of adequate third-party apps still exist |
| Symbian: If you own a Nokia smartphone, you can | | | | that let you view your own video files on these |
| download a simple add-on for free to your Nokia PC | | | | devices, but unlike the solutions listed above, they're not |
| Suite called the Nokia Video Manager and convert and | | | | free. |