Music is not only food for love it is also balm for the mind and soul. The good news for music lovers is that music has gone digital all thanks to the compression of audio files. Audio compression is a form of data compression designed to reduce the size of an audio file without compromising on sound quality. This means audio files can now be compressed, transmitted and stored more easily. Now you can not only enjoy digital music on your computer, you can even boost your listening pleasure by simply transferring the music from your computer to your mobile phone and in a matter of minutes your tunes will be ready to follow wherever you go.

Nokia has launched some smart phones with MP3 player and FM radio making your handset not just a communicating device but an entertainment hub for you.

For a complete music experience, the Nokia Music Manager application makes music transfer in multitude of different digital music formats from your PC easy and convenient

In the Nokia N series some phones worth looking at are the Nokia N70 Music, Nokia N73 Music and the Nokia 5500 Sport. The music-infused Nokia N70 adds more memory (up to 1GB through RC-MMC memory expansion), dedicated music controls and a "music-optimized" headset to its already-robust set of features, which includes UMTS/EDGE data access, a pair of cameras (2 megapixel and VGA), Bluetooth, an FM receiver, and a USB 2.0 port.

The Nokia N73 candybar phone is an improvement over the N70 model as it has a few new music features, including up to 2GB of microSD memory, integrated stereo speakers, and the ability to sync with Windows Media Player. Besides that, the 3G handset comes with all the features in the original, including UMTS/EDGE data access, a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss-designed optics, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, Bluetooth, an FM receiver, and an Office document viewer

The Nokia 5500 Sport is not just an ordinary phone. To complement its sporty and fitness-inspired design, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition offers an expanded range of music features and bears the Nokia XpressMusic feature brand which guarantees an outstanding mobile music experience.

It's a full-featured smartphone with Symbian OS and S60 user interface. It is equipped with Bluetooth, Infrared port, USB support, GPRS class 10, EDGE class 10, as well as a microSD card slot that would support cards with capacities of up to 1GB. MP3 player and FM radio will please the music lovers. With the integrated digital music player you can listen to FM radio or MP3s to stay energized. Be it Cardio, Abs or just jogging on the treadmill, the Nokia 5500 is the perfect soul supplement for your exercise routine as you can synchronise your rhythm with your favourite tracks The phone also has a 2-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom so you can take pictures whenever you desire. With the Nokia 5500 Sport you're geared up for play anytime, anywhere

The innovative carrying strap of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition allows it to be worn around the waist or strapped around an arm to ensure that the handset stays in place, even during vigorous exercise. The sports headset also offers handsfree convenience for music and conversation with an anatomically engineered, over-the-ear design.