If you are not interested in blindly following the iPod crowd, the LG UP3Flat will certainly set you apart. Yes it’s a small MP3 player, about the size of a lighter according to CNET. It also doesn’t have a display interface, but that certainly doesn’t rule it out of the cool category.

To avoid the need of a cable or docking station to transfer data from the MP3 player to your PC, a USB connection extends directly out of the player itself so the only cord you really need to have with you is the one for your headphones. Personally I like that feature since it avoids having one more cord hanging out of my computer, but of course if you don’t have easy access to a USB port this could be a significant inconvenience. The UP3Flat also has the ability to record voice directly to the device to make yourself reminders or record a song or conversation.

The buttons on the face control volume and the lights above and below them provide some flashy blinking in different colors to indicate what function is taking place with the MP3 player. There are also buttons on the side to control navigating songs during the decent 10 hour playback time you get on a single charge.

The LG UP3Flat comes in three capacities of 512MB, 1GB and 2GB and as far as we can tell it has yet to have a estimated price or release date.