Here’s a flash drive for those of you who like to whine and play the tiniest violin in the world. Well, we aren’t sure if this is the tiniest, but it is small. The Violin USB Flash Drive will cost you just $19.

It’s perfect for holding all of your classical music and digital sheet music and whatever else you violin players have. It comes in a 4GB capacity and is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 and Mac OS. Great gift for the music lover.

The latest iPhone app to turn your phone into an instrument is the String Trio, an air violin, viola and cello application for the iPhone. 20 classical and folk songs are included, while the greySox app plays with strokes of the virtual “bow”.

The iPhone’s motion sensor is used to detect the angle and length of the strokes and adjusts the playback of the music accordingly. String Trio is available at the iTunes App Store for $1.99.

The typical violin is based on designs created over 300 years ago. It’s worked well and has given us some beautiful music, but it’s time for an upgrade. Modern design techniques and 21st century materials can surely improve it.

That’s the idea behind the Gavari Semiacoustic Violin from Austrian designer Gerda Hopfgartner. Hopfgartner was inspired by modern yachts and “feminine curves and sundry corset outlines of the Baroque, Rococo, and Biedermeier ages”. We have no idea what she’s talking about, but we love the results.