Fresh from releasing quite possibly the coolest piece of kit ever in the form of the KP3, Korg has expanded the Kaoss Pad family with a mini version of everyone's favourite DJ tool. The mini-KP, previewed at NAMM, comes with the standard XY controller and still packs a punch in the features department with 100 effects, tap tempo/auto-detect tempo and two memory keys.

As ever, size comes at a cost. Those looking to use the mini-KP as a MIDI controller will be sorely disappointed by the lack of a MIDI jack, and being battery powered it will only stand up to five hours of use so no marathon sets.

Serious users may well turn their noses up, but the mini-KP still looks like a great toy to have a bit of fun with.
Due out in the US in March with a list price of $250.