Like its bigger brother the inMotion iMmini  is perfectly styled to compliment the design masterpiece that is the Ipod Mini, but this version is obviously smaller than the Inmotion for Ipod version we tested a few months back, it folds down to about the size of a hardback book when not in use and weighs just 425 grams which isn't bad when you discover that the inMotion iMmini  is a 4 Watt class D amplifier.

But while the iMmini is smaller it's sound has not been scaled down, we were shocked by the quality of sound from the bigger version and the smaller iMmini still posses that warm rich quality of sound even without use of a subwoofer. This is due to the Altec Lansing neodymium 2 x 25mm and 2 x 18mm drivers which manage to produce a clear and well weighted sound without adding substantial weight an bulk to the package, these new drivers also contribute to the excellent battery life of 24 hours on a single set of four AA batteries.

The built in docking station is a pleasure to slip the Ipod Mini into, of course you'd expect it to be a nice fit but this feels as if Apple had made it themselves, the iMmini is the perfect home for your Ipod Mini and just by using your charging cable you can hook up the Mini to the mains to keep it fully charged while in the inMotion iM3. Of course you can plug the lead directly into a Firewire enabled PC or Mac and get both charging and synchronisation while in the dock, so this may prove a better buy than purchasing your own Ipod Mini dock separately!

There are a few nice extras like an Auto shutdown feature in case you leave the amplifier powered on and eating your batteries, there is also a line in facility to attach other audio devices, plus a stylish carry case. Downsides a few and far between, but the audio level is lower than the bigger Ipod model and of course that is to be expected but it would have been nice to squeeze a little more out of the iMmini, also we would have liked to see an FM radio included which could have added this feature to your Ipod Mini when ever in the dock.

So another stylish accessory for the Ipod range from Altec Lansing and this inMotion iMmini  unit is styled very squarely at owners of the most popular silver Ipod mini but we're sure that a quality gadget like this will overcome the colour device and be fitted to all shades of Ipod Mini when it arrives in the UK at the end of the summer, pricing is expected to be around the £90 mark meaning its over half the price of the Ipod Mini itself but when you subtract the cost of an Ipod Mini dock @ £30 they start to look like good value.

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