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Altec Lansing inMotion iM3 Portable Audio System

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Bradford Day
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Altec Lansing
Dec. 8, 2004

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Introduction

White plastic is everywhere! Seriously, you can't toss a dead video card out your window anymore without hitting someone with an iPod strapped to his or her hip. Apple's ubiquitous hard-drive-based personal music player is now intricately woven into the fabric of pop culture. And this fact has, of course, spawned a wave of aftermarket add-ons and clip-ons... in oceans of pristine bone-white PVC.

Altec Lansing has not excluded themselves from jumping on the bandwagon with the likes of Belkin and Bose. Should you find yourself in need of a set of external speakers for your precious palm-topped musical gigabytes, take a gander at Altec's inMotion iM3 portable audio system. But is it worthy of wearing the white?

First Looks

The product packaging for the iM3 is sleek, simple and monochromatic... much like that of the iPod. Six languages greet you as the box is turned over. Product shots and lily-white iconography are printed on both sides. Open the carton and inside you will find a multitude of goodies.

Included along with the iM3 portable audio unit is a plush protective carrying case, instruction booklet, connection cable, slim remote control, various iPod adapters and a power adapter with multi-national connectors. Altec Lansing must be betting on selling lots of these units overseas judging by the 4 included power outlet adapters.

Remove the iM3 from the packaging and you won't be hefting much in the ways of weight. The unit itself is fairly lightweight. With a little pull and flex you will unfold your new miniature speaker unit. The thin profile unit folds into a flat rectangle about 8" x 1" x 5.5" (H x W x D).

Now, the iM3 is loosely marketed as a multi-use portable audio unit. And by that I mean they say you can hook it up to multiple audio sources. While that may be true, let's face it, this thing was built for the iPod... right down to the iM3 model name. The iPod white finish is accurately mimicked and the included cradle adapters make sure that any and all of your iPods rest snugly in their new home. These adapters snap into the base of the opened unit and secure earlier generation 10/15 GB iPods, 30/40 GB units and even the iPod mini.

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Page 2: Testing
Page 3: Testing, Cont'd...
Page 4: Conclusion

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