Included with the device is a small matching remote control that can switch the 220 between its three modes. Facing front are four blue LED-lit icon indicators, letting you know which function is active-unfortunately, however, these cannot be clearly read from a distance.

Stealthily positioned on the left side of the dock are the power and input buttons, while the volume controls are on the other. On the dock is where you'll also find all of the 220's controls. Yes, this includes the iPod Touch and the iPhone. Mounted on the front of the speaker is an iPod dock that is compatible with any iPod with a dock connection. It's encased in a glossy black plastic that is quite the fingerprint magnet. The 220 is pretty small-about the size of a loaf of bread. That's unfortunate, because the Mint 220 fills a nice niche in the increasingly crowded iPod speaker arena. That sort of corporate musical chairs doesn't exactly inspire confidence, and may make it tough to get support for (or even locate) the latest Mint product. When we last looked at a Mint product, the DMS300, it was being distributed by a company called 'Mondo USA.' Fast forward a year later and now Digital Signature, out of Santa Ana, Calif., is behind the reigns of this Mint product, even as the DMS300 appears to be alive and well on the Mondo Web site. Before we look at the Mint 220 in detail, however, let's talk about the unit's somewhat confusing pedigree.

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