iPod accessory, iPod speakers for iPod mini, what's available?

I think the first accessories I'm going to look at are speakers. I want to be able to use my ipod or ipod mini to use a regular set of speakers, like a base station maybe, where I can dock the ipod and use it like a home stereo. Maybe even if I could use the apple ipod mini at say a portable event, like for my daughter to practice cheerleading or to play it in the garage when I'm working in there.

The older 20gb iPod and the 40gb iPod had similar accessories. I'm looking around to see if iPod mini and or iPod shuffle has same type of accessory. I think external speakers is a very important accessory to check on. I'm going to see what I can find with regard to iPod speakers next as a primary accessory.

iPod mini or iPod shuffle, case, cover, speakers, accessory

I am about to get a new iPod mini, or even maybe an iPod shuffle and I'm wondering about the difference of these two with reagard to accessories. I'm next going to look at all the available accessories like cases, covers, skins, speakers, battery, etc.

I'm going to find out what is available for these newer iPods, I know that for the 20gb iPod and the 40gb iPod there were more, ipod cases, iPod skins, and iPod covers available. You know if there's not as much stuff that goes with the newer iPods, iPod Mini and iPod shuffle, I guess could influence my desicion a little.

I guess the price of the iPod mini and iPod shuffle are quite a draw for me. As long as the cost of an iPod case or iPod cover and maybe iPod speakers is not more expensive than the ones for the 20gb iPod & 40gb iPods. I'm going to post the results of whatever I found out.