Strange case of ipod mini working but not

I have an Ipod mini which had died (blank screen, no response to charger etc) and I assumed it was battery related.
I fitted a new battery but still no response either when connected to my mac or the USB charger?
Purely by chance I placed it in an Altec Lansing inMotion speaker system and it came to life, sort of! It indicates charge, it works ie plays back music through the speakers and earphones. I can even connect to it from the mac as long as I plug the cable into the back of the inMotion set. However if I remove it it goes blank and does not respond even if connected to the mac directly by the cable.
Any ideas as to what to try next having done a full restore once I achieved the connection via the inMotion?
Yours very puzzled!!!
iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

I am having the exact same problem. I have a mini that was connected to my alarm clock all night, plays fine there and also plays fine on my Bose speaker system when docked.
Once I take it off...nothing. I can't get it to turn on by itself or when it's connected to any computer (also tried 2 different usb cords) and iTunes will not recognize it because it won't power on. I have tried to reset the mini and follow the standard procedure like plugging it in to charge for a few hours but nothing seems to work. Hopefully somebody has a suggestion for this.
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