3rd Gen iPod Touch DEAD- Not reseting, charging or turning on!

Yesterday afternoon the iPod began acting very strange:
1. Not responding to touches, but display not frozen (slide to unlock animated)
2. Home and Power buttons working, display sleeping as normal.
This was then resolved after an hour so. Just went away, and everything worked fine again.
But, later that evening, when my daughter was playing on an app, the same conditions happened again.
My son suggested I should try and drain the battery by not plugging it in, so I did. The next day (today), the iPod was completely drained, but it wouldn't turn on when plugged in, and wouldn't sync from my laptop.
I have searched on the 'net, tried pressing and holding reset buttons for around 30 secs, while plugged in (and when not), with no effect.
Please help!

Hmmm. Seems like you have the same problem as me. You will probably need to send it to apple to be replaced or fixed. If it was only purchased less than a year ago, you should still have your warranty, so it should be free. Go to the link at the bottom and type in the device serial number (it's on the back at the bottom).
https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do

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