Charging issues with g2 shuffle

Hi,
I have a iPod g2 shuffle. I have purchased 2 units because I thought the first one was defective, but here is my problem. When I plug my G2 onto the docking station and pull up itunes the orange led light is on and solid and when I load my music it naturaly blinks orange because it's uploading music. I proceed to load my music and eject my ipod when done using the eject button provided on itunes. Once closed out of itunes my orange light stays solid, indicating a charge until green. This is where it gets frusterating. If I take my ipod off the docking station, use it for a little while and then return it to the docking station to just charge only WITHOUT pulling up itunes, the orange light blinks constantly. I have tried other computers and it does the same thing. I have to pull up itunes, wait until the orange light shows solid for charging, then close out of itunes just to get it to start charging. Has anyone else had this problem? I called tech support and the Apple store, and they can't explain it. I was under the impression that you could just plug in your docking station to any computer and connect your G2 and just charge your ipod without itunes being up. Can anyone explain this? Thanks for your help!!!

This is nice to know and solves one problem I've had
as well. My other problem is also related to
charging. The g2 shuffle is my wife's and even if
she doesn't use it and leaves it turned off all day
long the charge only lasts about 8 hours. According
to everything I've read it should last a month turned
off and not being used, but I have to charge it
constantly or she can't use it at all. I charged it
right before going to bed a couple of nights ago and
the next morning when she took it with her to the gym
it was completely dead. It was NOT on at all until
she tried using it the next morning, and with the 2nd
gen shuffle it's easy to tell when it's off since you
actually have to slide the button to the on position.
Does this sound like I need to just replace it? I
bought it online from Apple only a couple days
before Christmas so it's not even two weeks old yet.
If you have fully charged the battery (to get the green light on the LED) and it can't hold a charge (when turned off) longer than 8 hours, you have a bad battery.
If you can't charge it until you have a green LED light, then you may not be charging it through your USB port as you think you are.

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