IPod nano 4GB won't turn on

I bought a 4GB ipod nano for my girlfriend three weeks ago. The 060628 update was applied directly.
After working fine for two weeks, now suddenly the only way to get it to wake from sleep is to perform a reset.
Apart from this it seems to work normally: after "turning it on" (hold on/hold off, menu+select) all buttons work ok, it plays music, synchs with itunes etc. But after turning it off it becomes unresponsive to anything but the reset sequence.
Tried the five Rs, restoring using the 2006-06, 03 and 01 updaters, and draining the battery completely.
The guy at apple support said he'd not heard of anything like this before. It's going in for warranty service, but has anyone else encountered this problem?

I am having the same issue with my Ipod Nano. I downloaded some new music last Thurs. Every time I tried to turn it on the following day, I had to reset it. The last time I used it was Friday night with an ITrip. I had to reset it for the Ipod to turn on, but once on it worked fine.
I didn't drain the entire battery out of it that night and haven't been able to turn it on since. I have tried everything but restoring the Ipod. When I try to reset it, nothing. When I try updating the software, nothing. When I plug it in to my computer, nothing. I took my USB cord to work thinking it was my computer and plugged it in, nothing. I have had it sitting in a Bose docking station, still nothing. What the **** is wrong with this thing? I can't restore it if I can't get it to turn on. PLEASE HELP!!
PS- I have read through the forum and have tried the things people have suggested thus far. No luck with anything.

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