Ipod touch 5th gen won't charge?

My ipod touch will no longer charge, and I can't figure out why. I have tried connecting it to all usb ports on 2 different computers, as well as to a wall charger, with no luck. All that will show on my screen is a low battery symbol on a black background, which shows up for a few seconds if I hold down the power button.
I have tried to reset the ipod several times by holding the home and power button, but it does nothing. I also tried putting the ipod into recovery mode, and itunes detected it and gave me the option of resetting the device. After a few minutes however, an error popped up in itunes saying that it was unable to reset the device.
I'm out of ideas, please help!

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- See:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery
- Try another cable. The cable for 5G iPod (lightning connector) seems to be more prone to failure than the older cable.
- If a 5G iPod
Iphone 5 lightning port charging problem - SOLUTION!
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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