IPod Turning self on by itself

My iPhone has started turning itself on randomly. I'll find a song, or audio book playing away during the night, after work etc. I make sure I've shut it down and the 'gremlins' come in and turn it back on. Not necessarily on what I was listening to prior to shut down. Not only does it lose my place in the books but runs the battery down to a nub. I've synced. Tried a shut down and restart. Any ideas as to what's going on??? Still using #3 not so sure I want to upgrade to 4 with the remarks I've read so far. Any help appreciated.

If the problem persists after restoring the iPod to factory defaults/new iPod with nothing added then it is likely a hardware problem.  An appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store would be in order

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    You most likely have an alarm set.
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    I was hoping either a reset or restore would do the trick. In this case it could be the album itself may be the culprit. So, the only thing I can suggest is to ask Apple if you can download the album again. I'm not sure if Apple will allow it though given their strict iTunes download policy. You may want to try anyway.
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    Try:
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    Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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    - Restore from backup. See:                                 
    iOS: How to back up           
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    Hi
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    It may be that the battery needs replacing. You shouldn't rely on the battery meter, it's well known for being inaccurate.
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    - iOS: Not responding or does not turn on           
    - Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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    - Try on another computer                                                       
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    when i try to reset my ipod it stops at 10minutes and the ipod turns itself on and acts like ive done nothing to it, it has been stuck on the "connect to itunes screen" and it wont reset. why?

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    Try the standard fixes:
    - Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
    Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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    It sounds like the iPhone is experiencing issues upon startup, and may not be loading the firmware or operating system correctly. If you have not already done so, try resetting the iPhone while connected to power:
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    If the above does not resolve your issue, it will be best to restore the iPhone in recovery mode:
    iOS: Unable to update or restore
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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    CLOCK
    ALARM CLOCK
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    EXTRAS
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    ALARMS
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    its put itself in recovery mode. recovery mode means you need to plug it in to itunes on the computer and it will need to restore itself

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    Dam it !
    seems my ipod mini has just formatted itself after i plugged it into my pc ... as i do everyday !
    plugged it in this morning and noticed that for some reason i was asked to register via the apple site, at first all my songs still remained but moments later disappeared without a trace :o(
    now when i plug it in it notices it for a short period but trhen looses the connection, checked it unplugged but still nothing .. completely empty

    Try:
    - iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
    - Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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    - If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
    - Try on another computer
    - If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar       

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