My 3GS won't turn on after Restoring it to my new 4S

I have just bought a brand new 4S 16Gb today & successfully Backed up my old 3GS to iTunes and then used this to 'Restore' my new 4S.
My problem is that my 3GS will not turn on now, all I get is the Apple logo on the screen as if I had done a cold boot (lock & home buttons) but it sticks on that screen. When I connect it to my Mac the same screen appears & iTunes doesn't pick up the device.
I was under the impression that I could continue to use my old 3GS as an 'iPod touch' as I want to keep my TomTom satnav app on the 3GS (due to the connection issues the 4S has with the TomTom iPhone car cradle) but now I'm stuck!
If it helps, right after I 'backed up' my 4S I was able to use the 3GS to delete all the apps (apart from TomTom) and also disable iMessages and remove my Mail & Twitter accounts from the phone. I have since turned it off & my issue has arisen.

There must be a SIM card in the iPhone, but I doubt that is the issue as it would atleast boot up but would give a SIM error.
Put the device in DFU mode (google it) and then restore it via iTunes.

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