My iPod is stuck in recovery mode after failing to update to iOS 8.whatever and now won't connect to iTunes to restore?

So yeah, got an iPod touch for Christmas and it's pretty much bricked it and I haven't even had it for a full month yet. Not amused. I've tried everything from reinstalling everything Apple related on my laptop to external programs that promise to kick that thing out of recovery mode. If there's any other way to fix it I'd love to know considering it won't show up in iTunes at all so there's no way for me to restore it. This is my first Apple product and I haven't found a solution to a problem that I've found dates back as far as 2012 with no semblance of a way to fix it. Though I've seen ways to fix each problem separately it appears you need one thing to be working to fix the other which is an issue.
Okay I'm just ranting to but help would be appreciated

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- 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 another cable
- 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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since you have very important photos on your phone, why haven't you been importing them to your computer as soon as possible after taking them? This is how the phone is meant to be used. Keeping critical data on only a device which can be easily stolen, dropped and broken is just plain foolish. Also, did you not back up your phone (as you should be doing with any computer) before attempting any operating system update? As you've now just painfully learned, updates do not always go as planned.
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