Nano 4th Gen won't boot

Ever since I updated to the latest firmware released by apple, my nano started having problems like random crashes and resets. But now the unit won't boot at all. Whenever I try to turn it one, I'm just greeted by the apple logo until the battery dies. I've restored it several times with no luck. iTunes would only recognize the device when it is in recovery mode.
Any suggestinons?

Hello Ares86,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
What restore mode are you selecting? I recommend you restore as new with the most recent software, as is described in the restore step of the article below:
iPod nano (4th generation) Troubleshooting Assistant
https://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/nano4gen/#
Take care,
Alex H.

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