Nano flashes constantly when plugged in, won't respond.

My new nano worked great for about 2 weeks, then all of the sudden it won't respond or turn on. When I plug it in the screen simply flashes on and off with the apple logo. I've tried restarting it and resetting the settings and everything else recommended, anyone know what the problem could be? Or expierence something similar?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-thanks
-nick

I'm doing that right now, the nano is hooked up, flashing, and the ipod updater is searching for it, its been going on for about 30 minutes so far......
I should also say that, although my ipod instantly lights up and starts flashing when I plug it in, it is not recognized in my computer and obviously not yet by ipod updater

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The following Knowledge Base article offers up some good recommendations for troubleshooting battery issues with the 7th generation iPod Nano:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4433
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Try restoring iPod nano (7th generation) by connecting it to iTunes and clicking Restore.
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