Water logged ipod....please help!!!

i accidentaly left my ipod in the pocket of my pants,then sent my pants through the washing machine. i remembered about 20 minutes into the cycle, and retreived it. i am pretty much sure there is no hope, but if anyone has any input it would be appreciated. all it will do when i plug it in is show the apple logo, then the charging thing but the image is distorted. then it goes in and out of the apple logo but wont stay on one for more than a couple of seconds.
ipod nano 4G   Windows XP  

Hi ohnathenetta!
A few months ago I read a post where exactly the same thing happened to someone else. They posted again about three days later that their Nano was working again! All he/she did was let it air dry for the three days. I would NOT suggest helping it out by using a hair dryer.
And here's an article for you to read http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/04/ipodnanowashing/ This guy's Nano even went in the dryer for a bit!
So, there is hope and here's hoping it works out for you.
Judie

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