[MrMike6by9]

My iTouch 1.x seemed to take longer starting up after upgrading to 3.0. Then, a few days ago, it took "forever" to power down. Worse, it refused to power up even after plugging it in to the charger or into my laptop. Finally, after about 30 minutes of playing with the on/off button and plugging and unplugging from power, it restarted. This weekend, preparing for a trip, I powered down with battery at full charge. After arriving at my destination, it again refuses to power up. I do wish it had a preset button but it doesn't. Has anyone else seen "bad effects" after doing the 3.0 upgrade?

advTHANKSance

Update: I returned home today and placed the dead iTouch on its charger. Not 2 minutes later, I hear the "chirp" that usually signals that the device has AC power. The battery icon showed a sliver of red indicting a depleted battery that had been at full power when turned off. Curiously, using the same charger while away and for longer periods, accomplished nothing. I continue to be puzzled.