I second the suggestion to put the Pod in a bag of uncooked rice. And hopefully it was turned off as dentoni mentions. Rice really does help dry it out. Also, most people advise removing the battery right away after the device has been immersed in something.

My guess is...and I really am guessing here, don't consider me authoritative...the backlight could be dimmed either because the motherboard of the Pod has shorted out or the LCD has been shorted out. Or both these things could be true. Try further drying out with rice. I'm concerned that the battery is still in there, but there is nothing to be done for that until you can remove it. When you get the tools to zip the Pod open, my suggestion is to replace the LCD if it is cheap and easy to do so. If the backlight doesn't come on, then the motherboard is probably fried. Again, I'm guessing. And I could be putting my foot in my mouth here. --Bob