My iPod Touch 4th Gen is bricked?

I have thoroughly searched the support discussions as well as Google about my issue, but to no avail. Attempting to power the iPod via Home/Lock doesn't work, nor can I get it into DFU/Recovery mode.
This had happened this morning after my alarm had gone off. Upon hitting the lock button to attempt to turn it off, I noticed that the entire screen was frozen and pressing the lock button once again did nothing. After a minute or so the screen blacked out, I was unable to power the device. I plugged it into a wall socket for about an hour thinking that the battery died, but the battery that usually appears (red battery with charging symbol) did not show. When I attempted to hold the home button and connect it to iTunes, recovery mode did not appear on the device's screen, however they gave me a restore option in iTunes. I tried to restore/update the device, but after leaving it on for over 3-4 hours, the progress bar on the device did not move at all. iTunes was stuck on "Waiting for iPod", and did not budge from that message.
What I have attempted so far:
1. Resetting the iPod. (Does not even boot Apple logo)
2. Retrying with a different USB port. (Used multiple ports and even cables)
3. Restarted my computer multiple times.
4. Reinstall iPod and iTunes software. (Both softwares are up-to-date.)
5. Restore your iPod. (Unable to pass "Waiting for iPod". messasge)
Notes:
1. There is no way for me to check the battery life to allow it to die out.
2. The device was never jailbroken.
3. The device is currently on iOS 6.0.1
Any help would be much appreciated,
Thanks in advance!

- Try DFU mode and then restore
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- Try another cable and USB port
- Try on another computer
If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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