4th gen nano: Froze in "connected eject before... screen, reset not working

It is fully charged, my comp does not recognize it, nor does iTunes. I have attempted the reset option (toggle the Hold on and off, then hold the center and menu button for 6-10 seconds) several times, both unplugged and plugged in. I have no idea what to do now.
Please, help me

If the battery is very low, you need to let it charge up a bit before you do anything with it.
Once it is charged up, try doing some of the troubleshooting described here:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/nano4gen/
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