Data retrieval from sad face ipod

So, two nights ago my ipod (40gig 3rd gen(? 4th? 1.5 years old; warranty expired)) randomly died while in the middle of playing music. It whirred and clicked and eventually gave me the unhappy face, and that is how it's stayed for the past 48 hours. Now, there are plenty of people in this same boat, as a little browsing of the forums has showed me, so I'm not asking for how to possibly fix it, but...
What I do want to know: is there a service to get the data off the ipod? Reformatting the machine is all fine and good, but I'm living abroad and most of my CDs are currently on the other side of the world. My friend said that you could pay $50 for Apple to retrieve the data from your old drive, but I haven't seen anything like that on the website (perhaps it is only for Macs?)
Anyway, has anyone heard of a data retrieval service for ipods, or some other method of getting data off an ipod that won't connect to the computer? (I tried putting it in data mode and it just laughed at me...or frowned, I suppose.)
Thanks for any advice you can give...
  Windows XP  

Is your iPod fully charged? (connect it to the Mac for 4 hours to charge the battery)
Your post is not very clear on the problem, but normally Resetting the iPod will get rid of the sad face, on the iPod sceen, but may not get rid of your unhappy face.
To Reset - Press Menu and Center Button for about 10 secs till the Apple logo comes ON.
Here is the support document that may help you.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1373?viewlocale=en_US
Good Luck & Have a nice day!

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