Dead iPod Mini?

I plugged in my Mini to charge it today after not having used it for a week and things do not look good!
It will not:
-turn on
-respond to toggling the hold switch
-be recognized by the computer/iTunes
-charge (nothing at ALL comes up on screen, and I've used both an AC adapter and a computer, and have tried to charge it for over a half hour)
-reset
And it just went out of warranty yesterday.
Is there anything I can do, other than cry?

Hello,
Try running down your battery, then re-charging it again; leave it on the stand for about 24 hours.
I restoring your iPod would probably be the thing to do now...
Restoring your iPod to Factory Settings
You won't be able to restore your iPod now, though, because your iPod won't be recognized by the iPod Updater. Try these steps:
Eject your iPod from computer (for now).
Close Updater and iTunes programs.
Restart the computer.
Put your iPod into disk mode.
Connect your iPod to your computer again.
See if your Updater works for your iPod.
If a post is helpful or solves your issue, please mark it that way, this makes it clearer to other users what solved your issue, and encourages others to help each other on here. Thank You!
-Kylene

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Well I that was embarrassing.
I took my nonfunctional iPod to the Apple store. The guy at the genus bar fiddled with it for a moment and it was working again. He moved down to the end of the bar where we could get closer together and he asked me to reset it. I did and it didn't work. He replied there is no need to bend the iPod.
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