First Generation Shuffle won't turn on

Have a first generation Shuffle, about a year old.
It has the latest update but it won't play my songs.
I plugged it into my computer, iTunes came up. I left it for a few hours. Then I came back, took it out, and tried to turn it on.
But the main and the battery level lights didn't come on and no music is playing.
Interesting note, when I press my battery level light the main green light comes on instead.
I have restored it using the option in iTunes, didn't change anything.
I have tried the iPod Reset Utility 1.0 for Windows here:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ipodresetutility10forwindows.html
But nothing changed. Same problem as before.

Yes, the amber light comes on, I can transfer music in and out in iTunes.
But no, I don't see it in Windows Explorer.
I think it may just be broken. I was messing with it last night, held down play for five seconds and it played a song. But then it froze up after that with both lights staying on until I cut if off.

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Blimey, this must be the most difficult forum to post
a question on. I had to read 'how to ask a question'
several times first, and i'm still not sure how I got
here!
Anyway, all I want to know is how I can get hold of a
headphone adaptor cable for my first generation
shuffle to use with the shuffle sports case. I bought
my sports case second hand with no cable.
The cable enables you to use other headphone
connectors with the sports case, ie; car kit, other
make of headphones etc
I am in London but the Apple store here apparently
does not sell them and were quite unhelpful.
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