HELP!!! iPod is stuck on black screen and wont work!!!

I've had my nano for 2 years and it's gotten locked up and I pressed buttons until it worked, but never like this! For the past 3 days my ipod has been stuck on a black screen, and I made sure it wasn't on hold. I've been plugging it into EVERYTHING!! My iHome, my wall plug-in, and my computer but it never works! When I plugged it into my computer, it didn't even detect an ipod plugged in! After that I hit random buttons for half and hour. So, before I throw it out the window in a fit of rage, any advice?!

Have you tried pressing the menu button and the center button at the same time?
If you hold them down for about ten or so seconds the gray apple will appear and things will start working again..
The same thing happened to me today Lucky me I work with an I pod Crew and they helped get it running

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