I'm probably screwed: iPhone 4S

Yesterday for Christmas, like many I got the iPhone 5S. I was going to give my old 4S to my sister to use as an iPod, so I did a restore. During the restore process I got an error from iTunes stating that "This iPhone cannot be restored at this time."
It is stuck with the connect to iTunes logo. But, when I connect the iPhone to my computer iTunes doesn't recognize it. When I view my devices it shows it's connected. (in recovery mode) I normally would very easily be able to fix this by entering DFU or recovery mode, but here's the issue.
My lock button is broken, is there another way to enter DFU?
I really hope there is, otherwise I bricked my iPhone.
Haha, thanks.

Without functioning buttons, the usablitiy of the device is severly limited.
An Out of Warranty replacement for the iPhone4 is $149US.

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