Is my battery going out? (1G)

hi, lately my ipod will give me a warning about low battery life, but it seems to still work fine. sometimes i can go for hours without it getting low, other times, when im just listening to music with the screen off, it tells me its got 10% battery, when ive only been using it 45min, but i can keep going, and it wont die, it just stays on 10%.
is it having issues reading the battery level? or do i need a new battery?
1st gen ipod touch 8gb, OS 3.0

could be.
i've read suggestions about 'recalibrating' the battery gage by running the battery completely down and charging it up fully.
have you tried that?

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