Itunes freezes on ipod, and won't play or update

I have the newest itouch, and it has frozen in the middle of playing (songs were on shuffle mode) and gotten stuck. The program appears to be frozen, as I can't switch tracks, and the itunes is stuck on the playlist page, and won't respond at all. I plugged the itouch back into my computer, but itunes is still stuck in the itouch, and I can't upload new music or unfreeze the itouch so it will play. Argh!
Any advice other than going back to the mac store?

- See if resetting the iPod will either fix the problem or allow iTunes to see the iPod so you can restore the iPod.
- Next see if placing the iPOd in recovery mode will allow a restore. For recovery mode:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore

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