ITunes not showing content on iOS devices

So I have an iPhone 4 and an iPad, both running iOS 4.2.1 under iTunes version 10.1.1. For some reason, whenever I click any of the content tabs under each device (Music, Books, Videos, etc.), iTunes shows that there is nothing on the device even though I can clearly play and view the content on the device itself. I know there have been some issues with 4.2.1 and content not showing up on the device, but has there been any sort of fix on content not being viewable through iTunes? Thanks!

Also note, this isn't just movies... it happens with music, TV shows, and books as well. The remote devices can see and play them, but it will not show up in the local iTunes list.
Additionally, in the "shared" libraries section for iTunes on other computers, the items also do not show up in that list.

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- A 32gb iPod Touch (Probably 1st gen. I got it 2nd hand).
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I used to be a PC user, but have recently switched to Mac.
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