My ipod all of a sudden does nothing

i have a 30g color ipod that has just passed its year mark (boo) - i tried to use it today and i got nothing. no little battery, def. no happy apple, no nothing. I've tried the R's - still nothing. i have tried plugging it into the wall, into the computer with both a fire wire and the usb - nothing.
are all my hopes lost?

Try to do a Reset first, by pressing "select"+"menu" keys until you see the apple logo. Then put it into disk mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
plug to the ac charger for at least 4 hours

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Try Resetting the iPod
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