Orange light constantly blinking; computer no longer recognizes shuffle

I just purchased an IPod Shuffle, connected it to my MAC, downloaded podcasts and was waiting for it to fully charge. It charged, but I left the Shuffle in the docking station. Now, it has been blinking orange for 24 hours and the device no longer appears in my I Tunes account or on the computer. All the instructions say not to disconnect when it is blinking. I have restarted the computer and did a cold boot. Nothing. Any suggestions. I would like to try the thing out.

Just disconnect and reconnect. If that dosn't work, disconnect, reboot, reconnect.
Or jusr disconnect, play music and then reconnect after a reboot...

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