Unable to turn off iPod touch 3 after IOS5 applied

Hi All,
after I applied IOS5 my itunes started to sync my songs. At the same time some apps were updated and now my iPod hangs. I am unable to reboot the device, holding the power on switch (the button above) will not show the red bar for shutdown.
Any idears?
Thanks,
Daniel

It's called a reset. Always a useful thing to know about!
Though personally I never bother actually turning mine off, I use it so frequently that it is silly, plus it takes more battery to turn it on and off than it does just to put it into sleep mode.
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