Where are my devices for syncing and backing up with iTunes 12?

I plugged em in yesterday and they were there...now they are not visible in the bar next to the Music icon in the upper left bar!
I have unplug the USB, I have rebooted the iMac and the devices and notta.

Hello minnehaha,
If you cannot see your devices within iTunes on your iMac, then go over the first article to troubleshoot the issue. You may also want to reinstall iTunes by downloading and running the installer to get it working again. 
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for OS X
http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS1591
iTunes 12.0.1
http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1614
Regards,
-Norm G.  

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