Why does iTunes 11 not see my second generation iPod touch?

I have a 2nd gen iPod touch which is supposed to work with iTunes 11 (http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12242) and was a few months ago. I only sync it occasionally since I use it as a jukebox in my vehicle. The iPod is model PB528LL with IOS version 4.2.1 (8C148). iTunes is version 11.1 on OS X 10.8.5. The iPod is recognized by iPhoto, but not iTunes. I've tried resetting it but it didn't help.

I tried all those steps with no luck, but when I restarted my keyboard stopped working too. I powered completely off, then back on and that fixed it.

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