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No, the title of this week’s freebie isn’t meant to be perverse. It’s just the clearest way to identify the DuPont giveaway that has already popped up on some of our favorite blogs. And now it’s here on YHL (insert party kazoo sound effect here). Ladies and gents, we present to you: the DuPont iPod Touch giveaway. That’s right, DuPont’s gonna hook one of you up with a free iPod Touch. Monday just got a little better, eh?
DuPont recently launched a new free iPhone and iPod Touch app called mySurface that’s designed to help you pick a countertop from within their
DuPont was even kind enough to hook us up with our own iPod Touch (now I’m almost as cool as my iPhone toting wife) to check it out and dig up some other helpful DIY apps to share with you guys. So here are the other home-improvement related apps that we’re digging:
We’ve been having lots of fun with Benjamin Moore’s ColorCapture app (also free). Using uploaded photos (or pics snapped with the iPhone’s camera) you find paint colors and color schemes to coordinate with your favorite fabric, painting or – well – photo of your dog on the beach. And though we haven’t used it yet, the 99-cent SwedeShop app is the unofficial Ikea organizer for the iPhone. So you can forget the golf pencil on your next trip- plus it automatically tallies your budget as you go.
We also got lots of tips about keeping notes and lists on your iPhone back on this post, so we’ve started to use Evernote (again, free). It’s like the Voice Memo and Notes tools that come already loaded on the iPod, but a bit more organized. Linked to an account on evernote.com, you can keep voice, text, photo and screen grab notes that can be labeled with tags, sorted by geo-tags and easily searched. We’ve also been enjoying craigsphone, the app version of craigslist. Nothing new in terms of content, but hunting for real estate, browsing local yard sales and perusing used furniture in need of a new home is almost easier on the iPod than the real web site. The app is free, but it certainly could end up costing us more as we discover new steals.
But enough jibber-jabber. Here’s how you can win your very own iPod Touch:
- PRIZE: An 8GB iPod Touch courtesy of DuPont and their new mySurface app
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “TOUCH ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …help us build our app collection by telling us your favorite iPhone app (if you’ve got one) OR if you could create your own miracle app, tell us what would it would do (balance your checkbook? get dinner ready? walk the dog?)
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 28th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: USA only
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Apple.
Eryn says
Touch me. My favorite app is either the i heart radio or my weight watchers app. Both very convenient!
Karyn says
TOUCH ME!!!!!!!!!!!
No I-anythings here. But i’ve heard of the app, that if you like the song on the radio, you can put the iphone up to the speaker, and it’ll come out with title,song, cd,etc. After realizing i’ve been singing Miley Cirus for 2 weeks now, I could’ve used that app :)
Anne says
Touch me!
I don’t have an iphone so I have no apps. Something that could show me where the cheapest gas was near me would be kinda neat though!
Kelly Strine says
TOUCH ME!!
I would have an application that you could enter all the food in your pantry, fridge and freezer and it would do a meal plan for you . . . for a week!
Catherine says
TOUCH ME!
pic2shop. must have for big ticket items you could order online with free shipping. helps you decide if having the item in your hot little hands right then is worth the extra moola :) plus it’s a free app, my favorite kind!
Tovah says
TOUCH ME!
I’m so behind the times. I can’t even name one app. Well, GPS is pretty cool. And geo-cacheing would be pretty wicked too–but do those count as apps? I don’t know!
Amy B says
“Touch Me!”
I would want an app that could clean my house! :)
Melissa says
TOUCH ME!
No iPhone, but if I could have an app it would be one that sends me recipes for the whole week for dinner. Each recipe would have under 7 ingredients and would take less than 45 minutes to prepare. I could also adjust how much I want to make depending on the amount of people I’m cooking for.
Kendra says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iphone so if I could use any app. I’d have one to do all my laundry, fold it, & put it away!
Sadie says
TOUCH ME… no iPhone here, but friends have iPhones w/ pandora and weight loss/calorie calculator apps… very cool.
Matilda says
TOUCH ME!!!
I don’t have any apps and barely know what they are, but I would love a pedometer app so I know how far I’ve walked/run!
Liesal says
TOUCH ME!
I’m so jealous of all i-users for all the cool apps that are out there!
Leslie W. says
Touch me!
Natalie M. says
TOUCH ME!
(No apps yet for me… but there sure will be if I win the iPod Touch!)
molly todd says
touch me-
Cori says
TOUCH ME and I’d like to see a build-your-own smoothie app.
Shannon says
TOUCH ME!!
I would love an app that would give me a 5-7 day quick HEALTHY meal planner along with a grocery list based on my families likes & dislikes. That way it would save me lots of time and prevent me from getting lazy and fixing unhealthy easy stuff.
Right now we’ve been having lots of rain in TX and I’ve been using the weather channel app to see how much more rain we are going to get.
Erica says
TOUCH ME!!!!
I would LOOOVVVEEEE an app that organized my recipes for me!!!!
Ali says
“TOUCH ME”
Robyn says
TOUCH ME!
The perfect app. would get your clothes from washing machine to dryer before you forget and they get that icky ‘must’ smell & you have to repeat the washing cycle all over again!
katie says
touch me!
I am currently in the process of job searching, and I would like an app that could help me write my resume, as well as send it out to (legitimate) job openings! It is one of the worst processes to go through! :(
lindsey says
touch me. i want to be cool like my husband’s blackberry.
Karen says
Touch Me!
I want an app that lands an iphone in my lap!!
Ashley says
“TOUCH ME”
Definitely the Craigslist app! Love it!
Kristen says
TOUCH ME!!!
Shane says
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Remember the Milk would be a great application for me. I’m lucky if I can remember the keys, let alone the milk.
Ross says
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Tariq says
TOUCH ME
Favorite App: Google Maps – get’s me through the toughest traffic in the bay area!
Amy E. says
TOUCH ME!
i don’t have an iPhone or iPod touch (i wish!) but after reading your post and checking out their site, evernote is my idea of a miracle app!!! my goodness, i do that already, but without the whole organizing thing that happens after the note/pic taking! i use my cell phone and my digital camera to snap pictures, but then i look at them later and am like ‘huh?’ and get all confused.
c’mon random.org, mama needs a new electronic gadget!!
Jessi says
TOUCH ME
I don’t have an iPhone but would love having an app that scanned the barcode in a store and told me the price of the item at other stores.
luke says
touch me- can’t live without pandora radio!!
Sarah says
TOUCH ME!
I’d love an app that would let you record a song and then search for it by the recording and give you the artist/title. Sometimes you hear songs while you’re out and you want to know what they are!
I’d also love to be able to inventory all of my food so that I would know what I had when I went grocery shopping, and that it would also use what I had inventoried to come up with meal ideas for me.
Alison says
Touch me! I would love an iPod Touch!
Mari says
TOUCH ME!
Tracey W says
TOUCH ME!!
amy says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have an iphone. If I did, I’d like an app that would tell me where I could get the best deals in town for products that I normally purchase or am in the market for, so that I don’t have to spend time scanning ads or hitting up every home improvement store in town.
Bao says
TOUCH ME! I would love an application that is constantly at work to put money into my bank account.
melanie says
TOUCH ME
my miracle app would keep track of the contacts in my freezer/pantry and be able to give me a recipe for dinner at a moment’s notice. doesn’t that sound heavenly? *swoon*
Jim says
Touch me and I’ll touch you back!
Julie Q says
TOUCH ME!
One of my favorite apps is UrbanDaddy’s “The Next Move” — essential to the ambivalent and constant fun-seeking group of Manhattanites.
Dream app would be the one where you can take a picture of a room and it will identify where the furniture, decor, etc are from (or similar findings) and price comparisons.
Sara says
TOUCH ME!
I love the level app, however my dream app would be one that shows me where I can get the exact item I want for the cheapest price possible!
Chelsea E says
TOUCH ME!!
I don’t have an iphone but my miracle app would be to have personal chef to plan all my meals!:)
Courtney H says
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OMG-YHL says
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The light saber app, without a doubt. It makes light saber sounds when you hit someone. I’m not even a star wars fan, but it’s just so fun!
thursday says
TOUCH ME!
Oh wow, would I LOVE to have one of those. *sigh* And I’ve never even held an iPhone in my hands, let alone check out the apps!
Carolyne O says
Touch Me! My app would be exactly what the Dupont folks have in mind. I am looking for new kitchen countertops!
The Design Slice says
TOUCH ME
I’ve seen an app that has monster mouths and when you put the phone in front of your face and speak the monster mouth moves up and down as you talk. It’s pretty funny :)
sarah newburn says
TOUCH ME!
i don’t have an iphone YET, we have to wait until february when we can upgrade. i have no clue what i’m going to love the most, but i recently read about an app called fatfingers.com. it lets you search for things on ebay that people typed wrong and don’t get purchased b/c they don’t show up in your search. sounds great to me!
Teng says
Touch Me! I’m hooked on the internet application.
ashley says
TOUCH ME!
My ideal app would clean my house.