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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.
Melissa says
TOUCH ME!!
Pat B. says
TOUCH ME!
I would love an app that mutes my husband :-D I’m just kidding of course honey :)
Elise says
TOUCH ME!
i haven’t entered the ipod touch slash iphone club yet, maybe this is my lucky day.
Angela says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iPhone so I don’t know what kind of apps there are but I think I would like one that does laundry. It seems to be neverending!
Katie G. says
Touch Me!!!
For me, any app would be magical because I don’t have any!!!
Genevieve Haudricourt says
Touch me! I would love a touch so I could listen to internet radio at work:)
Brandi says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite app is Shazam! I’m a music junkie and I love the fact that I can just turn the app. on whenever I hear a song I like and it tells me the name of the song and artist! I’ve used it so many times!
Micaela Hermann says
TOUCH ME
I need an app to take the dog for a walk and feed it
Allison says
touch me!
Tawna Summerhays says
TOUCH ME!!!!
Bao says
TOUCH ME! Any application would be awesome since I’m not very tech savvy.
Funnelcloud Rachel says
TOUCH ME!
I’m missing out on these cool apps – no iPhone. :( But I’d love to win the iPod Touch and see what I’ve been missing…and dream of an app that could clean my house!
Trisa says
TOUCH ME!
My miracle app would be a babysitter. :)
Maggie says
TOUCH ME…
Lissa says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iPhone or iPod Touch (although boy do I drool over them….), but my perfect program would very nicely guilt me into getting my butt to the gym after work. Enough guilt to make me go, but not enough to need to drown my sorrows in more chocolate. :-)
Allison M says
TOUCH ME! :)
I would love an app that helps budget everything. Kind of like Mint.com’s app but better.
Thanks!
Candice says
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Michelle says
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My dream app: something that tracks all the restuarants that I want to try – including address, phone, hours, general location within the city, meals served, type of food and even pdf menus when available AND a way to sort by a number of different attributes. Too often I find myself relying on old-standbys because I can’t remember where a particular place I want to try is located.
Mary Lynn says
Touch Me!
I don’t know an iPhone, but I’d love to have one. My BFF’s fav app is the barcode scanner that let’s you look up prices.
Lou Xiong says
Touch Me! I love taking pictures so the camera application is great. It would be so much better if it was 100 mega pixals!
Dale Martz says
TOUCH ME
Jessica says
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I am a reality TV and celeb junkie, so I love the Celeb Gossip app. It pulls from Perez, People, TMZ, etc. Sad, I know.
Jenny says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have an iphone so no apps yet but having an app plan dinner a dinner for every night that takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and get my shopping list together would be great.
Amanda P. says
Touch me!
I don’t have a favorite app – because I don’t have an iTouch yet! But when I win I will let you know!
Thanks for all of these awesome giveaways. I haven’t won anything… yet….. but I have fun entering!
Alexa says
TOUCH ME!
I sometimes snatch my boyfriend’s iPhone to play Sheep Launcher, Scrabble or Spider: the Secret of Bryce Manor.
Veronica says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have an iPhone..I’m a BlackBerry kinda girl…but would love a new iPod Touch to listen to when I iron and do housework!
sarah says
TOUCH ME! I only have a sad little BlackBerry, so no apps here, but if I were to create my own, I’d LOVE an app that would let you take a picture or scan something in a magazine or on a website, then search the internet till it found the item for you. I feel like every time I’m looking through a magazine or a blog, people rarely say where the cool item is from and it drives me nuts!
Sou says
TOUCH ME PLEASE!
Jennifer says
TOUCH ME!
I love the Urban Spoon app and I think it would be awesome to have an app that balances your checkbook!
Heather Joly says
TOUCH ME!!!
Jess Y says
Touch me! I have an iphone so I would prob give as a gift. Probably.
Sarah says
TOUCH ME – A personal assistant app would be perfect!
Robin says
Touch me! (please) (thank you)
Keri says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iphone or ipod touch so I don’t have a favorite app…. yet :]
maura says
touch me!- your it!
Jeremy says
Touch Me!
I am a fan of the Chris Cooley app – gives instant updates from his blog and the latest Redskins info. (Although it hasn’t been that great this year!)
Michelle| When I Grow Up Coach says
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crystal l. says
TOUCH ME! An app that gives me a yummy recipe to make for dinner each night!
Jason H. says
TOUCH ME!
Jamie Seals says
“TOUCH ME”
Mark On Call is the best application. The application will let you create rooms in accurate shapes and sizes, lay down flooring, add and place architectural pieces, appliances, furniture…you name it, all via your phone. You can even take iPhone photos of colors and textiles and place them in the room to see what works what doesn’t.
MegM says
TOUCH ME!
No iPhone here, but if I could have one that learns lines and lyrics for me (I’m into community theater :-D), that’d be great! And, I must say that my fiance and I love inserting “There’s an app for that” into irrelevant everyday conversation!
Heather G. says
Touch Me! I would love an iPod touch application that could help me make decorating decisions easier! I’m sure there is one out there – but I don’t have an iPod, so I wouldn’t know.
Carrie says
“Touch Me”
Stephanie S says
TOUCH ME all ova. : )
I dont’t have an iphone/itouch YET!
Diane says
TOUCH ME!!
What a great prize! I would like an app that would help me with room layouts – and selecting colors to decorate the room once it determines the optimum placement of furniture. Is that too much to ask? :)
Cheyenne H. says
TOUCH ME!
Changing dirty diapers…is there an app for that?
Io says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have an iphone so I don’t know about the apps, but I could use one that keeps track of my pantry and then tells me what I can make with the ingredients I have.
jenn says
TOUCH ME
I dont have an iphone unfortunately :( But I would love an app that helped me pick out paint colors. The color capture app sounds awesome!
Danielle Jalbert says
“TOUCH ME”
No iPhone yet but my friend has an app that brings up recipes and what’s needed for them when you’re in the grocery store – that would be a huge help for me!
Nancy says
TOUCH ME!
I think a fun app would be one that would suggest ways to put the existing pieces of clothing in my closet together for new looks! And maybe it could also suggest pieces to look for when shopping to complete a new outfit! AND tell me where to find said pieces…for cheap!!