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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.
Sarah S says
TOUCH ME!
Natalie says
TOUCH ME!!!
Gini says
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I would love a Young House Love magical app, that would help me make tricky designer decisions right at my finger tips! It would be great, instead of pulling my hair out, pining for hours over which teal blue paint to pick at the Hardware store, I would bust out my YHL app and ask the experts:)
Anne says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iPhone or iTouch but the first app I would get would be Snood! Other than that I would really like one that would help me plan meals and create a grocery list with it and also calculate my caloric intake.
Aimee says
TOUCH ME!
An app that would iron clothing for me would be fantastic! ;)
Julie says
TOUCH ME! Hmmm, change diapers, clean my house, do laundry…
Alisha says
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Juliette H. says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite app has to be the map function, plain and simple. Without it, I would be lost. Literally. All the time. It’s made getting to know Richmond, my new city by only a year now, much easier.
Teeni says
Touch me! No iPhone or Touch, but if I had one, I would have a terrible time narrowing down just one app. There are a lot of them that look fantastic!
Bethany G. says
TOUCH ME!!!!!!
My favorite app is Human Japanese. I am learning the Hiragana right now, and plan on using my newly acquired Japanese skills next time I visit my brother and his wife in Japan!
My other favorite app is Guitar Toolkit, which I haven’t bought yet, but I can’t wait to learn guitar with my iPhone!!!
Trevor says
Touch me! I want an app that helps me choose a suitable beer. Is there one for that?
Kara says
TOUCH ME
If I had an iPhone or iPod, I’d like the app that turns pictures into Polaroid-look-alikes or the one that helps you coordinate colors. And then my dream app would help me find the cheapest prices on all of my grocery items and plan the easiest route to find them all.
Rowan says
Touch me! I want an app that helps me organize my gift-giving for the holidays.
Julie H says
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Allison R. says
Touch Me! I would love an iPod touch for the application that lets you make outfits. (The part of the commercial where they made Gap outfits. Yum!)
Mary H. says
Touch Me! No iPhone for me here either. But the coolest app I saw would tell you what song was playing by ‘capturing’ some of whatever was playing. Would be totally helpful with my name-this-song fanatic of a husband!
Aubrey Taylor says
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Regina says
“TOUCH ME”
I don’t have an iphone, but the app I would like is to give me new dinner ideas, so I don’t have to go thumbing through cookbooks…
ChaChi says
“TOUCH ME” My app would be a calorie/exercise log … holidays are coming
Mandy says
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Tiffany Brown says
TOUCH ME!
I would love to see mint.com have a great app. For budgeting etc. & it could alert you when your speniding over your limit….My miracle app. lol Shoot if it’s really anything I want can it cook for me too? Fine.
ashley d says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an itouch but I’ve played with my friend’s. The Shazam app is amazing and hangman is fun to play when you’re bored.
Dani says
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Although I don’t have an iTouch, I’d like the Bump app…or is that just for the iPhone? Either way, it’s mad cool. I’ve seen it in action and can’t wait to “bump” someone.
Olga says
TOUCH ME
Since we’re talking about our ideal app ;) mine would do yardwork. LOL There never seems to be enough time for it all!
Colleen B. says
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Jennifer S. says
TOUCH ME — my favorite app is Sudoku!
Jessica says
TOUCH ME!
I am a celeb gossip junkie, so I love the CG app which pulls news from TMZ, Perez, and People. Sad, I know.
Mimi says
Touch me please! I need an ipod so that I can be as “cool” as my kids.
Kylene says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite iPhone app is the Kindle app. I’m a huge book nerd so any chance I can read, the better.
Michelle says
TOUCH ME- my dream app would allow me to buy my groceries from my phone and have them delivered
Trevor says
TOUCH ME!
We don’t eat out very often, but I think Urban Spoon is a pretty cool app. Might be a sweet tool when we can’t decide where to eat. Just shake the iPod/iPhone and let the program decide.
Lindsey Rowland says
TOUCH ME……. PLEASE! I have been debating if I should ask for an Ipod Touch for Christmas or break down and get one now. I would love to win this one.
I would want an app that would clean my kitchen and bathroom! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
Tammy says
TOUCH ME!
(can’t believe I said that – I don’t even know you)
Katie says
touch me!
Alicia D says
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Unfortunately, I don’t have an iPhone or iPod touch. So, I don’t have a favorite app.
Laine says
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I don’t have an Iphone or know much about apps, but my friend created the Tumblr for Iphone app, so I’ll call that my favorite.
Tracy says
Touch me! I would love an app that would come up with the perfect presents for my family and friends based on profiles that I create for them.
Karen says
Touch Me! I like the idea of downloading recipes and having an app that could make a shopping list for you sounds great. Anyone . . .
Dani McFarland says
TOUCH ME! No ipod here, but I think there’s a funny one called Animal Talk that looks nifty.
Erica says
Touch me! I don’t have a iTouch, but if I did, I would look for an application that would help me get more organized!
Tashia D says
“TOUCH ME”
I am behind the times too and do not own an iPhone…sad…but if I did I would want an app that could help me organize everything in my house. Do they have that already?
Amanda says
“TOUCH ME”
I have an IPOD touch and I love my budgeting apps. They help me know exactly how much I can spend on what and when!
Lisa in Seattle says
TOUCH ME!
I need an app called “Look out!” that is customized for being outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. I could snap a pic of something I’m not sure about, and the app would say, “Look out! That’s Poison Ivy!” or “Look out! That’s cougar scat!” Believe me, those are two things you really want to be able to recognize.
Kelsey T. says
TOUCH ME
I don’t have an Iphone so it is hard for me to say what I would like. But I wouldn’t mind having an app that would plan weekly dinner menus according to my (very picky) tastes.
Thank you!
Amanda Soon-To-Be-T says
TOUCH ME! I have a Pre, and sadly the app I use the most is Bubbles (it’s a game like Bejeweled). I’m dying to get a gps run tracker apps for the thing, but it’s not available yet. The Pandora app is also really nice. I even sprung for the Pandora yearly membership just so I could run with commercial-free music.
Paula says
touch me!
Since I don’t own an iPhone, I wouldn’t know about any cool applications, but how about an App that does touch you … not like that .. but as a hand held massager/phone??? – nice! :)
Rachel Tombes says
Touch me!!!! Please?
Emily says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have a iphone or itouch, but a miracle app would pay for all my renovations!
Tiffany says
TOUCH ME!!
I would love an app. that would count my calories and my steps for the day… instead of wearing a body bug all day, my phone is always with me, so one less thing to worry about!!
Gin says
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I don’t have a favorite because I don’t have the phone but if I could make one I’d say something that allows you to put in a product and it suggests a better, more green or eco-friendly alternative!