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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.
Dan says
TOUCH ME! That is, after you’ve thoroughly washed your hands and used an ample supply of hand sanitizer. I don’t have an ipod phone or touch but I would love for a retirement countdown app, if there already isn’t one available. Simply enter the date you want to retire, and on the main screen it counts down days, hours, minutes, and seconds and plays “It’s the Final Countdown”, too, until the big day comes.
stacy says
Touch me. Qwordy
bev rogers says
TOUCH ME! I don’t own one, but my app would keep track of all my finances for me at one touch – if it doesn’t already!
Mariah says
Touch me!
I am loving the shakeit! app right now. It takes your photos off your phone and turns them into polaroids, with the slow developing effect and everything!
Becca says
Touch Me… I love the app that counts your calorie intake, I know that has nothing to do with homes but I still love it.
melanie says
TOUCH ME!!!
i’d love an app that helps me plan my outfits every morning. that would be amazing!
Beth says
TOUCH ME! I would loveeee an iPod Touch. And I dream of an iPhone, but I don’t have one of those either. But if I did, maybe it could have an app that would edit my husband’s papers for me (he’s an MDiv student)… I would love it!
Erin R says
TOUCH ME!
I’d have a pandora type app for two things. One for recipes and one for home decor.
Brock H. says
“TOUCH ME”
Kristi Rediske says
OK-“TOUCH ME”-I do not have an I-phone but I want one real bad-I have wanted an IPod touch too-anyway-I don’t know much about the applications but the only application I have seen is one that gives all kind of facts-I think it is fun-it would help out while waiting in a doctors office-oh I know-I would like an application that would get people that you hire to actually show up when you want them to and when they say they will come=that would be soooo helpful-HA!
Kelly says
Touch me! I *think* it would make my life easier, but in reality it would probably be more complicated in the moments when I’m trying to figure out this new technology that has breezed by me!
Michelle Adams says
Touch Me!!!!
Cool! Thanks for the chance!
Britney Rule says
Touch me! I don’t have an iphone, but how about a miracle app that cleans the house? I know, I’m dreaming.
Kelsi says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have one but have been drooling over it for a while. Dream Ap? One that can scan brains from anywhere in the room so I know what someone is thinking. Wouldn’t that be rad? No one said how big or small I could dream =) OR an app that would scan my closet/home so that when I was out shopping, I would know if I need eggs, lightbulbs, or another white sweater.
Lauren says
Touch Me! I don’t have an iPod (any version) or iPhone, but I would like a room layout app. You know, put in your room measurements, furniture measurements, etc and be able to shuffle them around to get an idea of what will work where. If this already exists, cool, but I still couldn’t use it without the iPod Touch I hope to win!
michelle munoz says
“TOUCH ME”
hmmm… i think id love an app that would help me be the winner! lol
melissa moss says
TOUCH ME!
Rachel says
Touch Me!
No clue about apps. I don’t have an iPhone!
Rachel McCall says
TOUCH ME
Tara says
Touch Me !
Can I get an app that does the laundry?
Amy says
TOUCH ME!
I like the “bump” app.- my husband can bump his iphone (literally just bump phones) against my iphone and he can transfer photos and other things into my phone from his (and vice versa)- it’s unreal!
Jennie Gift says
Touch Me! I would be happy to hear about the check balancing app and anything else you find as I am new to the app world.
Allison says
TOUCH ME! Would love to experience a new apple product! My i-pod is over 5 years old!!
Mike T says
TOUCH ME!!
My favorite app has got to be Last.fm. Similar to Pandora, this app lets you stream music like a custom radio station just for you. Plus the best part, no commercials ever! Can’t beat that.
Erin says
Touch ME!!!
I would like one that would do the dishes and one that helps the dog clean up after himself!
Cynthia says
Touch me! I have an old school iPod mini but would LOVE a new ipod touch for an early birthday present (my big day is next week – Nov. 5)!
Amy C. says
TOUCH ME! For sure need an app that will do my ironing. Why can’t everything be wrinkle free?
Samantha says
Touch Me! I would love an app that would cook for me, so I could spend more time on projects I enjoy.
Tiffany E says
Touch me! I don’t have anything to download apps onto but I hope that changes soon!
Emily Baer says
TOUCH ME! No iphone yet, but I would love an app that would give me a simple recipe run down for the week and then break that down into a shopping list for the week. It would save heaps of time and keep meals exciting because there would be new recipes all of the time. It would be cool if you could rate the recipe once you have tried it and depending on the rating system it would toss out the bad ones and recycle the good ones! Maybe I’ll work on creating it with all of the spare time I have right now :-)
Kristin says
touch me!
A checkbook balancing app sounds like heaven. So does a dishes/dog/floor washing app. And a diaper-changing app.
cory says
touch me!
Bernadette says
TOUCH ME!!
Becky M says
TOUCH ME! flixster….
Christina says
TOUCH ME.
I would love an app that washed your car and maybe a nice wax job!
micah says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an ipod touch but I would love to have Pandora with me on the go!
Bonnie says
Touch me….
My favorite app is the weather one! always helps me to determine where or not I need my umbrella!
-Bonnie.
amanda says
TOUCH ME
I would love a miracle app that would: (1) organized my life (2) balanced work/home/checkbook (3) helped plan for the future (personal goals) & (4) was my “cheerleader”
Shiri says
TOUCH ME! I would create an app that does my job for me so I could play all day.
Julie says
Touch me! Please!! (But again, not in a perverse way.)
I don’t have an iPhone, iPod Touch or anything snazzy like that, so I’m sure anything I could dream of already has an app that I am missing out on using!
Sarah says
TOUCH ME. How about an app that would go grocery shopping for me?
Christy says
Touch Me
jmarie says
“TOUCH ME”
I don’t have an iphone. I think the evernote app seems like something a compulsive list maker like me could use.
Lex Clark says
TOUCH ME!
nikki says
Touch Me!
Kelly says
TOUCH ME!
Oh how I would love an iPod Touch. I know it’s an old school app, but we just moved into a new house and are going to tackle putting up pictures in the next week or two. We keep saying how great it would be to have that handy level!
Kelli says
Touch Me!
My favorite app is Pandora for my favorite music while working out or cleaning house.
Chelsea says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite app was the “water” screen saver (before my husband stole my iPod touch!).
MJ says
Touch me
Melissa says
TOUCH ME!
My fav iPhone app is called Midomi.
It is a music identifier that you recognizes music via
a) playing music (ie radio, or in a restaurant)
b) typing lyrics or artists name to do a search
c) singing the song your self!
Once Midomi searches for your song, you can preview and download it immediately on iTunes!
It is the only app I have paid for ($4.99) but it was money well spent. :)