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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.
Ashley says
TOUCH ME!
Matt says
TOUCH ME!
Jen Reis says
Touch Me!
Love any ap that keeps a three year old entertained while waiting for a table in a restaurant!
Jessica M says
“TOUCH ME!”
Charlotte says
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Steph says
Touch me :)
Pandora and Slacker Radio I use daily!
Kendra says
TOUCH ME!!!! I love OOtunes. It Lets me listen to radio shows from my home state!
Ashley says
TOUCH ME!!!
My app would be sure to turn on my office lights/clock in/etc so that my boss thinks that I am always in the office on time or early!
jessica wolf says
TOUCH ME!
Rachel B. says
TOUCH ME!
My miracle app would be one that could grade all the essays I get (I’m an English teacher). :)
Matt says
TOUCH ME!!
Allison Payne says
Touch Me!
No iphone here, but I would like an app to vacumn my hardwood floors and maybe add a little orange-glo for shine afterwards!
Brenda D. says
TOUCH ME!
Rebie says
TOUCH ME! One of my favorite apps is the Tipulator. It’s very helpful when you’re with a big group of friends to divide the check and figure out the tip.
Allison says
TOUCH ME
I like the translator app on my mac
Evan says
TOUCH ME
Blue Friends!
Juli says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite app is the game Scramble which I am always stealing my friends’ IPODs so I can play it. Fun stuff.
allison says
TOUCH ME
Courtney says
TOUCH ME I need a cook it for me dinner app.
Kimberly P says
Touch Me. I still own a flip phone.
Sarah says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have a Touch yet (**tear**), but I would love an app that creates awesome playlists for me, so that I don’t have to scroll through my entire iTunes library…there must be an easier way!
Jennifer C. says
TOUCH ME
miracle app: prices of the lowest gas station in the nearby area.
rachel says
TOUCH ME!
i don’t have an iPhone or an iPod touch, but i’ve used my friends’ and i love the guitar app! you basically finger and strum chords and it’s like playing guitar…except on your phone. pretty sweet.
Kathryn Stewart says
TOUCH ME!
brittany b says
touch me!
i would dig at app that is an alarm with a snooze buttom that freezes time so I dont have get up!
Heather H says
TOUCH ME!!
hugh w says
touch me…i think the ikea app sounds great. that way my wife doesnt wonder around the wharehouse part of ikea clueless about the aisle something is on.
Lauren says
TOUCH ME! If I had an Iphone, I would create an app that would “shock” people when they started annoying me…….I mean that in a nice way :)
Daniel L. says
TOUCH ME
brittany b says
touch me. i would totally dig an alarm app with a snooze button that freezes time.
Brendy says
TOUCH ME
I would like an app to clean the cat’s litter box. Is it that good?
Barb Cox says
“TOUCH ME!!!!”
I have a couple of favorite apps…
Say Where – say where you want to find something and what you want to find then it shows those things on Google maps
Shazam – because my nine yr old always wants to know who is the group on the radio
Puzzle games!! Fling, Toki Tori and Peggle are favs right now.
LOVE MY IPHONE!!!
Emily P says
TOUCH ME!
Michelle says
TOUCH ME
I would really love an app that planned all of my meals, made my shopping list and electronically “clipped coupons” for everything on my shopping list!!!
Jana says
TOUCH ME!
I need an app to prevent me from whimsically surfing around Web sites when I have a research paper to write. Like right now, ugh. Love it though!
Terry says
TOUCH ME!
I’ll let you kow my favorite app when I have an itouch!
Ashley says
“TOUCH ME”
I would like an application that is similar to Pandora Radio, but it searches for children’s videos.
Juliet says
OH TOUCH ME!
The Ikea app sound cool as does Pandora’s! If they could come up with an app that actaully makes dinner for me OHH priceless!
suzanne says
Touch me, touch ME, touch MEEEEEE………………
My app would be entering random tasks and it would plan them for me on various days of the week! And balance my checkbook,too! :)
Suzanne
Courtney says
TOUCH ME!! I would create an application that would take all the items in my pantry, fridge, and freezer and create a menu plan for the week that requires little to no grocery shopping.
Kristin T says
TOUCH ME.
I wish there was an app that did the dishes.
Nick says
TOUCH ME!!! Not sure if one exists, but I would like a fantasy football application that takes my line-up and creates a game plan.
Brandy says
TOUCH ME
Tracie P says
Touch Me
I don’t have an iphone or the ability to get apps, so I don’t know it there is one for creating menus, but that’s what I’d want! Tell me what to make for dinner cause between the both of us we can never decide!
Sarah says
Touch me! Alas, there is no money in the budget for a fancy iphone. However, one of my friends from college is responsible for the Cooking bacon app. Its hilarious and completely pointless. Awesome!
Alison F. says
Touch me!
Jennifer says
TOUCH ME!
Shazam is my favorite app!
Destiny D says
Touch me!
My app would be housework. I’ve recently realized that I love to organize, but I’m not fond at all of the cleaning that needs to happen before I organize… Honestly, I do like to complicate the simplest of things!
Kristin Hevel says
I hate to admit this but I’d say my favorite application is TMZ, it passes the time on ridiculous celebrity gossip!
Emily says
Touch me! I’ve never used the app, but I use the website: mint.com It’s a great (and free!) way to keep track of money!