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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.
Sandy says
I need an I-pod touch so I can keep track of the apps my kids are using!
Justin M Peterson says
Touch Me! What a great giveaway.
erin in phx says
touch me!
i have an application called “word fu”. it’s insanely addicting if you’re a fan of word games. my boyfriend and i have an ongoing competition for the high score. it’s always pretty back and forth – but i’m the current champion. yesssss! i rule.
Anna says
TOUCH ME! My miracle app would let you take a picture of food before you eat it, and tell you all of it’s nutrition info/ingredients. Not only would this help me limit portion sizes on things that are deceptively high in calories, it would keep track of everything much more easily than any of those food tracking sites.
Sandy says
“TOUCH ME!!
Oops! I almost forgot to put the most important part in…
I need an I-pod touch so I can keep track of the apps my kids are using!
Paola says
TOUCH ME!!
Jan says
TOUCH ME!!! Favorite app – Heyway
Anna M says
Touch Me!! An application designed to facilitate ordering alcohol in any of the world’s languages.
Jessica Cammarata says
Touch Me! I have been coveting one of these and hope to get one soon. Thanks for helping me to compile a list of cool apps.
Anna says
Touch Me! I would love an app that could store images of all my clothes and help me plan outfits. It would coordinate colors, check the weather report, and keep track of what I wore so I don’t wear the same things too often. (I’m unduly nervous about accidentally wearing the same outfit to weekly meetings with people I only see once a week, but I can’t for the life of me remember what I wore the week before).
Chris says
Touch Me! My dream app would be a pocket guitar tutor. Not only would it work as a tuner, but it would look up tabs, translate tabs into midi and play examples, show fingerings for all chords, and include lessons. I’m sure there are some apps that do some of these things, but I wouldn’t know since iHaveNoTouch!
Jermaine says
TOUCH ME! I would love a good app for recipes.
teamarnott says
Touch me!
IConnect4 – so fun and mindless! Just like the real game I used to play when I was little.
micha b says
TOUCH ME!
Hmmm… My ideal app would plan lessons for me. I’d gain so much free time!
Becky S. says
Touch Me! Don’t have an iphone, don’t have an itouch, don’t have an ipod…but I definitely neeedddd this itouch, The app I would invent would be a way to win this contest!
Cecelia says
TOUCH ME
miracle app- whipped up a latte.
Monica says
TOUCH ME please!!
Fav apps: All Recipes, Etsy, Amazon, Flickr, and Yoga
Thanks for the info on the apps. I am off to check them out!
Colleen says
Touch Me! I’d love an ipod touch!
courtney says
TOUCH ME!
lol! If I could have an app I would create an app so I didn’t have to type anything- just say it and it would text, type, dial, browse the web for me! (who knows, maybe it’s already invented!)
Kate says
Touch me! I would love one of these!
Allison says
TOUCH ME
I think I’d like a “where is this item (or one that’s just like it) available for less money” ap.
Rebecca says
Touch Me! Well, I don’t have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, so I don’t have a favorite app… YET. But I’ll know where to check for great apps when I get one or both someday!
brandi says
Touch me! I would love to have whatever the app is that can hear a song and tell you the title and artist. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve found myself trying to decipher lyrics in the middle of the Gap and furiously typing them into a note on my phone so I can google them later.
[email protected] says
Touch me!! Fav App is Sallys Spa, sorry I dont have a more many suggestion John lol
heidi says
touch me! My favorite app is not home related … it’s Scramble 2 (keeps my inner word geekiness at bay).
Britney A. says
TOUCH ME.
the whoopie cushion app. Channelling my inner 3rd grader with that one…
michelle francis says
Touch Me – pls
Jamie V. says
TOUCH ME
I’m a big fan of Urban Spoon!
Meredith says
Touch Me! My miracle app would scrape my popcorn ceilings at the push of a button. And prime and paint them while it was at it.
Amy Jo says
Touch Me! I don’t have one…so I have no idea what apps there are/are not. I would love one, though…
Albion Chrisman says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite app is Zenbe Lists…the perfect way to keep track of groceries needed at the store, things to get done around the house, or things I want to get on my next trip to Ikea.
Catherine says
TOUCH ME!
I love Tap Tap Revenge=)
Sarah says
Touch Me!! There is already an app for practically everything :O)
Stephanie says
TOUCH ME! I’m a big fan of Bejeweled for those quick breaks I get to relax between work, baby and life.
Erynn says
Touch me!!
I have been coveting this gadget for far too long now…I haven’t had the privilege of getting acquainted yet, but my perfect ap would have something to do with magically knowing my mood and providing a shopping list and recipe for what to make for dinner every night!! LOVE the blog!
Linda says
TOUCH ME!
I wish Verizon had the iPhone, but since it doesn’t I would at least love the iPod touch so I can get myself a GPS app so I won’t get so lost all the time!
Amy C. says
Touch me! I would love an app that lets you organize photos of all your clothes so you can use it when you go shopping! :)
Emily says
Touch me! I don’t have an iPod but I hear there is an app that can direct you to where you parked your car….this would sure save me lots of wandering. :)
b. martin says
Touch Me!
Stephanie M says
Touch Me! I don’t have a favorite app as I don’t have an iAnything but hopefully soon I will!
Cheryl Morris says
Touch me!!! My i-phone app. would be keep a record of plants planted in my vegetable garden and will provide all sorts of additional information including recipes regarding these vegatables.
karah says
Touch me! Didn’t even know this existed, but looks like there are some cool apps.
Jennifer says
TOUCH ME!! Ooooooh, I’ve been wanting one of these!
bailey says
Touch me!
I would love an app that you could give a list of ingredients you had on hand, and it would spit out some recipes that used those ingredients. I’m sure there is something out there that does this already though!
leslie says
touch me! one of my favorite apps is the to-do list — I can prioritize my to-do list, and check each item off when they’re done! Easy peasy!
Ashley says
TOUCH ME! My bank (USAA) has an app that lets you take a picture of your check and deposit it on the spot! SO convenient.
Jennifer Hayes says
TOUCH ME!!!!!!
If I could have an miracle app it would be the clean up after the kids app.
Kate says
TOUCH ME! apps? I don’t even know where to begin . . .
Bree says
Touch! Me! Please!
I need an app that gives me the skinny (reviews, user reviews, whatnot) on specific wines when I’m at the liquor store.
Rachel says
TOUCH ME!!!
If I could create an App, I’d have one pick out my outfit for the day based on whats in fashion and what the weather will be! That would make my morning soooo much easier!