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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.
Christy says
Touch ME!
Laurie says
TOUCH ME!! My dream app would do the laundry — everything from getting it to the laundry room to putting it away once it’s clean!
Mari-ann says
TOUCH ME!!!!!
I would want an app to upload room sizes into and my current furniture and swatches of everything. Then when I was buying something i could be sure it would fit where I wanted and match what I already have.
Molly says
touch me! I would love an ap that takes the dog out when it is raining.
Savannah Kirsche says
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Liz H says
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I’d love an app that gets me to work on time regardless of when I leave the house :)
Ashley T says
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Kelly says
Touch Me! My dream app would be one that magically puts babies to sleep.
Emily Geyer says
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Jessica Smith says
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We really like the “Docs to Go” application. It allows you to use excel, word, and powerpoint on your iphone!
Sally says
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Melissa says
TOUCH ME! I would love an ap that I could type in a couple of key ingredients I have on hand at home & it would plan a menu for that nights dinner.
Annie P. says
TOUCH ME!
My dream ap would assure me that the bus arrives at my stop exactly one minute after i got there. no more waiting around for public transportation. life would be so much easier!
Sam says
TOUCH ME! I seriously need an app to do meal planning for me and create shopping lists. If I had them, I’d use them. Oh and of course the Maid app would be great.
caroline says
TOUCH ME!
my favorite app is called unblock me; it’s a great puzzle game.
Heather D. says
TOUCH ME! I would love an app that stops my yellow lab from shedding.
Iris says
Touch Me!! Please. I would love to have an app that gives 30 minute meal ideas(including entre and sides); a list of ingredients and coupons to a local grocery store.
Joanna Pittman says
TOUCH ME!
I think Urban Spoon is great!
Gina says
Touch Me! I would love to give this away as a fundraising incentive for my school group participating in Relay for Life!!!
Melissa B. says
TOUCH ME! I would have an app that would organize my house for me:)
G&D says
Touch me!
Although I’m not sure I’d know what to do with it if I did win it. I’m slightly technologically challenged!
Susan says
Touch me! My personal favorite app is Shazam — it lets you record a snippet of music (in a restaurant, store, on the radio, etc.), identifies it for you, and then takes you right to itunes so you can buy it if you want. So easy!
Krista says
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Jen C says
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Dream app would fold laundry!
Ben says
Please TOUCH ME!
kel says
Touch me! :)
Deb quinones says
Touch me! My fave app is the one that tells where the public restrooms are and even rates their cleanliness!
Sarah Johnson says
TOUCH ME!
I have an iPhone but would love to have to not worry about using my iPhone as my iPod all the time! Those things are valuable!
My favorite app right now is Couchto5k because it’s a great running regimen for beginner or getting back to running!
My dream app would cure IBS!
DeAwna says
TOUCH ME!
My father-in-law, aka “The prankster” has an app on his iTouch that is called iFart. It’s basically a fart machine and he uses it all the time to mess with people! Gotta love the fart noises in awkward places!
Traci says
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Britiney says
TOUCH ME!!!
My favorite app is a Tetris game. :O) Nothing like a productivity sucker to cheer you up!
jessica Hogan says
TOUCH ME.. I would love to have an application that showed coupons and ideas as to which products to buy that are on sale or help with savings..
staceys says
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I don’t have an ipod touch, but whenever my friend is around I grab hers to play the App- Sally’s Spa. its a game and terribly addictive!
Betsey says
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I like the Chipotle ordering app. You can’t beat those burritos!
Jessica says
I don’t have a favorite app, because I don’t have an iPhone, but would love one!!!!
Nicole DuBois says
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Crystal says
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I would love an app that would clean my house ;)
Jessica says
TOUCH ME…I don’t have a favorite app, because I don’t have an iPhone, but would love one!!!
Emma says
TOUCH ME!
If I won the iTouch (especially since I don’t have one) I think the apps I would most use would be…
Fring (free VOIP)
Truphone (similar to Fring)
Twitterific (I Twitter…this would be AWESOME)
Organizer (My life could use some more organization :)
Integrety Logic’s Geology Ap (GIS for Itouch for various states) – I’m a GIS profession, so map apps are cool :)
Clare Schlegel says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have an i-phone but I think the app where you put in the food ingredients you have and it gives you recipes is a fabulous idea!
Thanks for the opportunity,
clare
Anna A says
TOUCH ME! I would love (and maybe this exists in some form) an app to link my favorite recipes and a shopping list. And possibly an iPhone to use it on…
Katie says
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My favorite app (i don’t know what it is called) is the one where it listens to a portion of a song and tells you who it is by. Great for good songs in commercials..
Dana says
Touch me! An app that helped me come up with dinner ideas would be a dream come true. I can never think of anything other than fajitas and spaghetti. help!
kent says
Touch me! I’m tried of hijacking my wife’s ipod, and I think she’d like to have it back. Any app is a good one.
Jessica says
Touch me! I don’t have an iAnything, so I don’t have a a favorite app, but I am always jealous of people who have Facebook on their phones…is that an app?
Kevin says
touch me. i would want an app that tells the basketball scores.
Heather M says
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I would love an app that I could input the dimensions of my room, add doors,windows, fireplaces, furniture and it would show me different ways to set it up.
Kimberly S says
TouchMe! I love the facebook app on my iphone….keeps me connected to everyone anytime i want.
Jena says
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Ali says
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And the best app by far is the Floodit app-but beware its a rather addicting game :D I steal my cousins iphone to play it-