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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.
Michelle says
TOUCH ME!
I’ve been itching to get my hands on an iPhone!
Megan H says
Touch Me! Any sort of money management app would be great for me :)
lauren says
TOUCH ME!!!
definitely an app that makes dinner — dream boat!
Denise says
Touch me! I don’t have an iphone, so I don’t know any apps, but, hmm… I think I’d like some sort of recipe app where you can put in the ingredients that you have on hand, and it can suggest a recipe for you. Wait… do they have something like that already?
Jennifer says
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I’ve been jealous of my brothers iPhone since the moment he got it, and one of the coolest apps he has is the one where you told it up to the radio to find out what song is playing (no idea what its called) There have been so many times Ive wished I had it!
Cambry says
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Eric says
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Audrey says
TOUCH ME! I don’t own an iPhone, but I’d love an app that would pick up our dog messes outside. I love cleaning – bathrooms, yard, and dishes included – but that’s one chore I just can’t stand!
Terri Gamble says
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I don’t have an iPhone yet but have phone envy as my son and daughter doo. I would love an app that would count my calories for the day
Heather says
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An app that speaks dog and could explain what I mean when I’m trying to train her would be just fabulous:)
Nikki says
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It’s boring by the Facebook app gets by far the most action on my iphone. Followed closely by Epicurous…
Erin B. says
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I would LOVE an app that would plan all of my meals for the week. It’s hard to be creative when you don’t have a lot of time…
Dan says
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celene s says
TOUCH ME…an extra wedding fund app would be GREAT!!
Meredith says
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Karen K says
TOUCH ME
check out the target app. It can tell you the closest target to your present location, and once in a target, you can enter in the item you’re looking for, and it will tell you what aisle it is in. Worked great on Epsom salts!
laura s says
Touch me! My miracle app would enter me in all these cool giveaways.
Heather says
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I don’t have an iphone, but I am pretty jealous of my friends who have the Ben color app and also the one where you can record a little bit of a song you hear on the radio and it will tell you what song it is. So amazing!
Becky says
“TOUCH ME”
I seriously need to check this app out. I’m have major issues picking the counter tops out for our house.
PS. Your giveaways always rock!
Jen Gould says
“TOUCH ME!”….I don’t have anything iPod related, yet, but if I did, I would love an app that reminds me when to send out my bills and birthday cards.
Jenni says
TOUCH ME!!
I think the app, Ocarina, is really cool. It turns your phone into a flute. Completely pointless, but fun nonetheless
Carrie says
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I’m not cool enough to have an Iphone yet! =(
Mike at The Big Stick says
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Alisa D says
Touch me! I don’t have an iphone, so I am not sure which apps are out there…
Laroux says
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Amanda says
TOUCH ME! I love the application where you shake the phone and it gives you restaurant suggestions in your location.
Danielle H says
TOUCH ME!
I would absolutely be lost without my iPhone (sad but true). My favorite app is Facebook. whenever I am bored I go on there and see whats going on.
Christina Vazquez says
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I would go with Pandora or Snood, at least those are the ones that seem useful. Music + time-suck game = things to do while waiting in line, etc.
Stef says
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Jessie (Vegan-minded) says
TOUCH ME!!
Sadly, I do not have iphone (or any kind of smart phone for that matter) so I don’t know about any cool apps. I would love to win this ipod and discover some though!
Sarah @ Dream In Domestic says
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I don’t have an iPhone, but right now I could really use an app that would rewrite the paper I just wrote on the book I was supposed to write it on since I wrote the whole thing on the wrong book and now have to read the book I was supposed to write it on and rewrite the paper. That would be a miracle…
Laura D says
TOUCH ME!
I would like an app that unloads the dishwasher.
Ashley says
Touch me! I also have verizon, therefore no iPhone for me :( reading through these comments i am envious of other’s favorite apps though. the scanning barcode to get the best price would be awesome, since i love a good bargain!
Sabrina says
TOUCH ME!!!!
I would love an app that lets me input the meals I’m planning to cook this week, and then the app would tell me what ingredients I need to purchase, and whether or not I already have enough of that ingredient at home. Wouldn’t that be super handy? :)
Abby says
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I don’t have an iPhone…but I think about them all the time! If there was an app to magically clean out the refrigerator that would be the best! That is my least favorite household job!
chris says
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Jen Z. says
TOUCH ME!!!!!! I don’t have an iphone either, but I would love to use interior decorating apps. Great give away!
amanda says
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I wish they had an app I could save all my dinner recipes to and when I click on it it would enter all the ingredients I need into my grocery list organized my section.
Emily says
“TOUCH ME!” I would want an app that keeps track of what’s in the fridge, and messages me when we’re out of milk, eggs, etc!
Melissa C says
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Lesley says
Touch Me! I don’t have an iPhone yet but want one so bad – damn verizon service. I think I would love a menu/grocery list planner.
Cathy says
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I would love an app that would clean up all the clutter in my apartment.
Meredith says
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I don’t have an Iphone or anything cool like that, but if I could create the perfect app it would let me upload recipes from cookbooks that I have (and love) and generate a grocery shopping list based on what we already have so we can stop buying so much flour! I’m not sure if that’s actually a feasible app though, so the next best thing would be an app where you could pull up a date in your datebook and it would tell you not only what you have to do that day, but everything that you have to do to be prepared for that day. Here’s hoping!
Eryn Chandler says
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Mary Buckelew says
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Boy, I hope I win won of these contests some day! Thank you for the opportunities, YHL!
Maria says
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Pandora is a great app.
Laura in LA says
Touch me! I would like an app that runs errands for me while at work. Thankyouverymuch.
Joanna says
TOUCH ME!!
Er … I love the games. Currently I Dig It is a household favorite.
Jennifer Rutherford says
TOUCH ME!!!
I would love an app that could change dirty diapers! Ha!
Elizabeth says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have an iPhone but I would run out to the store right now if it would mop the kitchen floor for me.