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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.
Emily Pearl says
Touch Me!!!
I like pandora and mint.com apps.
Desiree Quinn says
Touch Me! Would love an app to help me pick out carpet for our basement remodel!!!
Jessica says
TOUCH ME! I’m a fan of the Mint.com application so that I’m in touch with my budget wherever I go. And if I could create a cool application I would create a recipe generator. It would allow you to plug in a few key ingredients (the stuff you have in house and have been meaning to use) and combine them into a recipe.
K.C. says
TOUCH ME!! My ipod got stolen a couple years ago and I haven’t been able to replace it. :-(
A Southern Accent says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite application that my son and I love to play together is the deep-see fishing app! It’s so much fun! Would love to win because my nephew is really wanting an iPod for Christmas – wouldn’t I be the coolest aunt ever?
Megan says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iPhone or iTouch but my miracle app would definitely be one that could answer the “what’s for dinner?” question – and prepare it!
Heather says
TOUCH ME
Shazam is a must-have in the app department!
Carolyn says
TOUCH ME!
I think I would use the level app most often. Putting up pictures and shelves on the wall is my most frustrating task. I’ve always wanted to get a level just to make sure I have things right. It always looks a little higher on one side than the other.
Jen says
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I love Scramble :) Great game!
grace says
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I don’t have one, so no idea which app I’d like the best!
Tracy says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have an iPhone =( but my dream app would be something to help me plan dinners – recipes, shopping lists, etc. It’s one of the frustrating areas in my life!
LMS52 says
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michelle says
“Touch Me”
I don’t have an i-anything (yet)…some day…
My ideal app would be one that shows you what is located in each isle of the grocery store (saving me the time of leapfrogging thru the store..lol).
Katy says
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I could use an app that would mow the lawn!
Joelle says
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Robert says
TOUCH ME…
If I could build my own application, it would be one where I could store airsoft schematics so I can easily fix my airsoft toys.
Lindsi says
TOUCH ME!
A friend of mine has the iTouch and has a whistle on it…you blow across the mic and play a whistle! There’s also a whoppie cushion that’s pretty funny.
Brent says
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Laura says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite app on my husband’s iPhone is Bubble Breaker, we are some bubble breaking fools :)
KimB says
TOUCH ME!
I would love an app to tell me the foods on sale at my fave grocery stores, so i can think of a dinner menu much faster.
Chelsea says
Touch Me! That Ikea ap is pretty exciting
Laura says
Touch me! No iphone or ipod touch, but if I win this I’d start searching for an app that picks up the clothes I leave lying around the house.
TOUCH ME says
TOUCH ME!
My dream app would be a designer in a box, load a photo of a room I want designed and it gives me options for he perfect room!
Ellen says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iPhone, so no favorite app yet, but I’d love one that would take all my recipes and spit out a great menu each week that is tailored to our schedule (working with a calendar app) and takes into consideration ingredients and leftovers.
Erin @ Fierce Beagle says
TOUCH ME! I don’t know if this app exists already, because it really should. I’d want one that keeps track of the groceries/brands that I buy most often and sends me coupons for those items without me having to do any searching.
Arielle says
TOUCH ME!
I’d love an app that helped me with the groceries- keeping track of what we’re out of, what I need for the recipes I’ve chosen that week, and matching everything up with coupons. I would love for that area of my life to be simplified!
Julie says
touch me (please) :0)
Shannon says
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I need an app that drives itself to my work, does my job, then comes home and makes delicious meals. This girl needs to be a lady of leisure.
Laurie M says
TOUCH ME!!!!
I don’t have a fav app yet…but as soon as I win, I will!!
kelly b says
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I like the app that can tell you the artist of a song that is playing – comes in handy!
Ami says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iPhone (yet :) ) but admittedly sometimes go to the Apple store to play with the apps. I really like the Jeopardy and grocery list making ones.
Katie says
TOUCH ME!!! I don’t have an ipod, iphone, ianything! Maybe it’s finally my time…
Michele says
TOUCH ME.
Laura H says
Touch Me! Could there be an app that would water my plants (inside and out)? No green thumb here! I guess I could just put it on the calendar app and have the iPod give me a reminder…
Nicole says
Touch me! My favorite app is Around Me, an app that uses your phone’s GPS to map/guide you to nearby areas of interest using keywords. (Very helpful in finding the local grocery, hardware store, etc. in unfimilar territory).
AfroWhitey says
TOUCH ME!! I want an app that turns what I say into Dath Vader speak.
Amanda says
TOUCH ME!
“Grocery G” is my favorite app by far! It allows you to create lists for any store you frequent. It will keep track of how you mark off items on your list while you’re shopping so the next time you shop it will know what order (aisle) to present them to you. It cuts grocery shopping time in half!
Mary says
TOUCH ME! I would love an app that would map out stores with the lowest prices for items that I need on my way home!
Laura says
TOUCH ME! Best app is Twitterrific!
Mandy says
TOUCH ME!! : )
I’m still rockin’ the original iPod mini from 2005, pink of course, so I am totally behind in apps! : )
The Happy Dash says
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No iphone here, but I’d love an app that would keep track of our weekly menus and what we love to eat so we can avoid eating the same meals each week!
Erin T. says
TOUCH ME!
Mary @ StyleFyles says
Touch Me!!!
My favorite app is definitely Minesweeper. I play it all the time.
Before that, it was doodlejump (another game)
Dana Beth says
TOUCH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am currently appless but i would love one that helped convice my 3 year old to eat something green or at the least non cheese based.
emilyr says
TOUCH ME!!
I don’t have an iphone :( so I really need the ipod touch!
Kimberly says
TOUCH ME!
My current favorite app is Echofon. I also love Sally’s Spa!
LaNelle says
Touch Me!
Sorry no iphone.
kat says
toucha toucha toooouch me! (i just noticed Amanda thought this too!)
I don’t have an iphone! I still have a 6 year old motorola razr that’s been dropped about 10 million times >.<
Amy says
TOUCH ME
I want an app that lets me take pictures of my house and helps me pick accessories that will look nice. For instance, I needed help picking a shower curtain that would look right in my brown tile bathroom.
Amanda says
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My favorite app, since I don’t have an iphone of my own, is the CTA app. When we’re in Chicago we can get live bus/El routing at our fingertips! It tells us when the bus will arrive, i.e. 8 minutes so we don’t have to stand outside freezing our tails off in January. Or if I want to get from point A to B it maps it out on the CTA- I love it!!!