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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.
Christa M says
TOUCH ME!
I would love an app that could read my creative mind and execute my ideas better than I can!
Brittany says
TOUCH ME!!
I don’t have an I-Phone, but I have heard of all the amazing apps from my hubby (his boss has one), and I can alrady tell that if I get one, I will be glued to it 24/7!! lol
Lindz L says
TOUCH ME
I dont have a favorite app (yet)..maybe there could be one that would go to work and do my job for me. I don’t know if anyone would notice :)
Kelly says
TOUCH ME!
I haven’t been introduced to the world of apps, but I would love a meal planning app.
Betsy says
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I <3 the Netflix app!
LibbyJames says
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My fav application is Google Skymaps, shows you where all the stars are in relation to where you are standing. super cool
Michael Mc says
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Soduku and the NPR app are sweet.
susan says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite Iphone App is Camera Bag- I can convert my little phone snaps to vintage polaroid, holga or 70’s era square images all at the touch of a button.. makes everything seem a little more special!
I sure could use an ipod touch for my upcoming trip! :)
Julia says
Touch Me I dont have an ianything so I think it would be cool if they had an app for green cleaning tips. Like how to get dog pee out of a wool rug.
Maddie E says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t have an iPod touch, but my fiance does, and he sports scoring update app. I can’t get him off of it on Sundays.
Beth says
TOUCH ME!
I would love an app that cleans my apartment!
Jenny says
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I just need a simple to-do list app to keep me organized.
MeggyD says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t know many apps – but would love a color coordinating app! For Clothes and Decorating decor – pick a color and the app would pick other unexpected colors to create a unique color scheme!
Lauren says
TOUCH ME. Don’t have an ipod with apps, but this sounds cool.
skb says
Touch me! I’ve never used an app, so I don’t have a favorite. Would it be too much to ask to have one that would clean my house for me?
Jamie says
TOUCH ME
I like the GPS apps on my husband’s iphone…life saver
Elizabeth says
TOUCH ME!
I think the level would be pretty cool as well as the Ikea finder.
alicia says
Ah…TOUCH ME…in the sassy Samantha Fox voice from the song of the same name (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZSbkYjQer8). I don’t have an ipod or an iphone, but I do have a blackberry and I LOVE my Sol Mania…21 different versions of solitare, I can play it all day long!
Emily Wallace says
TOUCH ME!
I would love it to write and categorize a budget. That way you could enter expenses, and it would automatically put them in the correct category!
Jill W. says
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Sarah says
TOUCH ME!!!
I don’t have an ipod touch or phone but last week when I got lost in Atlanta trying to drive back home to Charleston I was cursing myself for cursing GPSs and wishing I had something that had apps on it…OH…OH…and then my IPod with well over 3000 songs on it DIED once I got home. So sweet, it held on for the duration of my road trip but now its gone and I dont know how to deal!!
Jamie says
“TOUCH ME” recipes would be a great I touch for me.
Rachel P says
“TOUCH ME” I don’t have an iPod Touch, so I’d just be excited to try out all the cool apps out there already! :)
CeCe says
TOUCH ME! I’d like a cooking app that would make my grocery list for me, send it to the store where they would have it ready to pick up, and then talk me through cooking the dish. I’m not sure if that makes me lazy or just efficient ;)
Emily says
TOUCH ME! My miracle app would take my dog outside in snowy weather to do his business and then wipe him off before he came inside… that is my least favorite chore in winter!
Sarah says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite iPhone app is a tie between solitaire (throw back to my pre-mac days) and Allcreipes.com Dinner Spinner (free!) where you can search tons of recipes by time, course and even ingredient. I love to use it last minute to help me use up things I already have on hand to make a great meal or dessert!
McCaulie says
TOUCH ME!
Please!! I don’t have a phone with apps (yep it’s a sad reality) but I would love an app that I could do digital scrapbooking on!!
Amy says
TOUCH ME!!! PLEASEEEEEE!!! ;o)
My miracle app would be one that could do my laundry. I’d be all over that- I hate this chore! *as I march upstairs to face a pile of clothes the size of Mt. Everest- sigh*
Alena says
TOUCH ME!
I think there’s an app for everything I can think of! I’m a haircolorist, so I’d like an app that answers my phone and schedules my appointments FOR me. Basically, a secretary that doesn’t make mistakes on my book. Now, I’m dreaming :)
Jennifer says
TOUCH ME!
I am trying to eat healthy and there is an app linked to my Spark People page that I can track my food from. Great for on the go! Its on my husbands iPod- so one of my own would be stellar!!!
Hannah says
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My favorite app is facebook!
Kelly says
TOUCH ME…
I’d love an app that would allow me to keep all of my coupons and coupon codes in digital format, beautifully organized! This may already exist, but I don’t have an iphone (or touch) just yet, so I’m out of the loop!
Mary says
TOUCH ME!
My husband and I love the scrabble app. We love to play games and with it on your phone it is take anywhere fun!
Erin Brown says
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any app to help me grocery shop for the week would be great!
Kelly says
TOUCH ME! I want a dog training ap
Jacqueline says
TOUCH ME !
The best app is bejeweled. It is the best way to pass time while waiting in a line or while you are waiting to do anything really!!
Cara says
TOUCH ME!! I would like one that folded my laundry. I don’t have an iPhone though so I guess I’d have to get one first!!
Emily says
TOUCH ME
My favorite app tells me who sings the song that is currently playing on the radio. I love music, but don’t follow it closely enough to know who is singing!
Jessica Brown says
TOUCH ME!
My husband has an iPhone and the app I use most is a tie:
Facebook (which is way better than my BB’s app) and Urban Spoon.
Kristin says
TOUCH ME!
LINDZ says
TOUCH MEEEE!!!
Erika says
TOUCH ME
The Toasty app! It gives you random things to toast too at the bar.
Leigh says
PLEASE TOUCH ME!
I am iPhone/iTouch-less, but I’d like something that would entertain my kids while we are standing in lines. I’ve heard the apps can be great for that!
Alicia says
TOUCH ME!! Would love to win this giveaway!
Stacy says
Touch ME! I change paint colors more often than most people change underwear.
Cristina says
TOUCH ME!
I currently do not have an iPod. I stay at home with my 2 kids, so my dream app would create menus and shopping lists from all of my favorite recipes (some in my head, some on paper, some are electronic).
Chris says
TOUCH ME
An app that would create a shopping list for the hardware store based on current projects.
Bri says
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Since I don’t have an iphone or an itouch, I’m really not up on all the applications out there for them. But something like the shakeable restaurant selector for recipes would be fun.
Susie says
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I want an app that will go to the gym for me.