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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 C. says
TOUCH ME!
If I had an Iphone, and sadly I do not, I would have an app that creates bulletin boards. I am a teacher and I HATE bulletin boards!
Maura Barth says
TOUCH ME! I would like an app that helps me create meals out of items already in my fridge. Meaning I would like to scan the contents of my fridge/pantry into the iPhone or iPod and have an app that would spit back a meal idea. Not only would this help me to cut down on trips to the grocery store for ingredients that I need, but it would also cut down on wasted food. Everybody wins! (except maybe the grocery store!)
Doesn’t that sound do-able? I should probably get a patent :-)
Love the blog…just stumbled upon it a couple weeks ago. I am a decorator at heart, so I am inspired every time I visit!
Jennifer P. says
TOUCH ME!! :)
I’d love an app that could translate the slang my (ahem, ghetto) high students speak. Even better, one where I could type in “regular, correct speech” and have it translate into “slang speak” with a computerized voice. Ha!
Cara L says
TOUCH ME!! i have never owned an i-phone or ipod touch, so im not even that aware of all the goodness there is out there!
Stephanie says
TOUCH ME — I’ve got no recommendations because I am one of the few folks without an Iphone. I also just joined facebook last week, so I’m definitely a late adapter.
Laurie M. says
TOUCH ME
I would love an app that would allow return phone calls for that I don’t want to make.
melissa lovely says
touch me
i like the game apps, my favorite might be connect 4.
Emily W. says
TOUCH ME!
I don’t know quite how apps work, but a homework-completing app would be stellar.
And type-screaming “touch me” makes me think of the Spring Awakening soundtrack. Also stellar.
Laurie Mc says
TOUCH ME!! I don’t have a favorite app, but I love hearing about how cool they all are!
Sarah R. says
Touch me!! I don’t know much about apps, but something to organize all my coupons and make them DIGITAL would be great!
Courtney says
TOUCH ME!
I wish there was an iPhone app that acted as a portal… it could transport me anywhere, and I wouldn’t have to wait on the bus in the rain!
Christie says
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Lindsey says
TOUCH ME!
My favorite app on my iphone cost a mere 99 cents and is called ShakeIt. It turns any picture into a polaroid looking snapshot! It even makes the same noise a polaroid camera would make as you take a picture. The result is super cool looking photos!
Elsa says
Touch me!!!
My favorite app is Pandora! I love to listen to all of my favorite artist and find new artists to love all in one place…for FREE!
kim says
“TOUCH ME” I would like an app that would clean up after dinner. I have a husband that does, but I’d rather he had free time to hang out with me!
kappa says
TOUCH ME :). I would love any kind of travel-related app.
Jennifer says
Touch me! I don’t have an iPhone or iPod Touch, so I’m not familiar with any apps, but I gotta’ say the Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams color matching apps would be really cool. I love that DuPont is sponsoring this; my husband and I are planning to upgrade our kitchen countertops soon and quartz is definitely at the top of our list!
Melissa says
Touch me!
I love the app that identifies a song being played on the radio. My friends are always showing off their fun apps… I want to play too :)
becca says
TOUCH ME! I need an app that will do dishes for me :)
Denise Stark says
Touch Me! I would love an app to help with fabric width and yardage calculations!
Erin H. says
TOUCH ME
I would want an app to keep my recipes organized.
Alison says
Touch me! Don’t have an iphone, but if I did I would like it to organize my recipes and make me a grocery list.
Christian T says
TOUCH ME!!!
Joline Messina says
TOUCH ME…… I love Shazam (free) and Xpenseit (pay)
Nancy Y says
TOUCH ME
I would like an application that tells me when my Brita filter needs a change.
Kathy K says
Touch ME!!
Thalla-Marie says
TOUCH ME!
Katie T. says
“TOUCH ME!” I have wanted an itouch or iphone for months now and every time I see an Apple commercial for one I stop fast forwarding the DVR and make my husband watch!! I think he gets the point by now…hee hee. Any kind of decorating app would rock in my book. :)
Kelly says
Touch me!
I love the NPR app. That may be a boring answer, but I use it daily!
Christi says
Touch me!
I’d love to try the Pandora app…I just started hitting the gym (for 2 straight weeks now)…and I think that a new toy and new music could really keep me motivated!
Karla D. says
TOUCH ME
I am still dreaming of getting an iphone…
EJR says
TOUCH ME
My favorite app is “sale price.” All you do is enter the price and what percentage it is marked off and it tells you how much the item is. I use this app all the time!
Chris K says
TOUCH ME
I need an app that will finish painting my dining room.
Natalie R. says
TOUCH ME!!!
I’ve never even owned an ipod and just got a car with a built in ipod adapter and am dying to find my perfect app!!
Amy @ Renovation Innovation says
TOUCH ME! I’d love an app that helps me grade college essays!
St says
TOUCH ME
I would like an app that does my calendar for me.
Lili says
TOUCH ME!
Wendi says
Touch mEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wendy M says
Oh my… how fun… TOUCH ME!!!!
I love all of the apps that you’ve suggested, but I think my dream app at the moment would have to be similar to that SwedeShop… but for my grocery store. I am HOPELESSLY lost in a grocery store! Mine has 32 aisles and I end up wandering each of them two or three times… and even worse when I have to cross the entire store in order to go to the electronic section, only to realize that I forgot something clear kitty corner in the produce section. *sigh* So a Meijer app would be much appreciated. My feel would love the app Gods. =)
Rebecca M says
TOUCH ME!!!
I love the Shazam app!
Lori says
TOUCH ME! I don’t have an itouch or iphone, so I don’t know about any apps but I would like to learn!
Heather says
TOUCH ME!!!
Jen B. says
Touch Me! Actually, our three-year-old just broke our iPod this weekend, so this would be the win of all wins. As to my miracle app: I want one that troubleshoots toddler whining. One listen to the volume and tone, and in my dream world, it would magically suggest the perfect solution. A mom can dream.
Chris says
Touch Me!!!
If I could invent an app, it would be one that could drive my car and sit in the 30+ minute parent pick-up line that I endure daily.
Amanda V says
TOUCH ME!
I’d love to have an app to rub my back when fatigued.
allie b. says
TOUCH ME :)
Allyn says
TOUCH ME!!!!!!!!
One to keep track of the books I’ve read. It’d be really helpful if it could somehow extract the ones I’ve forgotten from the dark recesses of my memory.
Wow, I’m a nerd.
Jackie says
Touch me!
I’m biased since I created it, but my favorite is Pay Off Debt, which lets you organize and track a debt snowball.
Diana T. says
Touch me! I want an app to make my menu & grocery list for the week. Sometimes I’m uninspired…
Karen s says
Touch Me!
I would love an app that could coordinate my house as I shop. It would tell me if this countertop matches my cabinets and flooring, does this rug work with my couch and drapery, does this art look good on my wall color or faux finish? Usually, I can pick these out pretty well, but a second opinion always helps!!