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Fab Freebie: I Touch My Surface

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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 Corian and Zodiaq line of products. The fun interface would’ve been great back when we were redoing our kitchen, if nothing else just to give us a sense of how many options were out there. So even though technology’s a bit too late for our renovation, we’re still getting great bathroom inspiration ideas from mySurface’s photo gallery:

ITouch MySurface

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.

ITouch BenMore Swede

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.

ITouch Evernote Craigs

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.

Comments

  4. Becca says

    TOUCH ME.

    I would like an application that plans out all my meals for me and makes a shopping list… all the while finding the cheapest place to buy things from said shopping list!

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  6. jennifer F says

    TOUCH ME! I am so in the stone age and do not have an iphone, but if I could have it do anything I would want an app to fold my laundry :-)

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  7. Angie S. says

    TOUCH ME!

    I don’t have an iphone, however I do covet the Daily Burn app on my husband’s iphone. I love the SwedeShop app! We could have totally used that a couple of weeks ago on our trip to IKEA.

    Love your blog!

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  8. Mel says

    TOUCH ME

    If I had an iphone or an ipod touch I would use it to look up medication administration info on the fly. I am a nursing student and this would be an incredibly useful app.

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  9. Val says

    TOUCH ME!

    I don’t have any of this fancy stuff, but that IKEA app sounds like all my consumerism-driven dreams coming true.

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  11. Krystie says

    TOUCH ME!

    I don’t have an iPhone or an iTouch, but if Pandora’s app is as good as their website it has to be the best one!

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  14. laura collier says

    TOUCH ME!

    My favorite app is the Photoshop and Pola-rock app. You can make your pics look really artsy and fancy! Like you are a real photog!

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  17. Amy says

    TOUCH ME!

    I only have a little iPod, so I don’t have apps. However, my dream app would have to be one where I could find all sorts of books on tape. I’m a teacher, and I have to record some of them myself. This app would make my life WAYYY easier! :)

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  20. Kim Cochran says

    Touch me! I’d like an app that would create new meals for my husband and I… and then would clean the kitchen for me. :)

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  21. Heather says

    Touch me! My favorite app is definitely Evernote. It syncs with my computer and the internet and my iPhone, so I can always have my recipes (and my school docs, whew!) with me at all times.

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  23. Cassidy says

    TOUCH ME! I would get a ton of use out of an app that helps me track what I eat through the day AND counts calories.

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  24. Nancy F says

    Touch Me!
    I don’t have an ipod touch, but would love to get one. Can’t imagine all the apps just waiting for me!
    Great give! Thanks!

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  26. Jen says

    TOUCH ME!

    I’m a med student, so my dream app would be a video encyclopedia of all the aspects of the physical exam, plus abnormal findings, and what they mean. Ooh…that would be awesome!

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  28. Claudia B. Mac says

    TOUCH ME!

    I love the SHAZAM application. You “tag” a song and it tells you what you’re listening to and who is the artist.

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  29. Amanda B. says

    Touch me!!

    I would love an app for creating inspiration boards while on the go…a collection of photos taken to be easily converted to a inspiration board when at home or on the i touch.

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  30. Mylene says

    Touch me!

    iBonsai is entirely too much fun, and Ambiance is great if you need some white/background noise to drown out a distracting noise. I love “French cafe,” “Pier,” and “Rain – Leaves.”

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  34. Naomi says

    TOUCH ME!

    My miracle app would find cheap parking near whatever location I’m going to. I live in L.A. and I feel like the hassle of parking has turned me into a hermit!

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  49. kerri says

    TOUCH ME!
    I would like an upgrade on the craigsphone app that would allow it to signal you when a new listing appears with my search criteria. I’m always a couple hours too late for the best deals.

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