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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

  3. Jennifer says

    TOUCH ME!

    My favorite iphone app is Sally’s Spa. It’s a game, and it is addicting. I am currently feeling overwhelmed with working full time and going to school full time, so I try to squeeze in a few games here and there to get my mind off everything!

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  4. Sara says

    TOUCH ME!

    I would love the Evernote app. I’m always making notes in a notepad, on sticky notes, on scrap pieces of paper in my purse and even on the back of receipts. That app would be SO handy for me!

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  5. Lisa R. says

    TOUCH ME!!

    I don’t have an iPhone/iTouch, but a friend of mine shared paint ideas w/ his Benjamin Moore app, and I thought it was just so cool. FUN!

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  11. Ashley N. says

    TOUCH ME!

    I’m not sure if they have this app, but I need a to do list app so I can carry it with me at all times.

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  12. BeverlyK says

    TOUCH ME!!!
    If I ever have an Itouch or Iphone, I will definitely add Evernote to it. I’m a note and listmaker — this sounds perfect. Thanks!

    Reply

  13. Hil says

    TOUCH ME!

    I’m trying to think of some cool app to share, but truth is, the ones I use most are Netter’s anatomy flashcards and the Mental Case flashcard app. Am dork.

    Reply

  17. Meghan C. says

    TOUCH ME! Since I don’t have an I-Phone, I have no idea which apps are the coolest. I’d love to find out though…

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  20. Shanna says

    TOUCH ME!!!!!

    I desperately NEED the Evernote app. I do not have an iphone but this app would be so much help to me. I have so many sticky notes in my purse with reminders and lists!

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  25. Corley says

    TOUCH ME
    I don’t have an iphone but if I did I would want an application that would menu plan for me with the knowledge of what I already have at home!

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  29. Amanda Sneed says

    TOUCH ME!!

    I don’t own an IPhone or ITouch, so I don’t know much about apps, but the Evernote sounds really cool. I’m a list maker as well and could see that really helping me stay organized.

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  30. carrie price says

    touch me please!

    i love the Words with Friends ap, which is basically scrabble for the iphone. you can play with random people or with any of your friends that have iphones, and the games can go on for days and days.

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  31. Yvonne Tran says

    TOUCH ME!!! I dont have a favorite iphone app since i dont have one..but i work for forrent.com and we have an apt to find apartments..so i guess that can be my fav :D

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  35. Cate L. says

    Touch Me!

    I don’t have an iPhone, but I play with my hubbies if I can ever get my hands on it! My favorite app by far is Urbanspoon. We travel a lot, and it is nice knowing that we can always find great food no matter where we go.

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  38. Christian says

    touch me

    I just have the ipod classic… but if I had the touch I would get a tuning app to tune my bass. Oh yes, and an app to make my wife put her dishes in the sink.

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  39. Nat says

    Hi guys,

    Love your blog. I read it every week.
    Please open some more contests to your Canadian neighbours! We like prizes too : )

    Reply

    • YoungHouseLove says

      Hey Nat,

      For every single freebie that we host, we beg and plead for it to be open to Canadians and other international readers. In the end it’s up to the sponsors but we do want you to know that we try every single time to score you guys some CA swag and about one in every four contests actually includes Canada so keep an eye out for those…

      xo,
      s

  43. Jen says

    TOUCH ME

    Favorite apps are the Should I apps created by my MIL! Should I….

    Have Kids?
    Get Married?
    Date Him/Her?
    Dump Him/Her
    Sell My Business?
    Lend Money?

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  49. Mallory says

    Touch me!

    I don’t have an iTouch yet, so I don’t have any apps to offer – though after I win, I’ll let you know. :)

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  50. Jael says

    Touch me!
    Dream apps include: instant completion of expense reports, generating a few extra hours in the day, and no-contact removal of imperfections on uncooked chicken breasts. I DARE someone to make these a reality :)

    Reply

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