# Color-Capturing Digital Scribblers The Chromopen Snaps Your Scene's Colors with a Built-In Camera By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-10-15 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chromopen References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/10/14/point-and-shoot-tablet-pen/) & [ehsan-sayyad.cgsociety.org](http://ehsan-sayyad.cgsociety.org/about/) Prepare to be tickled pink by the impressive Chromopen. If you're the type who delights in a little [tablet drawing and sketching](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-digital-drawing), this inventive writing utensil will completely transform the way you interact with tone. The cutting-edge digital pen was designed by Ehsan Sayyad as a Penabled Wacom concept. The Chromopen assumes the same basic dimensions of a standard ballpoint pen, ensuring intuitive use and effortless maneuvering with its elegant slender shaft. You might hardly notice at first that this scrawler is anything special at all. But a close look at the top of the [innovative implement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-writing-device) reveals a pinhole camera and a [tiny display screen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otona-no-yaruki-pen). With the cutting-edge Chromopen you can actually snap a picture of an object before you so to snatch its pigment for use in your own illustration. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 84% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Color-capturing Pens:** Develop and manufacture pens that incorporate a camera and screen for capturing colors from real-life objects and applying those colors to artwork. - **Digital Sketching Tools:** Create digital tablets and pens that allow for intuitive and efficient sketching and drawing. - **Smart Writing Utensils:** Design and produce smart pens that can do more than just write, incorporating technology such as cameras and screens. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art Supplies:** Innovate within the art supply industry by creating pens and tablets that allow for realistic color capturing and efficient sketching. - **Technology:** Combine technology with traditional writing and drawing tools to create innovative products with added functionality. - **Education:** Integrate smart writing utensils into classrooms to enhance the learning experience and provide students with more opportunities for creativity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Captivating Stylus Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quill.md) - [Real-Time Digitizing Note-Taking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digitizing-notetaking.md) - [Digital Writing Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuseproject.md) - [AI-Fuelled Ballpoint Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xnote.md) - [Colorful Tech Stylus Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-crayon-pro.md) - [Paper-Inspired Drawing Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xencelabs-pen-tablet.md) - [Clipping Pen Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-clippen.md) - [Pattern-Drawing Dual-Tip Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colored-curve-pens.md) - [AI-Powered Ballpoint Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuwa-pen.md)