# Digital Hue-Detecting Cubes The SwatchMate Color Capturing Cube is a Great Gift for Artists By Sarah Dos Santos | Published 2014-01-02 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swatchmate-color-capturing-cube References: [youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=A73-CZHLzXU) & [trendhunter](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/color-capturing)  Trend Hunter’s Mike Nieto talked about the [SwatchMate color capturing cube](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/color-capturing), which detects hues instantly from objects. This device is great for artistic people like Mike because it helps users capture the unique hues of a particular object and digitally transfer them onto the SwatchMate cube as easily as placing it on the object’s surface. The device is a great tool for [animators, illustrators, designers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colorpocket) and people who enjoy working with color. The app that connects with the SwatchMate color capturing cube helps users arrange and organize each capture, making inspiration a tangible thing. The ability to [capture color](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/palettes-hues) also helps create real-life textures and effects. The device is tiny and portable, which is perfect for people on the go. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, 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 ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Instant Hue Detection:** The SwatchMate color capturing cube allows for instant detection of hues from objects, opening up opportunities for more efficient color matching and selection. - **Digital Color Transfer:** The SwatchMate cube's ability to digitally transfer captured hues onto its surface presents innovative possibilities for artists to easily reproduce and experiment with colors. - **Organized Color Inspiration:** The app integration with the SwatchMate cube enables users to arrange and organize color captures, providing a tangible and efficient way to explore and save color inspiration. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art Supplies:** The SwatchMate color capturing cube disrupts the traditional color selection process in the art supplies industry, offering artists a convenient and precise way to capture and use colors. - **Graphic Design:** The SwatchMate cube's instant hue detection capabilities revolutionize the color matching and selection process within the graphic design industry, increasing efficiency and accuracy. - **Textile and Fashion:** By providing a portable and easy-to-use color capturing device, the SwatchMate cube opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the textile and fashion industry to streamline their color selection and creation processes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Color Capture Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/huntercolor.md) - [Color Palette Creator](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swatchme.md) - [Digital Ink Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colorpik-pen.md) - [Colour Palette-Capturing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colors-capture-pro.md) - [Affordable Color-Matching Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/datacolor-spectro-55.md) - [Desktop GIF Displayers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cyber-cube.md) - [Color Matching Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/its-my-color.md) - [Colourful Ambient Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ambient-lamp-design.md) - [Colorful Cubic Smart Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neon-crystal.md)