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Awards + Recognitions
Expert-engineered and award-winning, our color measurement technology is built to be durable, cost-effective, and accurate. We’ve been recognized world-wide for our innovative designs. Backed by a brilliant team that believes in our products, the best is yet to come.
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- Red Dot Product Design Award 2022 – Nix Spectro 2 Spectrophotometer
- German Design Award Winner 2022, Excellent Product Design – Nix Spectro 2 Spectrophotometer
- Canada’s Top New Growth Companies 2021 – Nix Sensor Ltd. Ranks No. 263
- National Hardware Show: New Product Launch Awards 2019, Paint and Accessories – Nix Mini Color Sensor
- Canada’s Top New Growth Companies 2018 – Nix Sensor Ltd. Ranks No. 33 on the 2018 Startup 50
- German Design Award Winner 2018, Excellent Product Design – Nix Pro Color Sensor & Nix Mini Color Sensor
- Red Dot Design Award Winner 2017 – Nix Pro Color Sensor
- Lion’s Lair 2016 business competition (Finalist, First Place Winner)
- People’s Choice Award, Lion’s Lair 2016
- Engineering Project of the Year, Innovative Project Category 2016 – The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and Hamilton/Halton Engineering Week Committee
- Entrepreneur of the Year – Ontario Chamber of Commerce (Finalist, Winners TBA)
- Entrepreneur of the Year – Hamilton Chamber of Commerce (Finalist)
- Ernest C. Manning Innovation Award (Finalist, Winners)
- Invited Exhibitor, The Next Web Europe 2013
- Invited Exhibitor, Consumer Electronics Show 2013
- Member, The Forge Technology Accelerator – Innovation Factory (Hamilton, ON)
- Member, REV Sales Accelerator – Communitech (Waterloo, ON)
- Winner, UP Global (CES 2013)
Press + Media Highlights
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This little gadget is almost like using the Photoshop eyedropper tool in real life.
…perfect for those who work with color and paint regularly.
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- Nix Mini 3 color sensor review: Paint-matching magic (Yahoo.com)
- Match any color with this color sensor tool (TheInventory.com)
- I’m loving ALLL of this sh*t (TheChive.com)
- Finding inspiration in color is easy with this $84 scanner (Engadget.com)
- This On-Sale Innovative Sensor Identifies Any Color for Your Next Creative Project (entrepreneur.com)
- Turn your iPhone into a color-matching machine with this impressive sensor (CultofMac.com)
- The Nix Mini Color Sensor is a must-have gadget for creatives (Mashable.com)
- 5 Things All Growth-Obsessed Leaders Do (Forbes.com)
- Be Confused By Colors No More With This Color Sensor With 15% off (theinventory.com)
- Paint Your House Like a Pro With This Nix Mini Color Sensor V2 (mandatory.com)
- Bathroom Sneak Peek (@diyhuntress)
- Stage one of Emmitt’s room reveal (@thewilddecoelis)
- Renovating this spring? The Nix Mini Color Sensor is a great companion — and it’s on sale. (Mashable.com)
- Woah now…I want some of that (TheChive.com)
- Find precise paints and color codes with this $74 sensor (engadget.com)
- The Nix Mini Color Sensor V2 can match colors on any surface to paints from the leading brands (ZDnet.com)
- This color matching gadget is a must for any home remodel or painting project (Steveharvey.com)
- I’m buyin’ whatever she’s sellin’…24 Photos (theCHIVE.com)
- COLOR ME BADD Get the Right Paint Tint …WITH THIS NIFTY SENSOR!!! (TMZ.com)
- Redecorating in 2022? Try a mini color sensor that matches paint shades (NYpost.com)
- Nix Sensor makes spectral color measurement mobile (digitalprintermag.co.uk)
- Well damn…I like that. I like that a lot…. (thechive.com)
- See the true colors around you with this pocket scanner (macworld.com)
- Snag this nifty color sensor for over $30 off during the final hours of Cyber Week (cultofmac.com)
- These must-have gadgets are all 20 percent off right now for Black Friday (Engadget.com)
- Find the perfect shade. Get this amazing color sensor on sale for Cyber Monday (TMZ.com)
- 33 unique gift ideas on sale for Black Fridays (mashable.com)
- 20 Black Friday Deals On Gear & Gadgets For All Ages (iflscience.com)
- Paint Matching Just Got Easer with the Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor (Gadgetuser.com)
- Nix Pro 2 and Nix Mini color sensors are powerful, easy-to-use additions to any creative pro toolkit (Techcrunch.com)
- 10 4th of July sales you should know about (Engadget.com)
- This Pocket-Size Device Makes Color Matching Easy Wherever You Are (Entrepreneur.com)
- Take the Stress Out of Gift-Giving With These 10 Unique Ideas (Entrepreneur.com)
- BDC Capital invests $2M in Nix Sensor to propel the Hamilton start-up’s expansion (BDC.ca)
- This pocket-sized sensor can duplicate colors on demand (Mashable.com)
- Nix has upgraded their already awesome color sensors (Yahoo.com)
- Nix brand overview feature (itsliquid.com)
- The Nix Mini 2, a sensor allows you to find the most suitable Italian paint (Metropolisweb.it)
- The 5 Best Color Matching Apps for iOS and Android (Lifewire)
- 3 color sensor gadgets to take the pain out of paint matching (CNET Review)
- Capture any colour with this Nix Mini Color Sensor (Creative Bloq)
- 2017’s best holiday gifts for everyone on your list (NY Post Alexa Magazine)
- The best technology gifts for men (GQ UK)
- Nix Mini Color Sensor | Review (iReviews)
- Can You Match Paint Colors? Let’s Review the Nix Mini Color Sensor! (ThriftDiving)
- Lion’s Lair: Winner takes home $65,000 in prizes (Hamilton Spectator)
- Nix Pro Color Sensor | Review (Freshers Magazine)
- Hamilton looks to young entrepreneurs for its future (Globe and Mail)
- Great eggspectations (Globe and Mail)
- The eye of the beholder | Easy colour-matching with new Canadian technology (Fenestration Review)
- Hamilton ready for post-Steeltown boom (Toronto Star)
- Colour-coded for success (Ontario Centres for Excellence)
- How We Used Kickstarter to Build a Sustainable Company (Globe & Mail)
- Photoshop Eyedropper in Real Life (Apartment Therapy)
- The Real World Color Picker for Artists (iGeeksBlog)
- Kickstarter of the Week: Nix Color Sensor (MacTrast)
- Scan & Save Favorite Shades (TechCrunch)
- Nix Sensor preparing to launch Nix Pro (TweakTown)
- Nix Color Sensor (CPUReport)
- Scan Real-World Colors, Get RGB Data (Core77)
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