Add-on dossier

MicroPython phone-shell hacking

A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.

IHC 2018 1337 3310 WiFi historical

software upgrade path

The ESP32 badge is documented as MicroPython-capable, making the recycled phone shell a programmable badge platform rather than a static prop.

Badge context

Related Resources

article

Hackaday overview of the phone-shell badge, hardware, and design intent.

project logs

Project log archive for surviving build notes.

project page

Creator project page for the Italian Hacker Camp 2018 badge.

Source trail

Hackaday · retrieved 2026-05-15

Secondary coverage preserving hardware overview and IHC 2018 context.

Hackaday.io · retrieved 2026-05-15

Primary creator project page for badge concept, hardware, shell reuse, and MicroPython context.

Hackaday.io · retrieved 2026-05-15

Author profile used to anchor the public creator credit.