DEF CON 34 · United States · 2026
Current $10 three-flashing-red-LED SAO; handoff and host compatibility unverified
Brooke's Bytes' live Uberflux listing calls Badge Crown SAO a Crown Shitty Add-On for a conference badge. The current page shows a $10 price, 10 remaining, 20 sold, PRE/DROP labels, and a DEF CON 34 BadgeLife Village drop listed for August 7 at 4 PM. It describes a fully assembled SAO with one SAO connector, three flashing red LEDs, and three resistors; its own listing says no soldering, programming, or separate battery is required and tells users only to connect it to a compatible badge. Badge.Life separately schedules Brookes Bytes Badge and SAOs in the same Friday 4 PM village slot. These sources establish a distinct pre-event electronic add-on record, not a documented pinout, voltage/current budget, universal host fit, completed sale or handoff, DEF CON issuance or credential role, or image reuse.
People
The live Uberflux listing identifies maker handle 000000widow and store Brooke's Bytes. This preserves a source-named marketplace maker credit only; it does not identify a real-world person, assign sole hardware/art/manufacturing authorship, establish DEF CON affiliation, prove fulfillment, or grant image-reuse authority.
SourceBadge Crown keeps a deliberately simple independently offered DEF CON 34 add-on visible instead of absorbing it into the Agency Wand record or inventing a relationship that the sources do not make. Its source is specific about the physical LED/resistor/connector surface and fully assembled sales form, while remaining silent about the SAO electrical version and compatibility. That makes it a useful example of a real BadgeLife artifact with bounded technical claims.
The product listing names one SAO connector, three flashing red LEDs, and three resistors, and says the completed Crown arrives fully soldered and assembled. It says users should connect it to a compatible badge and that no separate battery is required. The source does not publish a schematic, PCB/BOM/revision, LED/resistor part numbers, flashing circuitry, connector version or pinout, supply voltage/current, polarity/ESD/short protection, measured brightness/thermal behavior, host test matrix, assembly inspection, or electrical-safety/compliance record.
The listing says no programming is required. It does not identify a controller, firmware, code repository, configuration interface, effect timing, source license, support channel, or warranty. The catalogue therefore records a maker-described flashing-light add-on rather than inferring a microcontroller, programmable behavior, source release, or permanent product support.
The maker frames the crown as a little royalty for a conference badge, with its LEDs standing in for jewels. The listing says brookechateau.com is printed on its back for product information and future updates. Its current page and Badge.Life's schedule establish Brooke's Bytes' planned village-drop context only; they do not say the Crown is included with the Agency Wand, official DEF CON hardware, a registration item, or a completed attendee handoff.
Source-backed hardware metadata
Structured technical signals seeded from public badge documentation, repositories, schematics, firmware notes, or event evidence. These fields are designed for filtering, API use, repair planning, preservation, and future Companion Gear matching.
Brooke's Bytes' live listing identifies Badge Crown as a Crown Shitty Add-On with three flashing red LEDs and an SAO connector; its displayed drop, fulfillment, electrical version, and host compatibility remain unverified.
Signal sourceThe listing names one SAO connector and says to connect it to a compatible badge, but does not establish a connector version, pinout, voltage/current limits, polarity, protection, or universal host compatibility.
Signal sourceRepair, preservation, and legal lab context
Parts, tools, and supplies that match this badge's documented hardware, protocols, or preservation needs. These are category-level recommendations, not compatibility guarantees.
Headers and connector supplies for SAO repair, add-on testing, and preservation.
This badge has a documented SAO connector. Matched technical signals: SAO.
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I2C adapter supplies for badge add-ons, sensors, and lab documentation.
SAO workflows often use I2C-compatible add-on testing and bench documentation. Matched technical signals: SAO.
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Extension wiring and jumper supplies for testing or displaying SAO add-ons away from the main badge.
Extension wiring is useful for testing and displaying SAO add-ons. Matched technical signals: SAO.
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Anti-static bags and storage supplies for preserving loose badge PCBs and sensitive components.
This is documented as an electronic or hardware artifact where anti-static storage can support preservation. Matched technical signals: Electronic badge.
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Lifecycle
The live Brooke's Bytes listing displayed $10, 10 remaining, 20 sold, PRE/DROP labels, and a DEF CON 34 BadgeLife Village August 7 4 PM drop. Badge.Life separately lists Brookes Bytes Badge and SAOs in its Friday 4 PM schedule slot. These time-sensitive statements do not establish a completed payment, final inventory, production run, product-to-slot allocation, completed drop, pickup, shipment, delivery, refund, replacement, or post-event outcome.
SourceThe maker says the Crown is fully soldered and assembled, names one SAO connector, three flashing red LEDs, and three resistors, and says it needs no separate battery or programming. The listing says only to use a compatible badge; it does not identify the connector standard, pinout, supply range, current draw, flashing circuit, LED/resistor parts, polarity/protection, host matrix, or safe attachment result.
SourceOperational history
The record makes the stated add-on surface discoverable without converting a generic compatibility sentence into a universal electrical, mechanical, or safety guarantee.
The catalogue retains a time-specific independent maker offer and village context without treating it as an official credential, guaranteed handoff, or completed transaction.
The catalogue retains the maker's concrete sales description without claiming a reproducible design, supported repair path, open-source release, or lifetime product maintenance.
The United States record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.