DEF CON 34 · United States · 2026
Current $10 no-MCU CR2032 flashing-LED soldering kit; handoff and assembly outcome unverified
Brooke's Bytes' live Uberflux listing calls Hacker Boba a beginner-friendly Hacker Boba PCB Badge Kit. The current page shows a $10 price, 17 remaining, 33 sold, PRE/DROP labels, and a DEF CON 34 BadgeLife Village drop listed for August 7 at 4 PM. It lists a Hacker Boba PCB badge, keychain, power switch, CR2032 holder and included CR2032, three flashing RGB LEDs, and three resistors; it says the DIY kit arrives unsoldered, needs basic soldering supplies, has no microcontroller or firmware, and includes a QR code that opens a Google Maps Boba Shop search. Badge.Life separately schedules Brookes Bytes Badge and SAOs in the same Friday 4 PM slot. This supports a distinct pre-event electronic kit record, not a completed sale or assembly, DEF CON issuance or admission role, electrical-safety validation, a hardware-design release, or reusable listing images.
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.
SourceHacker Boba extends the current DEF CON 34 landscape with a clearly source-described no-MCU electronic soldering kit rather than another programmable badge. It preserves the maker's beginner-focused form, bundled coin-cell path, flashing LED behavior, keychain framing, and external QR convenience feature while keeping the quality, battery, assembly, application, and fulfillment limits visible.
The listing names a Hacker Boba PCB badge, keychain, physical power switch, CR2032 holder, included CR2032, three flashing RGB LEDs, and three resistors. It says the kit is unsoldered and requires a soldering iron plus basic supplies. The source does not publish a schematic, PCB/BOM/revision, component brands/values, battery holder/polarity/protection detail, LED current/flash behavior, switch rating, runtime, thermal result, mechanical keychain load rating, inspection protocol, or electrical-safety/compliance evidence.
The maker explicitly says the badge has no microcontroller or firmware to configure, then describes a QR code on the back that opens Google Maps with a Boba Shop search. The public listing does not provide the QR payload, application/data-handling terms, a code/design repository, source license, configuration surface, support policy, or warranty. No software, data, or external-service behavior beyond that narrow maker description is inferred.
Brooke's Bytes presents Hacker Boba as a glowing boba companion that beginners can build and carry as a compact keychain-style badge. The listing includes a warning that the coin-cell kit is not intended for small children and should be kept away from children and pets. Its live drop listing and Badge.Life village schedule establish an independent event-associated maker offer only; they do not make it an official DEF CON credential, a universal attendee item, or evidence that a particular kit was safely assembled or handed over.
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 Hacker Boba as a DIY Hacker Boba PCB Badge Kit with a CR2032, flashing RGB LEDs, a switch, and a DEF CON 34 BadgeLife Village drop; final assembly and handoff remain unverified.
Signal sourceThe maker lists three independently flashing RGB LEDs, but does not identify their part numbers, current, flash pattern, brightness, wiring, power budget, or final assembled-unit behavior.
Signal sourceThe listing names an included CR2032 and holder, but does not establish battery brand/capacity, holder polarity/protection, power budget, runtime, discharge behavior, electrical safety validation, or safe assembly result.
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.
Battery holders, connectors, and safe replacement supplies for preservation work.
This badge has documented battery or rechargeable power hardware. Matched technical signals: CR2032.
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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, 17 remaining, 33 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 lists a Hacker Boba PCB badge, keychain, power switch, CR2032 holder, included CR2032, three flashing RGB LEDs, and three resistors. It says the kit arrives unsoldered and needs basic soldering supplies. The listing does not establish a final board/BOM, part specifications, holder polarity/protection, LED current, runtime, power budget, switch rating, soldering quality, test process, or safe assembled result.
SourceThe maker explicitly says the kit has no microcontroller or firmware to configure and says a back QR code opens a Google Maps Boba Shop search. It documents a narrow no-code and convenience feature only; it does not publish the exact QR payload, application terms, data behavior, source/design files, search accuracy, service availability, or a support commitment.
SourceOperational history
The record preserves the maker's narrow coin-cell and kit caution without becoming a soldering, battery, child-safety, electrical, or assembly endorsement.
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 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.
The catalogue records the stated no-MCU and QR-search feature without inventing firmware, treating the QR as an audited or privacy-neutral service, claiming an open design, or promising product support.