MediaTek
HITCON's official event page says the 2017 electronic badge was powered by MediaTek's chipset.
SourceHITCON CMT 2017 · Taiwan · 2017
HITCON CMT 2017 MediaTek Badge
MediaTek electronic badge with Wi-Fi, BLE, IR, joystick, and LED display
HITCON CMT 2017's official event page documents the HITCON Badge Challenges activity and an electronic badge powered by a MediaTek chipset, with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, game-controller/joystick, infrared, and LED display features. The official ticketing page ties the limited deluxe electronic badge to the Premium Pass, and the events page says additional badges would be released for conference-day purchase.
EventHITCON CMT 2017
SeriesHITCON
LocationAcademia Sinica Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Taipei
CountryTaiwan
People
Authors & Credits
HITCON
Official publisher of the 2017 event, ticket, location, and Badge Challenges material used for this record.
SourceWhy It Mattered
It establishes HITCON's electronic badge lineage before the better-known 2019 TrustZone board, showing an early Taiwanese conference badge built around wireless, IR, games, and premium-ticket scarcity.
Hardware
The official source identifies a circuit-board/electronic badge, MediaTek chipset, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, joystick or game-controller input, infrared, and an LED display. This pass does not claim an exact MCU, schematic, BOM, PCB design, battery, firmware archive, or production quantity.
Software & Apps
HITCON documented two badge challenge paths: catching all Hackermon and mastering Snake. The public record does not expose firmware source or protocol details, so this entry limits software claims to those official challenge behaviours.
Lore
HITCON framed the badge as a deluxe limited electronic badge for Premium Pass holders, with a few additional electric badges to be released for attendee purchase during the conference and a repair service at the O7 rest area.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
badge game
source-backed
Hackermon badge challenge
One official Badge Challenges path asked attendees to catch all Hackermon and become Hackermon master, with a HITCON CMT 2018 ticket as the award.
Source
badge game
source-backed
Snake badge challenge
The second official Badge Challenges path was Master of Snake, also tied to a HITCON CMT 2018 ticket prize.
Source
distribution policy
source-backed
Premium Pass and conference-day badge distribution
The KKTIX page tied the limited deluxe electronic badge to Premium Pass tickets, while the official events page said a few electric badges would be released for attendee purchase during the conference.
Source
hardware architecture
source-backed
MediaTek wireless badge platform
HITCON's official events page says the 2017 electronic badge was powered by a MediaTek chipset and included Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, joystick/game-controller input, infrared, and an LED display.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
distribution scope caveat
note
The ticketing page ties the electronic badge to Premium Pass holders, while the event page says only a few additional electric badges would be released for purchase during the conference.
The record should not imply every 2017 attendee received this electronic badge.
- Confidence
- primary source
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- HITCON CMT 2017 registration and conference day
- Source note
- HITCON CMT 2017 events and KKTIX ticketing pages.
hardware-detail caveat
note
The recovered official sources document the electronic badge, MediaTek chipset, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, joystick/game-controller input, infrared, LED display, Hackermon, Snake, and premium-ticket distribution, but do not recover a schematic, BOM, firmware repository, production count, or exact part numbers.
The dossier records the verified platform and challenge claims while avoiding unsupported component-level or firmware claims.
- Confidence
- source-backed but intentionally narrow
- Status
- needs public technical archive
- Timeframe
- 2017 badge archive pass
- Source note
- HITCON CMT 2017 events and ticketing pages.
missing rights-cleared image
note
No local HITCON CMT 2017 badge image has been added because the recovered official page and ticketing images have not been paired with explicit reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes for catalogue publication.
The 2017 HITCON entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event imagery or using generated/placeholder art.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs licensed original replacement
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- badge.gallery image policy, HITCON CMT 2017 event pages, and KKTIX ticketing page.
Resources
HITCON CMT 2017 events
event page · Official event page documenting HITCON Badge Challenges, MediaTek-powered electronic badge features, Hackermon and Snake challenges, conference-day badge sale language, and repair-station context.
HITCON CMT 2017 home
event page · Official home page documenting August 25-26, 2017 dates and the Academia Sinica Humanities and Social Sciences Building venue.
HITCON CMT 2017 location
venue page · Official location page identifying Academia Sinica Humanities and Social Sciences Building in Taipei.
HITCON CMT 2017 ticketing
ticket page · KKTIX/HITCON ticketing page documenting Premium Pass electronic-badge inclusion and 2017 dates, venue, and ticket classes.
Sources
HITCON: HITCON CMT 2017
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for August 25-26, 2017 dates, Academia Sinica venue, and HITCON CMT 2017 context.
HITCON: HITCON CMT 2017 Events
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge source for HITCON Badge Challenges, MediaTek chipset, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, joystick/game-controller input, infrared, LED display, Hackermon, Snake, additional conference-day sales, and repair-station context.
KKTIX / HITCON: HITCON CMT 2017 Ticketing
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary ticketing source for Premium Pass electronic-badge inclusion, limited deluxe electronic badge language, and badge-value/distribution framing.