SiNE
EMW2013 LED and IR badge
A small Electromagnetic Wave badge with ATTiny44A, 20 location LEDs, IR receiver/transmitter, unique-ID beacon behavior, coin-cell power, and a ship-wide treasure hunt.
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WAHCKon 2013 Standard Badge
Ticket-included Perth hacker-con identity badge
WAHCKon's official 2013 ticket page says the standard ticket included a WAHCKon 2013 badge, placing the Perth conference in the early Australian hacker-con badge record.
ZACon V Badge
433 MHz mesh-networked South African conference badge
A South African free security-conference badge built around an ATmega328 with Arduino bootloader, Nokia 5110 LCD, 433 MHz AM/OOK transmit and receive modules, LEDs, buttons, and a mesh-style interaction graph.
DEF CON 20 Badge
Propeller multicore IR puzzle and development badge
A Ryan Clarke-designed DEF CON 20 electronic badge manufactured by Parallax around the Propeller P8X32A multicore processor, infrared badge-to-badge communication, eight LEDs, USB programming, many physical variants, and a crypto/social badge challenge.
RVAsec 2012 Badge
HackRVA MSP430 badge with Nokia LCD and source archive
The RVAsec 2012 badge is documented by HackRVA's public `rvasec-badge-2012` repository, which preserves Eagle board and schematic files, Gerbers, graphics, component datasheets, and release firmware for a badge built around an MSP430-class controller and Nokia 5110 / PCD8544 LCD behavior.
TiLDA
EMF 2012 radio-enabled badge
The first EMF electronic badge, designed around wireless communication, Arduino-style hacking, and camp game mechanics.
ToorCon 14 RfCat Badge
USB-controlled sub-1 GHz RF badge
The ToorCon 14 badge was an open-source sub-1 GHz wireless-transceiver badge from Great Scott Gadgets, controlled over USB from a computer and shipped with atlas's RfCat firmware plus CC Bootloader.
DEF CON 19 Badge
Titanium non-electronic puzzle badge
A Ryan Clarke / 1o57 DEF CON 19 badge that intentionally stepped away from electronics and used a waterjet-cut commercially pure titanium physical artifact as the event credential, puzzle surface, role marker, and social-interaction prompt.
Nuit du Hack 2011 Badge
French electronic conference badge
A source-backed French electronic attendee badge from Nuit du Hack 2011, preserved through an attendee report, badge photos, and linked reverse-engineering/programming tutorials.
TROOPERS11 Nixie Badge
Nixie-tube hacker conference badge
A source-backed early TROOPERS electronic badge built around a glowing nixie-tube digit, a programming station for badge scores, a Cat-5 LANyard switch, and hidden capacitive-touch and pad-field hack surfaces.
ToorCon 13 Spectrum Analyzer Badge
2.4 GHz RF spectrum-analyzer badge
The ToorCon 13 badge was an open-source 2.4 GHz RF spectrum-analyzer badge from Great Scott Gadgets, with 13 LEDs representing the 13 Wi-Fi channels and public Project Ubertooth hardware and firmware archives under the `tc13badge` code name.
r0ket
CCCamp 2011 electronic badge
A shiny electronic nametag and full-featured microcontroller development board that established the long-lived CCC Camp badge tradition rad1o later built on.
DEF CON 18 Badge
Lithographed aluminum e-paper-style badge
A DEF CON 18 electronic badge built as polished hackable jewelry: lithographed aluminum, a low-power 128x32 Kent Displays cholesteric display, USB connectivity, role variants, and published badge-making materials.
Easterhegg 2010 eHaserl
ATmega88 USB-bootloader rabbit badge
A source-backed record for the eHaserl, the Easterhegg 2010 surprise badge from the Munich Chaos Computer Club, with official assembly notes, flashing instructions, errata, and a badge talk.
DEF CON 17 Badge
Sound-reactive RGB badge with MC56F8006 DSP
A Joe Grand / Grand Idea Studio electronic badge for DEF CON 17, built around a Freescale MC56F8006 16-bit digital signal controller, an amplified MEMS microphone, an RGB LED, wired multi-badge communication, and a static serial bootloader.
HAR2009 Identity Badge
Bridge-era Dutch camp badge record
A bridge-era Dutch camp badge record for Hacking at Random 2009, kept separate from later open-hardware badge entries until primary badge details are recovered.
Ninja Networks DC17 Party Badge
Electronic party-invitation badge with published docs and firmware
Ninja Networks' 2009 DEF CON party invitation was an electronic badge built for DEF CON 17, documented by a primary DEF CON forum post plus a technical archive with Creative Commons Attribution schematic/Gerber docs, public-domain badge code, and a BOM.
DEF CON 16 Badge
SD-card infrared file-transfer and TV-B-Gone badge
A DEF CON 16 electronic badge built as a hackable Freescale-based platform with SD-card storage, infrared file transfer, TV-B-Gone behavior, role-color variants, one-button state control, and published source, schematics, and development resources.
DEF CON 15 Badge
95-LED scrolling-text badge with capacitive controls
A Joe Grand / Grand Idea Studio electronic badge for DEF CON 15, built around a Freescale MC9S08QG8, a 5-by-19 matrix of 95 LEDs, capacitive touch controls, customizable vertically scrolling text, persistence-of-vision behavior, and another official badge-hacking contest.
Sputnik / OpenBeacon
CCCamp 2007 active RFID badge
A small active 2.4 GHz RFID badge/tag used with OpenBeacon base stations for real-time camp tracking and post-camp hardware experiments.
DEF CON 14 Badge
First official DEF CON electronic badge
A Joe Grand-designed skull-shaped PCB badge for DEF CON 14, built around active electronics, open hackable circuitry, two blue LEDs, one button, seven soldermask role variants, and an official badge-hacking contest.
DEF CON 13 Human Badge
Public-domain photographed pre-electronic identity badge
A DEF CON 13 human badge documented by a public-domain Wikimedia Commons original photo and an official pre-conference DEF CON forum note that the 2005 badges were ready before registration.
What The Hack 2005 Badge
Simple pre-electronic Dutch camp badge
A record for What The Hack 2005's simple camp identity-badge era, before the Dutch camp badge became an expected open-hardware device.
DEF CON 12 Forum Badge
Unofficial forum identity badge
A community DEF CON 12 forum badge documented by the official forum thread as a printable avatar/nickname template, intended as an extra badge for forum members rather than the official attendee credential.
CCCamp 2003 Pass
Pre-Sputnik Chaos Communication Camp identity artifact
A source-conservative record for CCCamp 2003 as a pre-electronic-badge identity/pass artifact in the camp lineage.
DEF CON 11 Human Badge
Official archive photographed pre-electronic identity badge
A DEF CON 11 human badge documented by InfoconDB event metadata, the official program PDF, and official DEF CON media-server photos explicitly filed as DEF CON 11 badge images.
DEF CON 10 Human Badge
Pre-electronic physical badge with corner-hole lore
A DEF CON 10 physical badge artifact documented by InfoconDB event metadata, the official program's note about the badge form factor, and official DEF CON media-server badge images.
DEF CON 9 Human Badge
Official-photo documented pre-electronic lanyard badge
A DEF CON 9 physical lanyard badge documented by InfoconDB event metadata and official DEF CON media-server event photos from the Alexis Park conference.
HAL2001 Simple Badge
Early Dutch camp identity artifact
A conservative historical record for the simple identity-badge era around Hackers At Large 2001, where public badge histories do not describe a hackable electronic PCB badge.
DEF CON 8 Human Badge
Official-photo documented pre-electronic lanyard credential
A DEF CON 8 physical lanyard credential documented by InfoconDB event metadata, the official DEF CON 8 event page, and official DEF CON media-server event photos from Alexis Park.
CCCamp 1999 Pass
Early Chaos Communication Camp identity artifact
A conservative identity-pass record for the first Chaos Communication Camp, before public sources document an official electronic camp badge.
DEF CON 6 Human Badge
Official-photo documented pre-electronic conference credential
A DEF CON 6 physical access/identity credential documented by InfoconDB event metadata, the official DEF CON 6 event page, and official DEF CON media-server photos from the Plaza Hotel & Casino.
DEF CON 5 Human Badge
Official-photo documented pre-electronic hanging credential
A DEF CON 5 physical access/identity credential documented by InfoconDB event metadata, the official DEF CON 5 archive page, and official DEF CON media-server event photos from the Aladdin Hotel & Casino.
HIP97 Photo Badge
Dutch camp on-site printed photo ID badge
A personalized black-and-white photo badge produced on site at Hacking in Progress 1997 using then-rare digital photography and field printing.
DEF CON 4 Human Badge
Official-photo documented pre-electronic chest credential
A DEF CON 4 physical access/identity credential documented by InfoconDB event metadata, the official DEF CON IV archive page, and official DEF CON media-server event photos from the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.
DEF CON 3 Human Badge
Official-photo documented pre-electronic waist credential
A DEF CON 3 physical access/identity credential documented by InfoconDB event metadata, the official DEF CON III archive page, and official DEF CON media-server event photos from the Tropicana Resort & Casino.