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Public sources call the item an SAO and say v2 parts will be surface mounted, but do not identify the specific parts, controller, connector model/pinout, SAO version, power requirements, circuit, schematic, BOM, PCB/Gerbers, mechanical design, assembly/test process, safety guidance, host compatibility, or compliance evidence.
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hardware, surface-mount, and connector documentation gap · maker SAO label and high-level surface-mount statement · artifact class and one fabrication change named; engineering details undisclosed
The record preserves the verified artifact classification and v2 fabrication statement without inventing electronics, connector behavior, or electrical safety properties.
- Badge
- MF Doom SAO v2 (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- hardware, surface-mount, and connector documentation gap
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker SAO label and high-level surface-mount statement
- Status
- artifact class and one fabrication change named; engineering details undisclosed
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- u/Truth-Miserable MF Doom SAO v2 Reddit post and DEFCON 34 Badgelife Form response.
Evidence
Related Resources
first-hand maker announcement and pre-event sale thread
Public post by the source-named u/Truth-Miserable that calls the item MF Doom SAO v2, says an original had a limited run the prior year, and says v2 parts will be surface mounted. Later comments state a $20 price plus direct-message preorder and local-handoff intent. The thread does not identify a full circuit, final product revision, final inventory, completed payment, completed handoff, or media reuse rights.
Badge: MF Doom SAO v2 (DEF CON 34)
public maker self-submission roster
Public DEF CON 34 response from Rex that marks MF Doom SAO v2 as an update to an existing SAO, says Coming soon, gives a $20 price, and names u/Truth-Miserable as the Reddit contact. It supports a planned independent event association, not a final product specification, completed sale/delivery, official DEF CON issue, or image-reuse permission.
Badge: MF Doom SAO v2 (DEF CON 34)
Source trail
Evidence Sources
Rex / public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response sheet · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public maker self-submission naming MF Doom SAO v2 as an update to an existing SAO, listing a $20 price and Coming soon state, and identifying u/Truth-Miserable as the Reddit contact. It establishes a planned independent BadgeLife association, not official DEF CON issuance, completed manufacture, delivery, or image reuse rights.
Badge: MF Doom SAO v2 (DEF CON 34)
u/Truth-Miserable / Reddit · retrieved 2026-05-15
First-hand maker post for MF Doom SAO v2. It says a limited original existed the prior year, that v2 parts will be surface mounted, and later gives a $20 price with direct-message preorder and local-handoff statements. It does not publish a board design, component list, firmware, source license, final availability, completed sale/delivery, rights clearance, or affiliation evidence.
Badge: MF Doom SAO v2 (DEF CON 34)