Issue dossier
The maker calls the artifact Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 and says it aims to emulate a Type-2 phaser from Star Trek: The Original Series, but reviewed public sources do not establish artwork, name, hardware, or firmware authorship allocation; a licence or permission basis for associated creative material; or affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement, or authorization from DEF CON, Hacker Warehouse, or any Star Trek rights holder.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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Star Trek theme, authorship, and endorsement boundary · maker title and product framing only · theme and maker labels documented; rights/relationships unsubstantiated
The dossier preserves source-published terminology and creative context without asserting ownership, franchise relationship, sponsorship, endorsement, sole authorship, or permission to reuse artwork, photos, or video.
- Badge
- Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- Star Trek theme, authorship, and endorsement boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker title and product framing only
- Status
- theme and maker labels documented; rights/relationships unsubstantiated
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- Hak4Kidz DEF CON 34 roster response, H4K-Dave video, and Hak4Kidz Lab Tindie listing.
Evidence
Related Resources
Hak4Kidz Lab Tindie product listing
Primary Hak4Kidz Lab product listing for the same-named v2.2 electronic badge wearable. It documents blinky LED/PCB/tracer claims, SAO 1.69bis attachment wording, DIY soldering connector, older v1/DC31 lineage, coin-cell-pinning work-in-progress wording, current $30 seller state, and product images without an explicit reusable licence or permission basis.
Badge: Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 (DEF CON 34)
first-party maker video
Public David Schwartzberg / H4K-Dave video titled Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2. Its description calls the item a blinky wearable-tech add-on, says it supports SAO 1.69bis, identifies the DIY connector, describes it as made for DC31, and links the Hak4Kidz Lab product page. It does not establish a separate 2026 hardware revision, current inventory, completed DEF CON sale, or reusable-video-frame permission.
Badge: Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 (DEF CON 34)
public maker self-submission roster
Hak4Kidz Lab's public current-event row for Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2: marked new, linked to the maker video, listed for purchase from Hacker Warehouse at DEF CON, and priced at approximately $35. It is a maker self-submission, not proof of completed sale, venue inventory, final technical build, official DEF CON issuance, or image rights.
Badge: Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 (DEF CON 34)
Source trail
Evidence Sources
David Schwartzberg / H4K-Dave / YouTube · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker video source with the exact v2.2 title. Its published description supports the item name, blinky wearable-add-on framing, SAO 1.69bis and DIY-connector wording, DC31 context, and Hak4Kidz Lab product linkage; it does not prove a distinct 2026 build, sales, full circuit details, source release, or video-frame reuse rights.
Badge: Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 (DEF CON 34)
Hak4Kidz Lab / Tindie · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker/seller source for the v2.2 electronic wearable, LED/PCB/tracer claims, SAO 1.69bis attachment wording, DIY-soldering connector, v1/DC31 lineage, LF HASL finish, coin-cell-pinning work-in-progress statement, and current $30 seller state. It does not prove a 2026 production run, $35 event sale completion, a full engineering archive, safety/compliance, third-party permissions, or image reuse rights.
Badge: Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 (DEF CON 34)
Hak4Kidz Lab public self-submission · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary current-event maker self-submission identifying a new Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2, the linked maker video, planned Hacker Warehouse DEF CON purchase channel, and approximately $35 price. It does not establish final stock, sales, technical revision, conference issuance, or image rights.
Badge: Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 (DEF CON 34)