Series

PhreakNIC

Tennessee hacker-conference lineage, represented by the source-backed PhreakNIC 26 electronic-shelf-label badge built from reclaimed ZBD 55c-RB displays and the planned PhreakNIC 27 MK.II follow-up.

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Events

PhreakNIC 26 2025 · United States · 1 badge(s) PhreakNIC 27 2026 · United States · 1 badge(s)

Lineage Notes

Tennessee hacker-conference lineage, represented by the source-backed PhreakNIC 26 electronic-shelf-label badge built from reclaimed ZBD 55c-RB displays and the planned PhreakNIC 27 MK.II follow-up.

Use the badge cards below for sourced hardware, software, lore, issues, add-ons, and author credits.

Badges

Seeded records

PhreakNIC 26 · 2025

PhreakNIC 26 Electronic Shelf Label Badge

Battery-less ZBD shelf-label badge with per-attendee firmware images

PhreakNIC 26's official electronic badge reused dead-battery ZBD 55c-RB electronic shelf labels as 3D-printed pager-styled badges with static 240x96 one-bit displays, QR-code-backed attendee customization, and on-site reflashing.

PhreakNIC 27 · 2026

PhreakNIC 27 Planned MK.II ESL Badge

Pre-event planned electronic shelf-label follow-up

A conservative pre-event record for Tyler Crumpton's public plan to bring an even cooler MK.II electronic shelf-label badge to PhreakNIC 27, currently scheduled for November 6-7, 2026.