TiLDA
EMF 2012 radio-enabled badge
The first EMF electronic badge, designed around wireless communication, Arduino-style hacking, and camp game mechanics.
Tag dossier
Badge records tagged with EMF, across United Kingdom, United States.
EMF 2012 radio-enabled badge
The first EMF electronic badge, designed around wireless communication, Arduino-style hacking, and camp game mechanics.
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.
EMF 2014 schedule and radio badge
An EMF badge built around camp schedules, radio base-station updates, online registration, alerts, torch mode, and practical utilities.
EMF 2016 MicroPython badge
An EMF badge with color LCD, WiFi, sensors, MicroPython, app library, and USB hacking workflow.
EMF 2018 phone-like MicroPython badge
An EMF badge with MicroPython, WiFi, GSM/SMS/calling, screen, sensors, keypad, Grove connectors, and a badge store.
EMF 2022 badge
The EMF 2022 badge, renamed TiDAL, with MicroPython app development and a software repository for badge apps and API proxy services.
EMF 2024+ reusable hexpansion platform
A reusable hexagonal badge platform with six expansion slots, MicroPython apps, and community hexpansions.
Released Tildagon frontboard revision with reusable base and new input surface
Spaceagon is the released 2026 update to EMF's reusable Tildagon badge platform. The official completed-event, order, assembly, and API pages document a complete kit or a 2024 upgrade path, the new Spaceagon frontboard, and a distinct input surface while retaining the Tildagon base and hexpansion ecosystem.
Pre-event sold-out XIAO ESP32S3 EMF BadgeLife release
NilbinSec's live Uberflux listing identifies the Spectre Sniffer Badge as a limited DEF CON 34 release. At this August 3, 2026 source pass, the $80 listing shows 80 sold and no units remaining. Its maker-published description names a XIAO ESP32S3, a live EMF detector with a real-time spike graph, a randomized-word Spirit Box whose output rate follows the stated EMF signal, a SAO v1.69bis connector with I2C, one included Pac-Man Ghost SAO in one of four colors, a protected 18650 battery and lanyard, and one- and two-player arcade games. The seller says release is pickup only at the BadgeLife Village and announced LVCC locations, with missed drops donated at closing ceremonies. This is a source-backed pre-event independent BadgeLife record, not proof of final handoff, finished firmware, component-level engineering, instrument accuracy, electrical safety, official DEF CON admission status, or reusable-image rights.