![]() ![]() The badge comes in a fancy box with an instruction booklet, battery and lanyard. The back of the badge lists the creators and sponsors and contains hidden messages. The badge's LCD display connects to an Arduino for graphics testing. The badge comes with a booklet that is a near-perfect replica of a Nintendo video game manual. The DefCon 18 Ninja Networks badge on the left is clearly leaps and bounds ahead of the the previous year's badge, which was impressive for a badge permitting entry to a free party. See below for more photos of the badge, software and manual. When the photos were taken last weekend, the badge software was still being tested. To offset the high cost of the badges and the party that serves free alcohol, the badges were sponsored by Facebook and Lookout. The badges were designed, programmed, manufactured and assembled in the United States. What started as a sketch on a napkin ended up as an amazing hacker gaming and development platform. This year, badge designers Amanda Wozniak and Brandon Creighton decided to take the badge to the next level, and then some. Last year the Ninjas took the party invite to the next level when they created their own custom badge for their party attendees. In years past, a Ninja would give a party attendee a sticker or a paper invite that would get them in to the party. To attend the party attendees have to know one of the Ninjas and they have to give them a badge. One of the most exclusive venues for fraternizing at DefCon is the Ninja party. It's a time for hackers who may only see one another once a year, to socialize face to face. Unlike the official badge, attendees can't buy this one: it's free.ĭefCon, the world's largest hacker convention, is more than just a group of hackers getting together to exchange the latest exploit code and hacking techniques. The badge allows wireless ninja battle between badge holders. LAS VEGAS - A hacker group known as the Ninjas has created what may be the best DefCon badge ever. ![]()
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