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The Kensington WiFi Finder, which you can get for around $10 used (and $29.99 new, I think) can also be hacked easily into a low-cost development platform for the TI MSP430 processor.

I personally didn't find the WiFi Finder that useful, but having an easy way to experiment with the MSP430 (with free tools from TI and a standard JTAG interface) was well worth the cost of the unit. Simply open it up, attach a double-row header, and get down to business.

Ponder some pictures and slightly more detail here.

Joe

This is news? People have been
scanning wireless
networks
for a long time now...

DefCon is run every year at the same time as Black Hat, by the same people, with half of the same speakers. It costs about $40 (or did in 1998).

A few things about Defcon... it's not at the same time as BlackHat, it's just following (which may be what you meant... just hard to tell). This year it's August 2-4. As someone else already mentioned, it's $75. It was going to be $100 but too many people complained or something (conjecture). The price increase was for two reasons: One, so speakers could be paid *iff* they have a good speach. Therefore, speakers who suck won't get paid. So, if they know they suck and won't get paid, they're not as likely to try speaking. Second, the price increase is an attempt to discourage script kiddies and other imbeciles (such as many on /. who are probably reading this now, though not all) from coming to the con and pissing people off.

More Information: The Defcon Page

Also, check out this year's speakers and this year's slogans.

Oh.... one other thing... DC, if you didn't already know, is held at the Alexis Park in Vegas.