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DefCon Ninja Badges Let Hackers Do Battle

Posted by timothy on from the that-is-some-nice-schwag dept.

eecue writes "The folks at DefCon, the world's largest hacker convention [previously on Slashdot], have been making awesome badges for years. Last year along with the convention badge, a group of hackers known as the Ninjas created an electronic badge for their exclusive party. This year the Ninjas have taken the whole electronic badge thing to the next level with an interactive, wireless, encrypted ninja battle video game badge. I convinced the Ninjas to give Wired.com an exclusive sneak peek, and let me tell you, this thing is awesome."

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  1. oh the irony by Shanrak · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Anyone else enjoying the irony that Facebook, with tons of known holes where private information can be leaked, is sponsoring the Ninja group at DefCon.

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  2. Re:Just Tell Me One Thing... Is it Awesome? by revlayle · · Score: 5, Funny

    adulthood is a bit overrated... FORFEIT AWAY!

  3. Wired... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I convinved the Ninjas to give Wired.com an exclusive sneak peek, and let me tell you, this thing is awesome."

    Yeah, but if you write for Wired, you probably think being able to tie your shoes is awesome.

  4. It's the Ninja from Bruce Lee! by beej · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's from the game Bruce Lee for the C64. That I recognized it has to be worth at least one geek point. ;-)

    http://www.c64-wiki.com/index.php/Bruce_Lee