electronic badge
{{Short description|Gadget that is a replacement for a traditional paper-based badge or pass issued at public events}}
{{Distinguish|digital badge}}
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An electronic badge (or electronic conference badge) is a gadget that is a replacement for a traditional paper-based badge or pass issued at public events.{{Cite journal|url=https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/1088|title=SmartBadge: An Electronic Conference Badge using RF and IR Communications|first=Mark Alexander|last=White|date=June 20, 2006|journal=University of Canterbury}} It is mainly handed out at computer (security) conferences and hacker events.{{Cite web|url=https://hackspace.raspberrypi.org/articles/badgelife-the-art-of-the-conference-badge|title=Badgelife: the art of the conference badge|website=HackSpace magazine|date=January 12, 2018 |language=en|access-date=November 8, 2019}} Their main feature is to display the name of the attendee, but due to their electronic nature they can include a variety of software. The badges were originally a tradition at DEF CON, but spread across different events.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-history-of-badgelife-def-cons-unlikely-obsession-with-artistic-circuit-boards/|title=A History of Badgelife, Def Con's Unlikely Obsession with Artistic Circuit Boards|last=Oberhaus|first=Daniel|date=September 18, 2018|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=November 8, 2019}}
Examples
= Hardware =
- SHA2017 badge, which included an e-ink screen and an ESP32{{Cite web|url=https://tweakers.net/geek/124425/nederlands-hackercamp-sha2017-gaat-wifi-badges-met-e-ink-gebruiken.html|title=Nederlands hackercamp SHA2017 gaat wifi-badges met E-Ink gebruiken|website=Tweakers|language=NL|access-date=November 10, 2019}}
- Card10 for CCCamp2019{{Cite web|url=https://card10.badge.events.ccc.de/|title=card10 - Home|website=card10.badge.events.ccc.de|access-date=November 8, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.com/2019/08/29/hands-on-cccamp2019-badge-is-a-sensor-playground-not-to-be-mistaken-for-a-watch/|title=Hands-On: CCCamp2019 Badge Is A Sensor Playground Not To Be Mistaken For A Watch|last=By|date=August 29, 2019|website=Hackaday|language=en-US|access-date=November 10, 2019}}
- Electromagnetic Field Camp badge{{Cite web|url=https://badge.emfcamp.org/wiki/Main_Page|title=EMF Badge|website=badge.emfcamp.org|access-date=November 10, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.com/2018/08/26/2018-electromagnetic-field-badge-its-an-entire-phone/|title=2018 Electromagnetic Field Badge: It's An Entire Phone!|last=By|date=August 27, 2018|website=Hackaday|language=en-US|access-date=November 10, 2019}}
= Software =
The organization badge.team has developed a platform called "Hatchery"{{Cite web|url=https://badge.team/|title=Hatchery|website=badge.team|access-date=November 8, 2019}} to publish and develop software for several badges.{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.com/2019/02/20/badge-team-badges-get-a-platform/|title=Badge.Team: Badges Get A Platform|last=By|date=February 20, 2019|website=Hackaday|language=en-US|access-date=November 24, 2019}}
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