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DEFCON 16 Badge

The DEFCON 16 Badge was created for the 2008 edition of DEFCON, the largest and oldest continuously running hacker and computer security convention in the world. The badge uses active electronics, an artistically-designed circuit board, and provides intentionally “open” circuitry to allow attendees to experiment with and modify the badge to their liking.

This year's design is based around a Freescale   [ continue ]

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RFID Reader Module with USB Interface Released

The Parallax RFID Reader Module, designed by Grand Idea Studio and exclusively manufactured and distributed by Parallax, Inc., is available in a new version with a USB interface. Previously only available in a simple 4-wire serial interface, the RFID Reader Module is a low-cost solution to read passive RFID transponder tags from up to four …

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