Indie Defcon Badge: The Ides of Defcon

A project in San Francisco, CA by John Adams
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A hackable, Roman-themed conference badge, featuring LEDs, digital audio, a multiplayer fighting game, rechargeable battery and more.
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Backers: 114
Average Pledge Per Backer: $205

Funded: $23,315 of $6,000
Dates: Mar 16th -> Apr 5th (20 days)
Project By: John Adams
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Latest News

So many screens!

March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
DHL showed up early this morning with all of the screens for the badges. This badge thing is actually happening! Batteries should be here tomorrow, and we are waiting on the revision3 prototype to finalize our test and order, which should be in... (Read More)

Characters, Caesar, and a new sponsor.

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I'd like to welcome Avast as a Gold sponsor onto this project and thank them for their assistance in making our silly dream a reality.  Yesterday, rev3 of our board went off to Macrofab. The rev3 board is our "gold" master, and we are manufacturing... (Read More)

git 'er done.

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Sponsors: We need your logos.

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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Happy Vernal Equinox

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, now we are really, absolutely sold out. Someone grabbed the last 3 badges at the Senator level. These higher level donations enable us to buy a couple of pieces of equipment that will make this build far more reliable than before and make... (Read More)

Backers only: Sneak peek.

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
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Sold out!

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, that's it! We're sold out, aside from one $1k senator spot, we've sold out of badges. Thank you for your support! Because we made our stretch goals, everyone who supported us at the $120 level and up will also get a "hack like a roman"... (Read More)

We're amazed.

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
When I started this project a year ago I never thought we'd have the interest that we've had over the last 24 hours. The response to this has been overwhelming and we are so pleased. Today, I'll be contacting our screen and SD card vendors to order... (Read More)

Amazing, we made it.

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
You did it!Guess what? We made our goal! In under four hours! I cannot begin to express how amazed and thankful we are feeling right now. We appreciate your faith in us to produce this fun project for you and we will keep you updated as production... (Read More)

Launch!

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone! We've launched, appropriate enough, during the Ides of March. We appreciate you taking a look at our project and if you have any questions, feel free to ask. John will be answering questions as @netik on Twitter, and the... (Read More)

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