New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open-Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key

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• rmast1 hour ago
  2 hours ago I got an email from Crowd Supply saying that my “Dabao Evaluation Board for Baochip-1x” order had shipped. Coincidence? Hmm…
  • jkonline55 minutes ago
    Nope! From the article: "The chip—called the Baochip-1x..."
• mtlsnk44 minutes ago
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• ck224 minutes ago
  wow it&#x27;s transparent?<p>do UV and infrared photons not interfere with chip operations?<p>UV could have enough energy to change chemical bonds in the chip permanently?
  • Kirby6421 minutes ago
    They absolutely would, UV mostly since it’s higher energy. It’s not stated but it’s possible they’ve coated the chip with a UV opaque coating that is transparent to infrared though.
• nekusar12 minutes ago
  I wonder if Defcon fucked over THIS YEAR&#x27;S badge creator (Bunnie Hwang) too, like Defcon did in 2024?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.404media.co&#x2F;def-con-badge-maker-pulled-off-stage-amid-claims-of-non-payment-and-failed-work&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.404media.co&#x2F;def-con-badge-maker-pulled-off-stage...</a>
  • walrus0111 minutes ago
    Fucking over Bunnie Hwang would be a stupid move on an epic scale considering how well known he is.