Philadelphia’s homegrown hacker con returns this weekend, and this time it’s beginning a day early to pack in much more talks, demos, and actions. Tickets are nonetheless obtainable for anybody who can get themselves to Arcadia College by the top of the week, and as at all times, college students with a sound .edu electronic mail handle get in totally free. The talks may even be recorded for hackers that may’t make it out in particular person, however after all there’s no substitute for a weekend spent hanging out with like-minded people.
Now in its fourth 12 months, JawnCon continues to steadily develop and evolve. In 2026, it’s not solely getting an additional day, but in addition a second stage for talks, delivering almost 30 displays on every little thing from board video games to trendy pager networks. For fashion factors, the schedule is obtainable by way of HyperCard working on an emulated Macintosh Plus, however you can too simply learn it off the online web page in case you insist.
Along with the talks, there might be reveals from native teams equivalent to Philly Mesh, PhilTel, and the Open Organisation Of Lockpickers, in addition to a devoted classroom for these trying to research forward of their newbie radio exams. Attendees may even use a pair of Zebra ID printers to provide customized badges, and we’re certain nothing untoward will occur with them.
Talking of badges, as in earlier years, the organizers drew inspiration from expertise of a bygone period. This 12 months’s badge appears to be like like a easy handheld calculator, but it surely additionally features a touch-tone (DTMF) generator, numerous video games, and the power to hyperlink up with different badges.
Powered by an ATmega328P-P, the badge is available in both assembled or equipment kind and options an edge connector alongside the underside of the board, letting attendees slot in their very own {hardware} creations. In traditional hacker con fashion, the badge might be distributed as a naked PCB, however STL and 3MF recordsdata to print your personal case forward of time can be found.
Keep tuned for our first-hand account of our time at JawnCon 0x3 as soon as the mud settles — or higher but, come out this weekend and see it for your self.
