So if you use this as a name-badge with no batteries, the buttons and ports on the rear are very exposed; I wonder if there would be long term consequences of that? Might need to use e.g. glue-gun glue to protect them.
Also, the branding is a lot. If it is a toy then it isn't important, if you were serious about a name badge a little bit unprofessional looking. Particularly the bomb/weapon on the rear with a bunch of exposed circuit board, I'm sure going through TSA with this will be a hoot.
Just comes back to: Is this actually meant to be used as a name badge? Fun rainy afternoon toy though.
I mean it's aimed at makers, so it's expected that you'll use it for some sort of "interesting project" rather than take it out of your bag, program it to display your name, and use it instead of a sticker.
I've traveled with a lot of ham radio gear over the years, and sometimes the TSA wants to take a look. The worst case is that they swab it for explosive residue. Adds a minute to the transit time through the checkpoint, worst case.
Simpson, who is a sophomore in electrical engineering at MIT, wore a circuit board with nine lights over a hoodie and was inexplicably grasping a hand full of Play-Doh.
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To save someone else the trouble of checking; to ship to the USA:
- Badger 2040 Only: GBP £16.00 ($21.46)
- Gadget 2040 + Accessory Kit: GBP £24.25 ($32.53)
Maybe a couple of bucks more if you want the tracked international postage instead of the (cheapest) untracked.
Video about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDhw3BlBtig
So if you use this as a name-badge with no batteries, the buttons and ports on the rear are very exposed; I wonder if there would be long term consequences of that? Might need to use e.g. glue-gun glue to protect them.
Also, the branding is a lot. If it is a toy then it isn't important, if you were serious about a name badge a little bit unprofessional looking. Particularly the bomb/weapon on the rear with a bunch of exposed circuit board, I'm sure going through TSA with this will be a hoot.
Just comes back to: Is this actually meant to be used as a name badge? Fun rainy afternoon toy though.
I mean it's aimed at makers, so it's expected that you'll use it for some sort of "interesting project" rather than take it out of your bag, program it to display your name, and use it instead of a sticker.
I've traveled with a lot of ham radio gear over the years, and sometimes the TSA wants to take a look. The worst case is that they swab it for explosive residue. Adds a minute to the transit time through the checkpoint, worst case.
The worst is that you'll have guns pointed at you and get arrested:
https://www.theregister.com/2007/09/21/mit_student_arrested_...
Not quite the same thing as ham equipment in a suitcase.
Lucky she wasn't shot.