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The Stars of the Movie Hackers - Where Are They Now?

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Hackers hit the movie theaters in 1995, the internet was still in its infancy and hacking was sub-culture a few knew or spoke about. The film was the first incarnation of hacking on the silver screen post-internet. It told the story of famed hacker "Zero Cool" aka Dade Murphy known for crashing of 1,507 systems in one day got him banned from owning or operating a computer until he was eighteen. Dade eventually meets a group of hackers at his new school. The novice of the group Joey, inadvertently uncovers The Plague's scheme to steal 25 million dollars from his company. This prompts the Plague to enlists the Secret Service under false pretenses, in order to protect prevent his scheme from being discover. Thus a race ensues, as the Dade and his cohorts attempt to reveal The Plague's plot before the Secret Service catches up to them and put all of them in jail.

Dade "Zero Cool" Murphy
Jonny Lee Miller

Right after starring in Hackers, Miller played Sick Boy in the heavily acclaimed film Trainspotting. He then went on to appear in box office duds Dracula 2000 (2000), Mindhunters (2004), and Aeon Flux (2005). However recently his found success, appearing in the alongside Johnny Depp in the movie adaptation of Dark Shadows, and currently reprising the role of Sherlock Holmes on the number one new series Elementary.

Kate "Acid Burn" Libby
Angelina Jolie

If you don't know what happened to Angelina Jolie, you've probably being living under a rock. Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG award- winner, Jolie's held a constant present on the silver screen for the past decade. Then, there's her highly publicized marriages first to Hackers co-star Jonny Lee Miller, then to Billy Bob Thornton, and finally to Brad Pitt. She's former Goodwill Ambassador for the UN and mother of six children. So yeah, she's been busy.

Joey Pardella
Jesse Bradford

At the time Jesse Bradford had garnered a lot of attention for his role as Aaron in the Steven Soderbergh film King of Hill (1993), however post-jackers his career trajectory never seemed to live up to that role. After Hackers he went on to star in the film Romeo + Juliet with Leonardo Di Caprio and Clair Danes, before appearing in the comedies Cherry Falls and Bring It On. He also starred in the creepy thriller Swimfan alongside Erika Christensen. Today, he plays Chris on the ABC television comedy series Guys With Kids.

Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein
Matthew Lillard

Its very rare that you find an actor that has appeared in more than one cult film, Matthew Lillard has been four, Serial Mom, Hackers, Scream, and perhaps the most popular of the four SLC Punk. Besides his roles in cult films, Lillard performance as Shaggy in the two live-action Scooby Doo films has established him as the modern voice of Shaggy. He's acted as the voice of Shaggy in the animated series Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated for the last the three seasons, as well as in numerous straight to DVD animated films for the Scooby Doo franchise. Most recently made his directorial debut with the film Fat Kid Rules the World at SXSW where it received very positive reviews. The film even received a 3.5 out of 4 stars from the late Roger Ebert.

Paul "Lord Nikon" Cook
Laurence Mason

Laurence Mason played the very eccentric hacker with the photographic memory. Since then, Mason has gone on to have reoccurring roles on crime related television series The Shield and Prison Break. His most notable role as of late, however is as Matthew McConaughey's driver, Earl. in the box office success The Lincoln Lawyer.

Ramon "The Phantom Phreak"' Sanchez
Renoly Santiago

Renoly Santiago made a blockbuster debut co-starring in Dangerous Minds with Michelle Pfifer, which he immediately followed with major roles in Hackers and Con-Air. Following those movies he appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions under very notable directors. He made his Brodway debut in the production of The Capeman in which his performance as Tony Hernandez earned him a nomination for a Drama Desk Award from the press for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical. Santiago also a writing credit for Bring in the Morning…A Wake-Up Call' which starred Lauryn Hill. Currently, Santiago is writing songs for his debut bilingual album.

Eugene "The Plague" Belford
Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens played the role of the sinister "Plague" in Hackers. Since then Stevens has made a guest appearance on a number of comedic television series, including Fraiser, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Ugly Betty, and Californication, Proving his range, he's also appeared in about an equal amount of drama's including Medium, Numb3rs, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Lost, and the Mentalist. His recent acting credits include One for the Money with Katherine Heigl.

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Hacker Magazine StaticUsers '97 Discovered and Now Scanned

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

StaticUsers '97 was a printed zine (short for magazine) targeted to the underground scene focusing on hacking, security, social engineering, and coding. During the time there were only a few magazines geared towards the high-tech minded folks including Blacklisted!411, 2600 and Iron Feather Journal.

The brainchildren behind StaticUsers '97 were a group of friends from high school in Las Vegas, NV -- home to DEF CON (largest hacker conference) with articles contributed by writers around the world.

Download StaticUsers '97 Magazine PDF Free
1. Special Thanx
2. The True Meaning of a Hacker - Templer
3. Live Social Engineering by Sdphreak
4. Hacking a Mac by AntAdam
5. Hacking a Mac Part 2 by AntAdam
6. The Foolproof Helper by Barren Soul
7. What's a Phreak?
8. Become a Lineman with Ease
9. A Phreaking Question
10. Crystals by LowTek
11. Wanna Port Surf?
12. Setting up Unix Trap Door by sh
13. Tricks of the Trade
14. The Story of the Accidental Con by SD phreak
15. What's an ANSI bomb by CyberWes
16. Few Notes About Eve Dongles by Dr. Qwerty
17. Rainman Scripting
18. Axis Security by Revelation
19. Subscription Page

The goal of the publication was to be subscription based with printed magazines released every other month with supporting newsletters sent out every two weeks. Although the publication ended after the first issue it is kept to preserve some history with grammar errors and typos included!

What were you doing 16 years ago?

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Conventions in 2013 of Interest to Hackers, Gamers, Geeks, Nerds and Security Experts

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Sometimes keeping track of all the different conferences can be a pain and before you know it you've missed the show. Here is list of some of the major security, technology and gaming conventions taking place this year. If you know of a convention we missed that you would like included in this list, please email us the information at sales@hackerstickers.com with the subject of 'Convention List' and include details in the format we have below!

April 5-7
A&G Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Animation and Gaming Ohio (A&G Ohio) is a convention ran by the fans, for the fans. It not only includes Japanese animation, but American animation as well. Gaming is also incorporated with the signature events and the massive game room A&G has to offer. The focus of A&G Ohio is to bring the unexpected as well as something new and different. -Upcomingcons.com

April 26–
THOTCON
Chicago, Illinois

April 27

HACKPhilly

Philadelphia, Pennyslvania HACK is an open call for technology-based projects. Inviting participation from designers and artists working for/ with hacker spaces / maker spaces. We are encouraging collaborative works for submission, but this is not a requirement. We are asking for a range of works: From 2D to 3D works, applications, wearable’s, installation, objects, and performances. Works from groups or individuals not associated with hacker / maker spaces will be considered for submission as well.

May 21-23
CITA 2013
Las Vegas, Nevada
Presented by CTIA–The Wireless Association®, the proven authority leading the mobile movement since 1984, CTIA 2013 will continue to illuminate the future by showcasing the leaders, ideas and experiences transforming our dynamic industry. -CTIA2013.com

May 24-26
Comicpalooza
Houston, Texas
Comicpalooza is an international comic festival, featuring films, art, memorabilia and celebrity appearances. This year Comicpalooza coincides with GalatiCon and the two will work together to provide a dual experience for both sci-fi and comic book fans.

May 28-31
AnDeveCon
Boston, Massachusetts
A must-attend for every AnDevCon developer. Come learn with hundreds of experienced developers and engineers like you attending more than 75 classes 100% focused on Android development.Hang out and network with colleagues and our expert speakers at coffee breaks, lunches and our fabulous Attendee Reception. More than 45 companies will be exhibiting or sponsoring AnDevCon Boston – previous exhibitors include Google, Amazon, GroupOn, Sony, Adobe, Samsung, Qualcomm, TapJoy, RIM, AT&T, Barnes & Noble, HTC, Intel and dozens of others.

June 2013
WWDC
The quintessential conference for Mac developers. Here developers get the latest news on the newest Apple hardware and software as well as the rare chances to communicate with Apple programmers and receive direct feedback.

June 11-13
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
Los Angeles, California
E3 draws tens of thousands of professionals to experience the future of interactive entertainment. The most influential people leading the most innovative companies in the industry attend E3 to see groundbreaking new technologies and never-before-seen products for computers, video game consoles, handheld systems, mobile and social, and the Internet.-E3Expo.com

July 27- August 1
Black Hat USA
Las Vegas, Nevada
Black Hat USA is the show that sets the benchmark for all other security conferences. This year Black Hat returns for its 16th year to Las Vegas, join them as they bring together the brightest in the world for six days of learning, networking, and skill building.

August 1-4
DEF CON 21
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the worlds largest and longest-running hacking conventions.

August 15-18
GenCon Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana
The longest running and best-attended, gaming convention in the world returns to Indianapolis. Come see gaming icons, authors and artist. This year there's more events and an expanded Family Fun Pavilion.

August 29- September 1
MetaCon
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meta Con is a massively multi-genre convention hosted annually in Minnesota, bringing together thousands of fans for a geeky celebration featuring anime, sci-fi, steampunk, gaming, and more. Sponsors range from groups like the Twin Cities Game Fest running games all weekend, and local Amtgard boffer weapon groups. Guests have ranged from the world-renown to local celebrities. Thousands of people are expected to attend MetaCon.
-Upcomingcons.com

November 5-8
ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security
Berlin, Germany
The ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) is the flagship annual conference of the Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC) of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The conference brings together information security researchers, practitioners, developers, and users from all over the world to explore cutting-edge ideas and results. It provides an environment to conduct intellectual discussions. -SigSac.Org

November 8-9
BlizzCon
Anaheim, California
Blizzard returns with their annual convention after a year long hiatus. This year's convention will feature in-depth discussion with with Blizzard game developers and artists, the global finals of Blizzard eSports, contests, and most importantly hands-on play time with the latest version of Blizzard's games.

December 9-13
ASAC 29
New Orleans, Louisiana

December 13-14
Blue Hat v12
Richmond, Washington
BlueHat v12 educates Microsoft engineers and executives on current and emerging security threats in an effort to help address security issues in Microsoft products and services and protect customers.

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Seeking Brand Ambassadors/Video Reviewers

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Are you a big fan of HackerStickers.com? Do you have tons of our gear and want more?
HackerStickers is looking for few a select brand ambassador to create video reviews for our products in exchange for free swag.

Requirements:
• Experience creating and editing videos for Youtube, including adding watermarks.
• Be a fan of technology and gadgets.

If you're interested send us a video of you reviewing one of your favorite HackerStickers.com products or any video you've created recently to sales@HackerStickers.com.

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A Hackers Fascination with Lock-Picking

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

It's human nature to wonder how things work. As children we're in a constant state of curiosity, we began as toddlers presented with the task of correctly placing geometrically shaped pegs into their corresponding holes. It is here where we first learn every object has it proper place. As we get older our inquiring mind becomes obsessed with investigating how things work. We become amateur surgeons, dissecting the toaster or the television, carefully examining its parts, before attempting to reconstruct it's in proper working order.

Many of us hackers found ourselves romanced into hacking by our unyielding thirst to understand computers and technology. We found ourselves reinvigorated with the curiosity of our childhood, enthralled, with the fact that we were finally being presented with a subject whose level of complexity perfectly challenged our enthusiastic inquisitiveness. Seems only natural that hackers would be interested in locks and physical security. Lock-picking is essentially the kinesthetic equivalent of hacking. As hackers, we are aware of the vulnerabilities of the cyber securities enacted to protect our virtual valuables. Locksmiths are equally aware of the vulnerabilities within the physical securities we've constructed to protect our tangible valuables. It's at this junction of security and vulnerability where the two crafts of find common ground.

The second level on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is security. Perhaps the most indicative detail of human history that proves Maslow correct is the consistent presence of locks dating back to the earliest civilizations. If one were to follow the evolution of locks, one would immediately notice that over time locks have become increasingly more complex. I would formally wonder what was the catalyst that spurred the evolution of locks, only to find the answer staring at me in the mirror. Hackers! The first hackers where the crafty fellows who figured out how to pick locks. Motives aside, their intuitiveness was commendable to say the least, and essentially built the tradition to which we all belong.

There is some inherent pleasure for hacker to successfully pick a lock, more so than that of a person of probably any other background. I would compare it to the pleasure an architect might get from building a bird house from scratch. There is something viscerally satisfying about mechanical completion of task normally done mentally or virtually. Even if hackers take on lock-picking may always remain on a hobbyist level, it still strengthens our understanding of physical security and provides a refreshing feeling of accomplishment when you feel the pins in the lock meet the sheer line and the lock turns and opens.

See our collection of Lock pick tools, Visable Cutaway for Practice ,17pc LockPick Set, 5pc Bump Keys Set and Handcuff Keys.

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The Rise of the Mac Hackers

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

For us old school mac hackers, the recent influx of new and returning mac hackers shouldn't come as a surprise, considering the graphic and technical appeal of Apple's hardware and it's unix-based OS. Hacker Stickers has always been a Mac friendly online shop, and we have some new awesome swag geared towards that fan boy in all of us.

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Hacker Stickers is Hiring Content Writer

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Hacker Stickers is hiring a part time position with flexible hours in Southern California to help write content for our sites, blogs and forum communities to interact with other users and keep discussion flowing. If you love to write and interact with people and can write about any topic with research and imagination then we have a position for you!

Title: Hacker Stickers is Hiring Content Writer
Position Level: Entry
Position: Open

Our office is located in Santa Fe Springs, Ca.

Please submit your resume or skills to sales@hackerstickers.com with subject line: I want to write for Hacker Stickers.

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Sell it & Partner with HackerStickers!

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sell it on Hacker Stickers
Have a product you think would sell well to our hackers, geeks, programmers, gamers & security experts? Hacker Stickers has a great following and is always looking to add new products to our catalog. Currently we sell clothing, accessories, hardware, caffeine, housewares, electronics and stickers but are always looking for new merchandise.

Looking to Partner?
We are also accepting new partnerships with organizations and sites that are looking to t-shirts and accessories through our system to handle manufacturing, shipping, fulfillment on a revenue share basis. Hacker Stickers has partnerships with many sites and organizations such as DEF CON, Lock Picking 101 connecting our users and their users with our system getting high end merchandise in the consumers hands!

If you believe you have something that would be ideal for our users please contact us directly - sales@hackerstickers.com

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New Inventory Count Display

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We've got a lot going on under the hood of Hacker Stickers website and today we'd like to announce the inventory count display that allows the user to see how low stock is running on a product.

This is a new feature we wanted to implement to let our users have the ability to see how high or low stock is on an item at any time. There are items we constantly reorder then there are the limited editions and runs that will never be produced again -- we feel its important to give you an inside look at our system so that you can get that item you wanted in time before it runs out forever.

We have a lot of new features for the site in the works - If you think we're missing something shoot us a message or leave a comment on Facebook. We will keep it in mind as we expand the site to be even more awesome!

Happy Holidays!
The Hacker Stickers Team

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Holiday Shipping Schedules & Dates

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Getting your warez for the Holidays!

HackerStickers loves that you love gifting our goods for the holidays and we want to make sure you get the goods in time for your Christmas and the holidays surrounding!

Know your shipping methods & shipping times!

Express Mail - Fastest
Priority Mail - Faster
First Class - Regular
Parcel Post - Tug Boat Slow

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We offer all different shipping options on HackerStickers.com but its important to take into account how soon you need your shipment. With the holiday rush things start to get bogged down at the post office so that shipping method you normally use may take a little longer.

First off, lets talk about parcel post -- It's slow and there isn't any sort of tracking on it. Depending on where you are from our shipping location will depend on how quickly the package moves, and even with that… is it worth the dollar or two you are saving on shipping?

First Class is the most common way to ship items when it weighs under a certain amount but during the season it slows down a bit, and the closer you get to Christmas the slower and more risky it gets to get to the destination in time. Order now to ensure quick shipment and avoid the rush!

Priority Mail - This is our favorite, its a decent price and it gets the package to you pretty darn quick - usually within 1-3 days. But keep in mind you still want to order sooner than later as it gets closer to Christmas you want to ensure the geeks in your life get your gifts in time!

Express Mail - Drop everything the post office is doing and deliver that package to you! It's way more expensive but a good method to get items to you in a rush! Sometimes you just need the items fast and thats the end of it -- this is the method you want!

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Keeping an Eye on Big Brother

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

There's a story behind every piece of artwork we use for our clothing line. It all starts with an idea that turns into a sketch.
In the HackerStickers office we have many of these originals framed for those who visit to see how it transformed from the idea into the final product. The Big Brother t-shirt was modeled off of the idea that we're already being watched so much that it's time to keep an eye on big brother ourselves.

The artwork portrays a group of hackers surrounded by the government and their surveillance equipment. The hackers are using the same systems the government created to watch the agency themselves.

The artist took great pleasure in creating an image detailed with easter eggs to make any fed, hacker or security expert laugh.

If you're a believer in privacy or hacking surveillance systems this piece of artwork is available on cotton canvas (aka t-shirts & long sleeve ) as well as a nice big brother poster for your wall.

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ToorCon 14 - A Hacker’s Affair

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We packed up a weekends worth of Hacker Stickers gear and headed out to San Diego for ToorCon 14 (10/19/12-10/21/12) to showcase our latest products. ToorCon San Diego has been happening for 14 years now, a centralized convention for hackers and security folks alike to learn and discuss the latest in the industry.

We shared exhibitor convention space with the lock pick village, tamper evidence contest and Ada's technical bookstore popup shop.. meeting lots of great people and learning new 'security' techniques.

This was the first in many years it had moved locations, now at the Westin San Diego it felt much more personable and was nice to be moved away from the cold-feeling convention center where people would walk a while to get back to their rooms. Very nice to have it centralized and everyone so close!

We had a blast hanging out with our hacker friends from LA, OC, SD, the surrounding 2600 meetings and Irvine Underground, and look forward to the next ToorCon!

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Our First HOPE Conference - 2004 flashback

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We had done different hacker conferences, but they had generally been close to home. None of us had been to HOPE conference before but was familiar with the name as it's a hacker con thrown by 2600 magazine - the hacker quarterly. We took to New York City to attend our first HOPE conference back in July 2004.

We were small, the idea of shipping things never even entered our minds and back then each person could fly with 2 bags on the airline we flew so we packed a personal bag each and the rest of the luggage was the swag to setup shop with.

We got to NYC and headed straight to the taxi line, we told the driver that we may not all fit due to the weight of our luggage but he was certain he wanted us and he loaded up his mini van with our 10 suitcases and we piled in. A few miles on the freeway with a lot of bumps we heard the taxicab start to fall apart -- and then suddenly something was dragging on the ground.

The cabs suspension was shot and the axel was dragging on the freeway. We pulled over on the side of the road, the driver was upset his cab was broken, and we were upset his car broke. Without any delay one of the guys in our crew went to his luggage and grabbed supplies to tie his car back together. Within minutes we were ready to go again -- the MacGyver style move wouldn't be a permanent fix but we made it to the hotel.

Once we got checked in we went to the conference area and setup our booth. We had a warm welcome from the east coast hackers and got to showcase our wares. Throughout the weekend we heard some great talks and met a lot of great people -- many we still see at events on the west coast! We've returned since 2004 and look forward to the next show!

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How HackerStickers Began

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HackerStickers wasn't always as big as it is today. In fact it started like many businesses out of the apartment home with a small idea starting from a hobby.

I had a friend that owned a sticker business, one of those kiosks at the mall that makes custom stickers, the kind you see on the back of people's cars. I did a bulk purchase of two sticker designs and manufactured one t-shirt. With these the few items I went to a convention and sold the heck out of them, and they sold pretty well. After the conference I tallied up all the numbers and a profit was made!

The only problem was that these conferences didn't happen weekly -- what to do with the leftover supplies? We contacted a few larger businesses that had websites setup that we thought could liquidate the merchandise fairly quick. We hit a wall though, one company wanted to obtain the rights to the artwork and print the merchandise themselves leaving us with the remaining stock whereas others revenue share wasn't high enough to make it worthwhile.

I never thought of starting my own online business retailing 'hacker swag' until then. And HackerStickers was built focusing on stickers for laptops and cars. One design after another we kept adding stickers and people kept ordering. We expanded over time adding products besides stickers such as hardware kits, t-shirts, hats, then glassware.

We returned annually to the different hacker conventions getting our name out and sponsoring events. Since then with our loyal followers, fans and addicts we have grown and have been blessed to meet many great folks to give us the opportunity to keep at it, hacking away at new ideas, promoting cool tools and helping educate the hacker and security community.

More to follow!

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Hacker Stickers - New Office = New Swag

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Hacker Stickers had been operating on the second floor of a nicely secured quaint building for years complete with 3 offices and no elevator. When we first started Hacker Stickers we didn't have much inventory and stickers were light enough to move in and out, then we expanded to start selling shirts. The first few conventions moving in and out was manageable but as years passed and the inventory continued to grow it became a pain moving everything in and out up and down the stairs each time.

The time had come where decisions had to be made, we had just brought on a new vendor for us to start selling their swag and we had 10 new designs printed for a convention. We had officially ran out of space to put anything and moving up and down those stairs was becoming brutal.

Rather than moving the truck full of merchandise back up the stairs the truck remained loaded and we migrated to a new office, located in a secure facility and on the first floor complete with warehouse space, offices and loading doc. It took a while to get everything back together. First the shelving needed to be reconstructed, then the merchandise had to be organized, inventoried and labeled. We're thankful for everyone who helped out with the move and getting the office back together! It was definitely hard but we are back up to speed!

What's to come? We are taking pictures of all the new, forgotten, and limited edition items, plugging in the inventory and putting them live on the site. I'm sure by now many of you have seen all the neat DEFCON swag we've added, we have a ton more so keep checking back and follow us to keep up with the latest items.

Here's to the future!
Thank you all for being great supporters!

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DEFCON 20 Recap

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

DefCon 20 (aka Defcon XX) was the biggest hacker convention ever and we had a lot of planning ahead of us this year. We were asked by Defcon to be the official swag vendor selling off the remainder defcon swag from prior years and years to come.

With that we were offered a different booth space, years prior we had our A-Frame PVC constructed booth that would lean against the wall that would tower 25 feet tall covered with our camouflage tarp displaying our latest products. We had 3 tables side by side with space underneath the tables for storage and shelving located against the wall within the a-frame for additional space.

The space we were offered this year was front and center, great for the eyes and great traffic. But we had to go back to the drawing board for our booth design as the space was different. No walls to lean our tower against and the space although more tables was less storage space and our signage had to be created from scratch.

We sketched out a few designs and came up with the idea of hanging our signage above our booth space in two layers in a square format visible from all sides The top square layer would be the signs, eye catching that would bring people to our booth. The second layer, closer to the ground would showcase our latest products. Each side had products displayed, and beneath the 2nd layer was an optional third layer of poster board signs promotion our new products.

First we created the artwork for the vinyl pieces that would become the square sign layer at top. We printed them and allowed for lightweight pvc poles to go through them to connect to one another with 90 degree brackets forming the square at both the top and bottom.

The unit was connected to the grid above by the convention staff and lifted above our booth center. The second layer was attached and the products were fastened with only a few minutes before the doors opened.

We received such positive feedback about our display and products this year from people who had attended for years and many new people. We look forward to next year where we can implement some changes and new ideas to the display!

Hope you enjoyed this post and photographs!

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Slowed shipping times

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We're back from DEFCON and proud to announce Hacker Stickers has relocated to a new larger facility. Our shipping time has slowed a bit while we're getting things back together, please be patient with us and keep your eyes open for new products being added!

Interested in an update on your order and it's shipping? Please contact sales@hackerstickers.com with your order # and we will get back to you ASAP with an updated estimated shipping date!

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We lived through yet another DEFCON!

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We survived yet another DEFCON filled with great people, talks, and parties! We literally packed up 75%+ of the office for everyone there to grab the gear they wanted and are now tediously putting our office back together and re-inventorying everything, so please allow a little extra time on shipping your new orders. We understand that you want your sweet gear and caffeine ASAP but we need to find it first! :)

We'd like to thank everyone who stopped by the booth to say hi, pick up gear or have a drink with us! You guys are the motivation we needed to wake up after only 3 hours of sleep a night!

See you at DEFCON 21.

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Hacker Stickers 4.0 is online!

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We've re-launched HackerStickers.com with many new features, changes and merchandise from our favorite hacker convention DEF CON!
Hacker Stickers has teamed up with DEF CON to bring you official DEF CON merchandise shipped from our warehouse direct to you! Our warehouse is full of new swag and a lot of old swag that we've pulled from the vault and are putting online, many of the items are limited quantities so bookmark the site and check back often as you are destined to discover some rare finds.

We want to hear your thoughts on the new site, and if you find bugs be sure to let us know - sales@hackerstickers.com

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