init() 2026 badge
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The story
WorkOS gave init() 2026 attendees (SF Tech Week, October 2026) a working badge: an M5Stack StopWatch with a round AMOLED screen, set into a black card covered in a code-symbol pattern and the init() wordmark. It shows your name and event info and can be reprogrammed; WorkOS's Michael Chan (@chantastic) demoed it live on stage. People wore them around SF Tech Week all week.
What stands out
A round screen in a printed card looks like jewellery and acts like a dev board. That mix of beauty and hackability is why people kept wearing it after the event.
For your next brief
How could one small, beautiful piece of hardware make your event pass feel like something to keep?
- AMOLED display, electronics, printed card
- 2026
- Embedded round AMOLED module, printed card
- Black, white
- Official merch