The 'X-Tra' camera battery Kickstarter campaign appears to have been a scam

Back on November 19, 2020, we published an article covering news of a Kickstarter campaign that appeared to be funding the production of the X-tra Battery, a product that claimed to be ‘the camera battery, re-invented.’ Now, it appears the campaign was a sham, with no products to show for after more than 1,500 backers pledged $221,290 to see the X-Tra Battery to life. Canon Rumors was the first publication to bring these allegations to light after its founder, who used the KickBooster...