I come to bury EduSnap...
(updated December 15, 2025) ( paraphrased from Julius Caesar , spoken by Marc Antony ) Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury the EduSnap 53ED Kickstarter Project, not to praise it. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with the EduSnap 53ED Kickstarter Project. The last team update from the scope's Kickstarter site was posted on August 18, 2025. The official web sites no longer work, including any updates for the Android and iOS apps. The Windows app finds only older versions of software/firmware for the camera and "bracket" (the GOTO base). The lights are out, the trail is cold, unfulfilled users are going through the 5 stages of grief, and the project's reputation lies in dishonor. But this is not the end of the story. Kickstarter projects are often known for sowing disappointment while building out useful technology ideas for companies that buy out these tattered failures to deliver...