The company behind the Kodak-branded KashMiner was first displayed in January at a technology show in Las Vegas and critics such as author David Gerard labeled it a “scam.” Spotlite USA said it licensed the Kodak brand to put on its products and its chief executive said in January that 80 devices were already in use. However, Kodak told the BBC in July that the venture was “never officially licensed and that no devices had ever been installed.”