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Oblique view of iFixit’s Portable Smart Soldering Iron. It has a rounded rectangular base that holds a built-in rechargeable battery. The base has a small bracket at one end that, when flipped down, makes the base slant upward slightly as it sits on a white surface. The base has a blue on/off button and a nickel adjustment knob on the raised end. It has also a USB-C cable attached to the front between the buttons. At the other end of the cable is a tapered cylindrical soldering iron that is mounted on the side of the base. The base, USB cable, and soldering iron are black with blue highlights.

CES 2025: iFixit Smart Soldering Iron and Electronics Toolkit

Allison interviews Eric Essen, iFixit’s Chief Tool Officer, about their new smart soldering iron and electronics toolkits. Eric describes iFixit’s FixHub Smart Soldering Iron designed to bring soldering to people without experience. It is powered through any powered USB-C port and has an adjustable soldering temperature through a web interface. When connected to a PD […]

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Black and white drawing of the Lifehive frame against a yellow background. The frame appears similar to a picture frame with a thin outer structure. It is square and surrounds a substrate made from a small hexagonal honeycomb pattern. A yellow heating element is shown embedded in the substrate. It enters the frame from the top and forms a large hexagonal pattern nearly covering the substrate. The outer hexagon continuously spirals downward to smaller and smaller hexagons. A small honeybee is shown flying toward the frame in the lower left of the image.

CES 2025: Lifehive Chamber and Frames that Kill Bee Parasites

Allison interviews Pascal Brunner, CEO and Co-Founder of Lifehive, about their innovative technology that helps to keep beehives healthy. Their product kills the varroa mite, the most deadly parasite to honey bees, without using chemicals. Lifehive has designed a Langstroth deep brood chamber and accompanying frames that replace most beekeepers’ standard chambers and frames. Each […]

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