Cricut Heat Guide settings for applying metallic iron-on to polyester fabric, showing 315°F temperature, 30 seconds press time, and firm pressure instructions.

The Cricut Heat app must be connected in order for the Hat Press to truly function. If you power it on without the app it heats to a default setting, which is fine for vinyl on most fabrics, but ...

The Cricut EasyPress truly is a mini press measuring only 7.8 x 6.3 x 3.6 inches. It’s a pocket-sized heat press that is designed to help you get precise and premium results for iron-on projects.

Billed as offering “the speed of a heat press and the convenience of an iron,” the Cricut EasyPress 2 makes stamping your designs on t-shirts, coasters, totes, and more easier than ever, for less.

While CNET's Russell Holly was busy reviewing the Cricut Hat Press and the Bright 360 lamps, I spent time with the company's update to its EasyPress lineup, the EasyPress 3 heat press machine.