Carrie Marshall

Carrie Marshall

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than twenty books. Her latest, a love letter to music titled Small Town Joy, is on sale now. She is the singer in spectacularly obscure Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

Articles by: Carrie Marshall

LG xboom Grab Bluetooth speaker in an outdoor setting

LG's excellent new Bluetooth speaker is getting a 'culturally rich' AI DJ on-device, so you can make requests and ask questions about the music

By Carrie Marshall published

AI-powered audio is coming to the xboom Bounce and Grab

A render of the TCL Q10M Ultra TV on a computer generated landscape

TCL confirms it will launch two next-gen RGB mini-LED TVs, raising hopes the new tech will be affordable – meanwhile, TCL's other new flagship TV is brighter than the sun

By Carrie Marshall published

TCL's cutting-edge 2026 TVs include an impressively affordable option

SoundPeats H3 earbuds and case held in a hand, in a living room

These triple-driver wireless earbuds look like high-end IEMs, but are priced like budget buds

By Carrie Marshall published

Soundpeats H3 promise high-quality audio and advanced hybrid ANC, with a stylish look, for a surprisingly low price

Angled view of two TEAC PD-507T CD transports stacked together, one silver and one black. Both are on a reflective dark surface against a pale grey background

TEAC’s new CD transport will treat your discs with the audiophile care that makes elite turntables so beloved – unless your discs are SACD

By Carrie Marshall published

The TEAC PD-507T promises audio that's pristine and ultra-clean

Scren grab of AV1 logo on smartphone

A big new streaming video upgrade supported by Disney, Apple, Google and more was just unveiled, and it could improve sports viewing and picture quality

By Carrie Marshall published

AV2 promises a "generation leap" in video streaming

Devialet Phantom Ultimate Opera de Paris speaker in white against a black background, with a logo saying Money No Object

Devialet launches new upgraded Phantom Ultimate speaker with 'Heart Bass Implosion' tech, which sounds as exciting as it does terrifying

By Carrie Marshall published

Devialet's new luxury Wi-Fi speakers promise heart-stopping hi-fi as well as eye-popping design

will.i.am standing behind the three models of xboom Buds from LG

Don't worry, LG's new wireless earbuds still have the incredibly useful adapter feature that I wish all earbuds offered

By Carrie Marshall published

LG announces two new xboom Buds including a brand new premium version

A middle-aged couple are very pleased with the Aurzen Roko TV Smart Projector, which is projecting the Roku TV interface onto a screen in their living room

The first Roku-powered portable projector is here, and you won't believe how cheap it is

By Carrie Marshall published

The Aurzen Roku TV Smart Projector brings the big picture for a small price

Michael Rabinavitch looking at someone off-camera in The Pitt season 1

The Pitt is better than The Bear and every ER drama I’ve ever seen – here’s why I think it deserved so many Emmy wins

By Carrie Marshall published

The Pitt is better than The Bear – here's why.

Leonard Shelby holds a polaroid image up to the camera in Memento

I can’t stop rewatching Christopher Nolan’s best movie, and the good news? It’s free to stream

By Carrie Marshall published

The most iconic Christopher Nolan movie is free to stream – here’s why you shouldn’t miss this box office hit.

Karaoke mode with Sing in Apple Music on tvOS, showing Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan

Your Apple TV 4K gets a free upgrade to tvOS 26 today – here are 5 changes to try

By Carrie Marshall published

Excellent upgrades you can try on your Apple TV today

The Roku Channel

Roku users should get ready for a lot more AI-generated ads, according to its COO – and I mean a lot

By Carrie Marshall published

Imagine your Instagram feed, but on TV: Roku's bringing AI ads to small businesses, for better or worse

AirPods Pro 3

Report says Apple has secretly rolled out the best lossless Bluetooth alternative in iPhone 17 and AirPods Pro 3, but don’t expect to enjoy music on it right away

By Carrie Marshall published

Updated Apple's low-latency, high quality wireless audio is here, but it's not ready for you just yet

Apple AirPods Pro 3, with the spanish word Hola on one side of it, and the English word Hello on the other side, implying that the AirPods bud has translated the word

AirPods' new Live Translation feature might be full of European languages, but the feature won't be available in much of Europe

By Carrie Marshall published

EU might be disappointed with your earbuds' Live Translation availability

The Spotify logo in deep purple, surrounded by lilac rings to denote Lossless audio

Spotify Lossless is way overdue and very welcome – if you have the hardware to hear it

By Carrie Marshall published

How does Spotify Lossless compare to rivals, and is it worth having?

Yamaha YH-C3000 and YH-4000 on a black background

Yamaha just launched two new enormous high-end headphones and I need them

By Carrie Marshall published

Yamaha has unveiled new open-back and closed-back headphones for audiophiles – I'll take both, thank you

Product shot of the FiiO K13 R2R DAC on a light grey background with a black sound wave image behind it

Join the resistor-ance with FiiO's new super-smart (and refreshingly affordable) desktop DAC

By Carrie Marshall published

FiiO promises 'a brand new kind of listening experience' for your high-end headphones and IEMs with its new K13 R2R headphone amp/DAC.

AirPods Max in green, shown from above, looking past the mesh headband to the earcups

AirPods Max 2: all the rumors, possible release dates and what we want to see

By Carrie Marshall last updated

Updated Apple events have come and gone – and AirPods Max 2 still did not arrive

Teaser image: a close up of "ear (3)" on what is presumably the Nothing Ear (3) charging case

It's official: the Nothing Ear (3) launch is just days away

By Carrie Marshall published

The fourth generation of Nothing's affordable earbuds is incoming – and really, that's all Nothing wants you to know right now

Powerbeats Fit earbuds on a white background

They're Fit and you know it: Powerbeats Fit leak ahead of Apple's AirPods Pro 3 launch

By Carrie Marshall published

The Powerbeats Fit have leaked, but the feature we really want hasn't been confirmed

Beyerdynamic Aventho 200 held in somebody's hand. The person is wearing dark trousers and there's a blurry building in the background

Beyerdynamic unveils a tuneful trio of over- and open-ear headphones, including refreshingly affordable earbuds

By Carrie Marshall published

Beyerdynamic launches new over-ear headphones and two pairs of stylish open-ears

The AirPods Pro 2 earbuds held in a hand

Forget AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 4 are the ‘more significant' update you want, tipped for 2026

By Carrie Marshall published

Why 3 may not be the magic number for AirPods Pro – and the numbers 4 and 2026 might be much better

Samsung The HiFi Frame TV in a neutrally decorated room displaying a geometric artwork similar to a black and white one on the wall opposite it

Samsung teams up with Danish designers to create the ultimate art TV

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung has teamed up with Danish Hi-Fi brand Canvas to create The HiFI Frame TV

A section of an RGB backlit mini-LED panel, showing the letters R, G and B lit up in red, green and blue respectively

RGB LED TVs could be affordable 'OLED killers' sooner than anyone expected

By Carrie Marshall published

Current RGB Mini-LED TVs are massive and expensive. Smaller, more affordable ones are imminent

The Valerion VisionMaster Max on a marble table

The VisionMaster Max 4K projector promises 'unrivaled black level performance', and there's a matching wireless 5.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos sound system

By Carrie Marshall published

Just in time for Spinal Tap 2, this elite laser projector is none more black

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