Articles by 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 C5 with AI Personalized sound wizard on screen

New LG TVs just got a free upgrade that makes it super-easy for multiple people to listen with headphones or hearing aids

By Carrie Marshall published 22 July 25

Bluetooth Auracast enables easy listening for multiple people, without the hassle of pairing

A lifestyle shot showing a white set of Monitor Audio Bronze 7G Series speakers in a brightly lit, neutral colored room underneath a large TV

These new speakers from a hi-fi great are a well-priced step-up for either Dolby Atmos home theater sound or just better music

By Carrie Marshall published 21 July 25

Monitor Audio makes its Bronze Series speakers even better

Avid's Relveo turntable on a wooden table, with TR's Money No Object badge

Avid's first all-new turntable in 12 years is an $11k Relveo-lation

By Carrie Marshall published 18 July 25

The aspirational Avid Relveo has new suspension, a 'reimagined' platter and an advanced PSU – and just look at it…

A moodily lit photo showing a young stubbly man with a Status Pro X earbud in his ear and a frown on his face. Maybe he's listening to something bad like Toploader.

Status Audio's new 3-driver wireless earbuds have us very excited – they could be the perfected version of some nearly-genius buds

By Carrie Marshall published 17 July 25

We're going to listen to Status Quo on the Status Pro (X) to see if they can live up to our audiophile earbuds dreams.

These cheap new noise-cancelling headphones have the style of the Sonos Ace for a fraction of the price – but you can still get Sonos' originals for an amazing discount right now, too!

By Carrie Marshall published 17 July 25

It's a good deal day for wireless headphones buyers on a budget – but if you can spend more, there's a good deal available

The Campfire Audio Relay on the left, and the Pro-Ject Head Box E on the right

Two hi-fi greats just released very tempting small headphone amps: one for your phone, one for your desk

By Carrie Marshall published 16 July 25

Campfire Audio and Pro-Ject promise big audio upgrades in small packages, and with very reasonable prices

Hisense promises that it'll keep your TV updated and useful even longer than LG and Samsung have committed to – well, sort of

By Carrie Marshall published 16 July 25

Hisense promises up to 8 years of updates for its VIDAA TVs – but this won't be so useful for US buyers

Google TV onscreen interface showing streaming apps

Google TV's clean new look is starting to appear – right as users are unhappy with horrible new home-screen ads

By Carrie Marshall published 15 July 25

Google's Material 3 Expressive makeover is slowly rolling out, and so are more horrible ads

Product shot of the Topping DX5 II desktop DAC

This Bluetooth DAC and headphone amp with cool VU meter looks like super-luxe audio upgrade, but it's actually stunningly well-priced

By Carrie Marshall published 14 July 25

Topping's DX5 II is a desktop DAC and amp with an impressive specification for a relatively low price

Samsung's 2024 TVs are getting a great free upgrade we've been waiting for

By Carrie Marshall published 14 July 25

The latest version of Tizen is a very welcome surprise

Lifestyle image of the FiiO SP5 active speakers. The speaker is atop a music studio desk with a monitor to its right and a laptop on the lower level just below and in front of the monitor

FiiO's new active speakers could be the perfect pair for my home studio –here's why

By Carrie Marshall published 13 July 25

Fiio's new SP5 active speakers look perfect for music makers and content creators.

a photo of the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro in silver

Gemini arrives on the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, with more Samsung and Sony earbuds to follow

By Carrie Marshall published 11 July 25

Samsung's Pro earbuds are the first third-party buds to get Google's Gemini –and more are coming soon.

IKEA's NATTBADD bluetooth speaker in pink against a green background, next to its BLOMPRAKT speaker on a table

IKEA launches two cheap Bluetooth speakers – including a retro throwback with a handy Spotify trick

By Carrie Marshall published 10 July 25

IKEA's new Bluetooth speakers are the beginning of a huge smart home push that will see it launch 20 new Matter-compatible products in January 2026.

A wall mounted KEF XIO soundbar in grey slate underneath a large TV. The room is in neutral colours and the TV is showing a green landscape.

Hi-fi legend KEF unveils its first Dolby Atmos soundbar, and this is one to get excited about

By Carrie Marshall published 8 July 25

KEF's first Atmos soundbar promises a "transcendent" spatial audio experience

Android TV homescreen projected onto a wall by the Xgimi Aura 2 projector

Android TV adds new promoted sections to the Play Next screen, bringing it closer to Google TV

By Carrie Marshall published 3 July 25

A minor makeover has arrived for older Google-powered TVs

LG C4 OLED TV showing image of woman with blue eyes

LG will test a next-gen OLED TV tech that's way more efficient – here's why it could be a big deal

By Carrie Marshall published 2 July 25

LG Display could be making a giant eLEAP for TV tech

The Sony WH-1000XM6 held in a man's hand, and the Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds in their case, held in a woman's hand

Sony's best headphones and earbuds just got a nice free update – check your app now to download it

By Carrie Marshall published 2 July 25

Sony updates its WH-1000XM6 and WF-1000XM5 with some welcome improvements

The Nothing Headphone (1) showing the techy design of the earcups

Nothing's first noise-cancelling headphones are official, they're crammed with features, and they look wild

By Carrie Marshall published 1 July 25

Nothing's new wireless over-ear headphones look like nothing else on the market

A still from the trailer for The Running Man showing Glen Powell grabbing a taser stick

The Running Man trailer puts Glen Powell in Arnie's shoes as Stephen King's dystopian thriller gets high-octane remake from Edgar Wright

By Carrie Marshall published 1 July 25

Stephen King's dystopian thriller The Running Man gets the Edgar Wright treatment in this kinetic trailer.

Ghost, Yelena, Red Guardian, and John Walker looking shocked at something happening off-camera in Marvel's Thunderbolts movie

Marvel confirms Thunderbolts* Blu-ray release date – here are the bonus features I’m most excited about

By Carrie Marshall published 1 July 25

Digital and Blu-ray releases for Thunderbolts* are incoming with tons of extra fun.

A Tesla car, James Bonds and Samsung's foldable promo image

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Tesla finally launching robotaxis (kinda) to Samsung's foldables teaser

By Hamish Hector published 28 June 25

Here's the biggest tech news stories from Samsung, Amazon, Tesla, and more for June 28, 2025

Looks like Sony isn't done with new headphones in 2025 yet – could these mysterious cans be your next affordable audio upgrade?

By Carrie Marshall published 27 June 25

A more affordable alternative to the WH-1000XM6 may be incoming

Is this swashbuckling crime drama the next big Disney+ hit? Low Life is the latest Korean Original coming to streaming

By Carrie Marshall published 27 June 25

Low Life is a new series coming to Hulu and Disney+ that promises "an unhinged treasure hunt" set in the 70s.

Maxell MXCP-P100 cassette player on a light grey background

Maxell's Bluetooth cassette player is probably the tape revival player you're most likely to want to own – if you can get one

By Carrie Marshall published 27 June 25

20th Century retro meets 21st Century tech in this gorgeous tape player

Milly Alcock stands in front of a house in Sirens

The #1 most-streamed show is a Netflix dark comedy that’s ideal summer escapism – here’s why you have to catch up with this new smash hit

By Carrie Marshall published 27 June 25

Julianne Moore and a stellar cast try to cope with a really weird weekend in the Netflix smash hit Sirens.

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