Carrie Marshall

Carrie Marshall

Contributor

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

A lifestyle photo showing a woman in a bright room with a desk covered in various fabrics, scissors and threads. She is browsing fashion photos on the LG StanByME 2 TV on the desk at an angle that will give her a sore neck.

LG's updated and more useful portable smart TV is now available to order – I could actually see myself using this at home

By Carrie Marshall published

LG's StanByME 2 is a TV and a tablet and a portable monitor too

The McIntosh CR106 on a white surface, with a sign saying Money No Object

Who needs Sonos? McIntosh’s new Bluetooth pre-amp does multi-room music the old-fashioned way, but with a modern app upgrade

By Carrie Marshall published

McIntosh thinks big with a system for up to 30 multi-room zones

Lifestyle shot of the Creative Stage Pro soundbar on a wooden unit below a TV. The carpet and walls are a kind of oatmeal color

This small, cheap soundbar has custom modes so you can sit right next to it, or use it to fill a room from your TV

By Carrie Marshall published

The Creative Stage Pro soundbar makes big sound for smaller spaces

A screenshot of the now-gone Audacy app on Roku TV

Roku just lost popular music streaming app Audacy – here are the best alternatives

By Carrie Marshall published

Audacy may be gone from your Roku TV but there are plenty of decent alternatives

A hand holding a Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd gen) in front of a grey background

This new Xiaomi Google TV streaming stick has Dolby Atmos and DTS:X support, plus both kinds of advanced HDR

By Carrie Marshall published

Xiaomi's second-gen Google TV streamer is an impressive upgrade

AirPods 4 worn in a man's ears

Got the iOS 26 public beta? Here are the new AirPods Pro 2 features you could try today – and why you might think twice about it

By Carrie Marshall published

There's a beta of the AirPods firmware too. Should you try it?

Maxell MXCP-P100S cassette player on a wooden surface. It's a Walkman-esque player with a built-in speaker

Maxell adds a little speaker to its Walkman-esque tape player, and this is one launch I hope stays in Japan

By Carrie Marshall published

Don't give those annoying people on the bus any fresh ideas

A lifestyle photo of the Optoma Photon Go projecting a (most likely rendered) image onto the wall behind it in a normally lit room during the day.

You can now buy a mind-blowingly small UST triple-laser projector in the US – huge, colorful images from a tiny box that sits right next to the wall

By Carrie Marshall published

It's barely bigger than a book, but it throws huge images from short distances

A man wearing the AIRPACK backpack in an urban street. The backpack looks like a giant AirPods charging case

The AirPods backpack is very odd, and I love it

By Carrie Marshall published

Bravest Studio's backpack is inspired by Apple's AirPods

Portrait Of Caucasian Handsome Man Using Smartphone in 3D Cyberspace With Animated Social Media Interfaces, Video Games, Viral Videos, Internet Content. Visualization Of Blockchain Technology Concept.

The Best Web Browsers for 2025: Expert Recommendations for a Superior Internet Experience

By Benedict Collins last updated

Updated We list the best web browsers to help your browse the internet and better control your online privacy and security.

A man with his eyes closed against a blue sky with a Baseus Bass BP1 earbud in his ear

New noise-cancelling earbuds with Bluetooth 6.0, LDAC, and now a sub-$25 price? The audio world's gone loopy…

By Carrie Marshall published

These adaptive ANC buds have a serious spec for a silly price

An angled overhead view of the Pro-Ject E1.2 turntable in black on a white piece of furniture

Pro-Ject’s new cheap turntable cuts out the bells and whistles to focus on sound – but it might be one cut too far

By Carrie Marshall published

Pro-Ject's E1.2 says "boo" to Bluetooth and uh-uh to USB

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

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

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

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

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.

MIXX StreamQ D2 worn by a woman at home

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

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

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

Hisense U6N with VIDAA home menu

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

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

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

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

Samsung S90F Tizen smart TV homescreen

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

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

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

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.

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