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

Cream Guitars DaVinci in three different modes on a brightly colored background

This color-changing E Ink guitar absolutely rocks, and I wish I could afford it

By Carrie Marshall published

What do you get if you cross an electric guitar with a Kindle?

Lifestyle image showing the TCL A400 Pro displaying a landscape with a scotty dog on it. Another A400 is showing a closeup of the same image

TCL’s new Samsung The Frame rival looks like a better TV, but is still missing the two most important features of The Frame

By Carrie Marshall published

TCL's new A400 Pro is a Samsung The Frame Pro rival with a better mini-LED panel, but some significant differences may hold it back

A close-up of an RGB mini-LED unit from an RGB TV backlight, showing the individual red, green and blue sub-pixels

Get ready for 'True RGB' TVs – Sony's OLED-busting next-gen TVs seem to have a name, and they won't be alone

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony's new trademark paves the way for its RGB LED TVs

Snowsky Echo Nano leaked photo from Weibo showing a tiny music player being held up above a car park for some reason

The audiophile iPod Shuffle replacement of your dreams is coming from the best budget music player maker, based on this leak

By Carrie Marshall published

Fiio's more affordable sub-brand appears to be preparing a tiny music player

JVC Kenwood WOOD Master earbuds on a colored image of what appears to be a tree section

The 'WOOD Master' are impeccably named high-end Hi-Res earbuds that include wood in the speaker driver, and self-fixing paint if they scratch

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony could learn a thing or two from JVC Kenwood's product naming: here comes the WOOD Master!

A demonstration of the layers of a TV panel, showing lights in a grid, color filtering, and then paint exploding off the screen to demonstrate the vibrant imagery

P-QD might be the hot new version of QLED TV tech – but is there actually any point in it for HDR TVs?

By Carrie Marshall published

P-QD tech could be great for pro monitors – but will would do much for TVs outside of marketing material?

A young person scanning their ears with the Final Audio TONALITE app

Final Audio's new earbuds will inspect your ears to tune your tone to perfection

By Carrie Marshall published

Final Audio's TONALITE earbuds promise personalized timbre to deliver a more accurate and lifelike sound

Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus

Is Apple TV still good value? Exec confirms it’ll remain ad-free (for now) but the price is creeping up

By Carrie Marshall published

Apple TV exec says "there are no plans" for ads, but is the cost still justified? Here’s how it stacks up against rivals.

Sonos and Sony soundbars

3 budget soundbars with high review scores to watch out for this Black Friday if you need a TV audio upgrade

By Carrie Marshall published

3 superb soundbars to look out for this Black Friday, and all are cheap to start with

1More Sonoflow Pro HQ51 in carry case

Want some cheap noise-cancelling headphones that are actually good this Black Friday? Here are 3 we love based on real-world testing

By Carrie Marshall published

They were cheap to start with, and in the Black Friday deals, these headphones will almost certainly be a double bargain

Sarah Snook and Michael Peña in All Her Fault

All Her Fault is Peacock’s most chilling thriller yet – here’s why everyone can’t stop talking about it

By Carrie Marshall published

All Her Fault hits harder than you expect – here's why critics are calling it "worthy of a binge that carves a dent into your couch cushions".

LG Signature OLED T lifestyle image

LG's next TVs have won awards before they're even announced – and the company might turn its mini-LED woes around with next-gen RGB backlighting

By Carrie Marshall published

LG has won multiple CES innovation awards including one for an unannounced RGB LED TV

Harmon Kardon Aura Studio 5 speaker

Harman Kardon's new Bluetooth speaker has a classic HK design that takes me right back to 2005 – but with a very modern speaker setup

By Carrie Marshall published

Harman Kardon's latest Aura Studio speaker features its iconic dome design plus integrated colored lighting

1More Ear Clip S12 on a white surface with a pink background

Our favorite budget headphones maker just revealed unbelievably cheap open earbuds that might actually sound good

By Carrie Marshall published

1More has redesigned its clip-ons with a more secure fit. As ever, they're very aggressively priced.

The Focal Mu-So Hekla under a wall-mount TV, in a modernist living room with a lot of concrete

Hi-fi legend Focal is launching an astounding Dolby Atmos soundbar – but can your living room handle it?

By Carrie Marshall published

The new Mu-so Hekla is a 660W, 15-driver soundbar with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res streaming

JBL Junior Free headphones worn by a child who is yelling in happiness. The earbuds are hooked around his ears

JBL’s new open earbuds for kids will keep them aware of their surroundings, should still fit them as they grow, and let parents set safe volume levels to protect their hearing

By Carrie Marshall published

JBL's Junior Free headphones are open-ear with safe volume protection and useful parental features

The Bang & Olufsen Beosound Premiere in a gold finish, on a white surface against a pink background

Bang & Olufsen's new elite Dolby Atmos soundbar looks like it's come from the future, and is priced like it too

By Carrie Marshall published

The Beosound Premiere looks a million dollars, and costs slightly less

Shanling ECZero AKM on a ribbed dark grey surface with a red CD visible inside the device

This super-cool portable CD player has aptX for high-quality wireless listening – and works as a Hi-Res Audio DAC over USB-C as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall published

This little CD player has a lot of talents: it's a CD ripper, DAC and Bluetooth transmitter too.

Norstone Eden Vision projector furniture in a lightly decorated room showing an image from a short throw projector

This ingenious TV unit is secretly an elite projector screen – with hidden compartments for your home theater speakers or soundbar

By Carrie Marshall published

Now you can play projector peek-a-boo

Promotional render of the Hisense E8S Pro 100-inch TV

Hisense’s new RGB mini-LED TVs tease what to expect from affordable versions of the next-gen screen tech – but will they fix our biggest issue with it?

By Carrie Marshall published

We're hoping these new TVs cope better with dark movies

FiiO Air Link wireless transmitter

Our favorite budget audiophile brand just launched a new tiny add-on to bring aptX Lossless and LDAC to any phone – yes, including your iPhone

By Carrie Marshall published

Could Air Link be the FiiO DAC of your dreams?

Promotional image of Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers in black and white while laughing

Aileen Wuornos, retold again – but can Netflix’s new documentary find a fresh perspective in the horror?

By Carrie Marshall published

Netflix promises not just new footage, but a whole new perspective in Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers.

AirPods Pro 3 on a woollen background, held in a hand

Some AirPods Pro 3 users have a distracting static problem – are you affected?

By Carrie Marshall published

Some AirPods Pro 3 users report an unwelcome hissing sound with ANC enabled

Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT

Looking to get a beginner turntable over Black Friday? I've picked 3 budget record players you should look for, all tested and approved by our experts

By Carrie Marshall published

Expect to see good Black Friday deals on these great starter turntables

Product shot of the Dreame Pano S2 on a dark grey background and grey surface

Surprise! The hottest new affordable Dolby Atmos soundbars come from a big vacuum specialist, and they look good on paper

By Carrie Marshall published

I guess home theater and vacuum cleaners are all about making air move…

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