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

Pro-Ject Tube Box E on a shaded light grey background

Pro-Ject's new affordable tube pre-amp for turntables could be the perfect next step in your analogue vinyl journey

By Carrie Marshall published

Pro-Ject expands its pre-amplifier range with two valve-based phono stages, including one very affordable option for beginners who want to get more serious about analogue sound.

The new Samsung QN90F, a 115-inch Neo QLED TV, wall mounted in a neutrally decorated room with a big window and neutral colored furniture

Samsung unleashes its biggest ever Neo QLED TV with a five-figure asking fee that's actually competitive

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung's flagship Neo QLED TV is a massive 115 inches and features Samsung's most advanced NQ8 Ai Gen3 processor

Skyworth Canvas Elite Art TV mounted on a plain wall next to a very large window and a sea view. There is a couch in the photo that looks very small compared to the 100-inch TV

Skyworth unveils the world's largest art TV, a full 15 inches bigger than Samsung's The Frame Pro

By Carrie Marshall published

Meet the 100-inch Elite art TV with 2,000 nits of brightness and 400+ included artworks

An Apple Watch, Insta360 Antigravity, and the Vive Eagle next to each other.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from the demise of dial-up to the return of a missing Apple Watch feature

By Hamish Hector published

Catch up on tech news from Apple, Vive, Insta 360, and more from the past seven days.

Front and rear view of the Chopova Lowena headphone bag

Sony's WH-1000XM6 collab high-end headphone bag looks like someone's taken a hammer to a haggis (and I kind of love it)

By Carrie Marshall published

The Alto bag is a fashion-forward carrier for Sony's best wireless headphones

KEF Wireless II speakers on either side of a TV while a couple on cushions play video games

KEF's five-star iconic speakers now come in two new colors and I can't decide which I want more

By Carrie Marshall published

KEF's LS50 Meta and LS50 Wireless II just got even more attractive, with two new finishes

Apple TV home screen showing Fountain of Youth

New Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini expected imminently, both sporting upgraded Apple chipsets

By Carrie Marshall published

The 2025 Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini will have more power for Apple Intelligence and better Wi-Fi too

Epson Home Cinema 1100 on a white background

A yay for AirPlay: Epson's new 3LCD projectors support it for the first time – get ready for direct streaming from your Apple device

By Carrie Marshall published

Epson home projectors come with AirPlay for the first time ever (although LG's Cinebeam lineup has boasted the perk for a while)

A man and a woman presenting the new Samsung 115-inch Micro RGB TV with a very bright red image on the screen

Bright lights, big TV: Samsung launches the world's first micro-RGB TV, boasting ‘a new benchmark for color accuracy’

By Carrie Marshall published

Huge screen, huge price tag: Samsung’s world-first Micro RGB TV could one day be a serious OLED rival

A leaked image from the iOS 26 developer beta showing a new control for translation

iOS 26 reveals a new real-time translation gesture for AirPods 4 and Pro 2, and it could make your French phrase book a thing of the past

By Carrie Marshall published

Obrigado, Apple! An image in iOS 26 beta shows a double stem squeeze for real-time translation in AirPods – and it can’t come soon enough

Polk Audio Atrium 2025 speaker in white, affixed below a wooden roof overhang in front of an external brick wall

Polk Audio wants to power up your patio or pool with its updated Atrium speakers

By Carrie Marshall published

The speakers to provide bangers while you BBQ – or a soundtrack for every post-work swim

Leaked renders of the Google Pixel Buds 2a in the Iris color option against a white background

As more Google Pixel Buds 2a leaks emerge, we've got good news and bad… 

By Carrie Marshall published

The Google Pixel Buds 2a may be going up in price – and by more than just a bit

Sonos Era 300 close-up of logo

Sonos says it was wrong again, but in the best way: Sonos speakers do sound better now

By Carrie Marshall published

Sonos took to Reddit to concede that actually, its speakers do sound better now – which is good, because there will soon be price hikes

a photo of the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro in silver

Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 just got Gemini AI smarts, but there's a catch – here's how to see if you can get the free update

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung is rolling out Gemini for the Galaxy Buds 3, and it requires Android 16

Audioengine HD3 Next-Gen (2025) speakers on a wooden desk next to a phone and laptop and set of keys. There's a window at the back and you can see a nice garden.

One of the best compact speaker makers just launched stylish desktop speakers with USB-C 24-bit Hi-Res Audio and Bluetooth

By Carrie Marshall published

Audioengine's HD3 stereo speakers get better sound and better connectivity too

A leaked image (leaked by Samsung) of the Galaxy Buds 3 FE in gray alongside a set in white inside their charging case.

Oops, they did it again: Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 FE accidentally went live on Samsung's own site

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung has accidentally leaked the Galaxy Buds 3 FE on its own Panama website – oopsie…

A lifestyle shot of the Shanling CD80 II CD player

Already got back into hi-fi thanks to vinyl? This CD player and Bluetooth streamer combo is the perfect next upgrade, especially if you're into head-fi

By Carrie Marshall published

Vinyl gets the audiophile attention, but CDs still sound great and often cost less

Apple TV 4K 2022 and Siri remote on white background

A new Apple TV 4K is still coming this year, says report – but of the rumored changes, only one is exciting to me

By Carrie Marshall published

A new Apple TV is always welcome, but don't expect anything game-changing

Yamaha True X Surround 90A soundbar with subwoofer in front of a TV

Yamaha’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar wants to make Samsung’s 3D sound look pitiful – this speaker setup is wild

By Carrie Marshall published

Yamaha takes the Gillette approach with its latest Atmos soundbar, and adds more upfiring drivers for more precise sound

Avid EVO TWO speakers in a living room near some records and a fireplace. A badge reads 'Money No Object'

These glossy high-end tower speakers boast a 3.5-way design to bring the bass and cost as much as a full-size sedan

By Carrie Marshall published

Money No Object: Avid launches flagship floorstanders for its EVO Series

Skullcandy Set USB-C earbuds on grey surface

One more reason to stick with wired earbuds? Kamala Harris warns ‘I’m just telling you that’s a little bit more secure’ than wireless earbuds after her experience in intelligence briefings

By Carrie Marshall published

Kamala Harris doesn't trust wireless headphones, and she's got good reason not to

A man standing between two absolutely enormous 100-inch subwoofer drivers

You think your home theater’s powerful? Seeing this 100-inch subwoofer will correct you of that foolish notion

By Carrie Marshall published

The world's largest subwoofer is 100 inches across

Google Pixel Buds 2020

Google's new cheap Pixel Buds may have leaked before their expected launch with the next Pixel phones later this month

By Carrie Marshall published

The Pixel Buds 2a look set to arrive soon, and here's your claimed first look

AirPods 4 next to their open case on a table

AirPods that connect to a turntable and offer custom sound-mixing using a touchscreen case? Apple’s thinking about it, but don’t expect it on AirPods Pro 3

By Carrie Marshall published

Newly published patents show a very cool AirPods case with streaming and sound superpowers

A pair of Kali Audio HP-1 headphones against a white background showing the connections and controls on the bottom of the ear cups

I’m a gigging musician, and these wireless headphones with instant-switching sound profiles look incredibly useful – and yes, there's wired connectivity for ultra-low latency

By Carrie Marshall published

Kali's clever studio cans could banish headphone hassle and messy mixes

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