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

Astell & Kern

This tiny new DAC gives your phone, laptop or games console the audio skills of the world's best hi-res music player

By Carrie Marshall published

It's the size of a lighter but the HC5 is a delighter – and A&K's new earbuds are pretty special too

Shanling's SDC3.3 CD player shown from the front and back, on a wooden surface

SACD is back, baby! This beefy new audiophile CD player is deliciously '90s, and has built-in tube amplification as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall published

Money No Object: One of the rising stars of 'chi-fi' brings a new reference CD player, with powerful DAC skills

The Samsung S95F OLED TV

Samsung's next-gen OLED TVs leak, including a mysterious new elite model

By Carrie Marshall published

A Samsung leak seems to have revealed new models and sizes

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

Person holding Bose Bluetooth speaker by carry strap with words 'TechRadar: Cyber Monday deals'

Cyber Monday may be over, but these 12 best Bluetooth speaker deals are still live, and totally unmissable

By Harry Padoan last updated

Cyber Monday is over, but don't worry, you can still score a phenomenal deal on some of the greatest Bluetooth speakers that money can buy.

Sony PS-LX310BT on blue background with TechRadar's 'Cyber Monday deals' badge in black and pink

The best post-Cyber Monday turntable deals still live now: plate-spinners for beginners; expert decks (for a flex)

By Becky Scarrott last updated

Yes, Cyber Monday's been and gone, but these post-Cyber Monday record player deals will still spin you round (like a record, baby)

LG C5 OLED TV

The LG C5 has nice Cyber Monday deals, but there are cheaper OLED TVs you might want to choose instead

By Carrie Marshall published

Cyber Monday makes the C5 cheaper, but there may be better bargains on equally brilliant TVs

Sony headphones and earbuds on orange background with TechRadar's 'Cyber Monday deals' badge

Up to 54% off Sony headphones?! The best Cyber Monday Sony headphones and earbuds deals, all live now

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony's Cyber Monday earbuds and headphones deals go from super-cheap to super-elite and you love to see it

The Panasonic DP-UB820 4K Blu-ray player with a sign saying Cyber Monday deals

The two best affordable 4K Blu-ray players have great Cyber Monday deals

By Carrie Marshall published

Take your movie viewing to the next level for a lower price

Fiio M23 music player with a sign saying Price Cut

Our favorite elite Hi-Res music player has a record-low Black Friday deal – are you ready to go audiophile?

By Carrie Marshall published

One of our favorite players from one of our favorite audio brands just got a very rare price cut

AirPods 4

AirPods 4 just got a double Black Friday discount – now nearly half price!

By Carrie Marshall published

This is a jaw-droppingly good Black Friday AirPods deal – another $10 cheaper than the previous best

Kanto Ren speakers with a cat in the background

Forget Sonos this Black Friday – these 5-star wireless stereo speakers are a stone-cold bargain

By Carrie Marshall published

Don't miss this one: it's a genuinely huge discount on a set of stunning, five-star speakers

Sony WH-1000XM4

Could this be the best Sony Black Friday headphones bargain this year? Get the Sony WH-1000XM4 for a song

By Carrie Marshall published

We've been singing these Sony's praises for ages, and now they're close to half price

A large group of speakers with a sign saying Black Friday Deals

The 10 best Bluetooth speaker Black Friday deals, based on our reviewers' testing

By Carrie Marshall published

Have a very Bluetooth Black Friday with these sensational speakers

Two pair of Shokz earbuds, with a sign saying Black Friday deals

The best open earbuds we've reviewed just got better with a Black Friday deal – Shokz fans will love this

By Carrie Marshall published

Shokz' impressive open earbuds are now available with equally impressive discounts

Sony headphones and earbuds with a sign saying 'Black Friday Deals'

Sony's Black Friday headphones deals started arriving early – get Sony headphones and earbuds from just $38 / £30!

By Carrie Marshall last updated

5 great-value buds and cans that are genuinely worth buying before Black Friday begins

The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus and the Roku Streaming Stick Plus 4K floating in an abstract background, with a sign saying Price Cut

Roku and Amazon Fire TV 4K streaming sticks have unmissable early Black Friday deals – here are the best buys

By Carrie Marshall published

Give your TV a streaming upgrade for less

JBL Flip 7 held in a man's hand, and JBL Go 4 speaker on a granite surface covered in water, with a sign saying "Big Savings"

Looking for a cheap JBL Bluetooth speaker? Some of our favorites have record-low early Black Friday deals at Amazon

By Carrie Marshall published

Get big wireless sound for a small price before Black Friday begins – we tested all these JBL speakers, and rate them highly

AirPods Pro 2 case on a wooden surface, with a sign saying Price Cut

AirPods Pro 2 are down to a new record-low price, and I'd choose them over the AirPods Pro 3 this Black Friday

By Matt Bolton published

Apple's earbuds hit a new low price in both the UK and US, which makes them a better value than the newer model

Promotional image of the TCL 7 Series in a neutrally decorated daytime room with a rendered image of a fast car and explosions on the screen

TCL just launched an unbelievably cheap gaming QLED TV, with 144Hz support, plus both Dolby Vision and HDR10+

By Carrie Marshall published

TCL's new gaming QLED TV starts at just $599.

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!

Positive Vibration Rebel ANC Headphones on a white surface, with a yellow background

House of Marley’s new noise-cancelling headphones offer the best battery life I’ve ever seen – and they’re not even expensive

By Carrie Marshall published

House of Marley's new headphones have a colossal 130 hours of battery life

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