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 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

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

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