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

Dangbei N2 mini portable projector rendered in a lifestyle image. It's on a table pointing slightly upwards. Behind is a large window showing a city at the end of sunset.

This cheap projector has a gimbal stand and smart auto adjustments so it's easy to stream Netflix and Prime Video anywhere

By Carrie Marshall published

1080p at up to 120 inches from this super-small and attractively priced portable projector with streaming built-in

Stratton Acoustics Element 6 and Element 8 speakers in a sound-treated white room

These amazing stereo speakers look like they belong in Elton John's house – and I'd take a pair too if I had Rocket Man money

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Stratton Acoustics' new Element luxury speakers look absolutely astonishing

A pair of black Studiosonic Production Headphones in front of a grey and greenish stone background

These affordable studio wired headphones have big drivers and a frequency range to turn audiophiles' heads – but they're from a revered pro video brand

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50mm drivers and huge frequency range without the need for a headphone amp

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in Another Simple Favor. They are wearing bathrobes and standing in front of what appears to be a spa pool surrounded by candles.

Prime Video's most chaotic femme fatale is back for Another Simple Favor and I can't wait to find out her deadly secret

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The trailer for Another Simple Favor looks like Prime Video might have another streaming hit on its hands.

A bearded man in an urban area on a sunny day wearing a beanie and a set of Orange 'O' Edition Mk II ANC headphones

Orange Amps' new noise-cancelling headphones suggest it still hasn't learned Marshall's smartest lesson

By Carrie Marshall published

Orange's new wireless headphones don't look very Orange, and not very rock and roll.

Audio-Technica Hotaru turntable

Audio-Technica's new glowing, floating turntable is as cool as it is strictly limited edition

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The Hotaru uses magnets to float its illuminated turntable away from unwanted vibrations

Sennheiser Accentum Open earbuds on a blue background

Sennheiser launches AirPods-like open earbuds, and if they're as good as the rest of its Accentum headphones, they'll be a bargain

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The Accentum Open are lightweight, open earbuds with an attractively low price and a slim case design

A young androgynous-looking person wearing Audeze LCD-S20 planar magnetic headphones in front of a dark grey brick wall and a dark red plant that reminds me of a Triffid.

Audeze’s new cheaper planar magnetic headphones look like a dream for mid-range audiophiles

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These new wired over-ear headphones could be a SLAM dunk

Screen grab from the trailer for Murderbot on Apple TV Plus showing a robot with a mask-like face in front of a large structure that may be a spaceship

10 new Apple TV+ shows and movies are coming in mid-2025 – here are the 3 I'll be streaming on my Apple TV 4K

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There's lots of great stuff to stream on Apple TV+ in 2025 – but some big names are missing from its latest lineup too.

Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Coleman

Netflix’s next Jane Austen series is shaping up to be a better adaptation than Persuasion after landing Emma Corrin, Olivia Coleman and Jack Lowden

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"Better than Persuasion" may be a low bar, but we're optimistic about Netflix's latest Jane Austen adaptation.

BenQ W5850 and W4100 projectors on stands in front of a black background.

BenQ launches two new 4K projectors – one promises theater-grade image quality, and one brings AI processing to home projectors

By Carrie Marshall published

BenQ's new projectors deliver bigger images from shorter distances and cinema-grade calibration too.

A man wearing JLab Epic Open Sport earbuds with a harbour in the background

One of the best budget earbuds brands just launched two super-cheap noise cancelling buds, and some open earbuds with Hi-Res Audio

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Incredibly affordable ANC, Spatial Audio and open-ear audio too

A scary creature that looks like a female cyborg with something less scary - an alien, perhaps - clinging to its shoulder. From Love, Death & Robots Volume 4

Netflix's Love, Death and Robots gets a new explosive and exciting teaser trailer

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The award-winning animated series Love, Death and Robots returns on May 15.

Denon AH-C840NCW true wireless earbuds in white, in their charging case on a green fabric and wooden surface

Denon's AirPods-like new earbuds range beats Apple with next-gen Bluetooth audio and a tempting low price

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Open-ear and noise-cancelling wireless earbuds with large drivers and big battery life.

Audio-Technica ATH-R30x headphones

Audio-Technica's new cheap headphones look like the audio bargain of the century

By Carrie Marshall published

Audio-Technica's ATH-R30x are pro-level open-back headphones at an unbelievable price

Tom Cruise swings from an aeroplane undercarriage in the final Mission Impossible movie

New Mission Impossible trailer shows off Tom Cruise's latest stunts in the final chapter of Paramount's action spy series

By Carrie Marshall published

The latest Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer gives fans more of a glimpse of Tom Cruise's latest death-defying stunts.

JMGO N1S 4K projector

This 4K portable laser projector goes twice as bright, twice as big as LG's equivalent, for the same price

By Carrie Marshall published

LG's Cinebeam Q just got some serious competition

Campfire Audio Axion earphones

One of the most elite audiophile earbuds makers has a smart new USB-C Hi-Res pair for a much more realistic price

By Carrie Marshall published

Campfire Audio Axion are elite wired earbuds for a fraction of the usual price, with Hi-Res Audio support

Image of a woman looking at records in a record store

Record Store Day 2025: the full list, plus 5 great albums you need to bag on April 12

By Carrie Marshall published

Record Store Day 2025 promises tons of unmissable music for every kind of music fan – here are my picks.

Kaleidescape Strato M movie player

Kaleidescape's new Blu-ray quality movie streamer is half the price, but has a huge 4K catch – and maybe that's okay

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This new streamer dramatically cuts the cost of reference quality video, but it's 2K-only

The Sony Bravia 8 II TV showing bubbles in a close-up

Sony's new OLED TV gets first price and release date, and it's great news for us, bad news for LG

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Sony's 2025 Bravia 8 II and Bravia 5 are coming for LG's crown

Five Nights At Freddy's 2 teaser image showing two animatronic eyes on a black background

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 gets December 2025 release date and first teaser, but you won't be able to watch it at home straight away

By Carrie Marshall published

Peacock doesn't think you're ready for this Freddy as Five Nights at Freddy's 2 gets a theater-only release date.

Sonos Era 100 on white table

The Sonos Era 100 and Ray’s new lower price are a welcome move from a company that wants to win your love back

By Carrie Marshall published

Sonos' price cuts to its more affordable home wireless speakers are big – and they're permanent.

AirPods Max with USB-C in every color

Okay, the AirPods Max USB-C lossless audio update is now available, for real this time – here's how to check you've got it

By Carrie Marshall published

Apple's hi-res audio update didn't "just work" originally. But now it does!

Two Squid Game season 2 contestants staring at each other

Netflix movies and shows are now available in over 30 languages – here's what you need to know

By Carrie Marshall published

Netflix's subtitles and dubbing now come in over 30 flavors – and you can mix them up

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