Carrie Marshall

Carrie Marshall

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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

Jinkyo Han retro bluetooth speaker concept design on a white surface and background

This retro portable music player idea that 'recreates the image of a tape spinning on a circular shelf' has completely hooked me — I'd love someone to make it for real

By Carrie Marshall Published

This brilliant Bluetooth concept looks like something from ’70s sci-fi

A close up photo of a bearded man wearing Austrian Audio The Arranger headphones

The maker of our favorite affordable wired audiophile headphones has a new mid-range model — but mid-range is relative, isn't it…

By Carrie Marshall Published

Austrian Audio fills the gap between its affordable and audiophile models

Roland Cube Street Mini on a dark grey background

Roland's new Bluetooth speaker is designed for performers and instruments as much as music listening — and is a pretty amazing price for something so well-connected

By Carrie Marshall Published

The Roland Cube Street Mini looks like the perfect portable PA for street musicians and smaller spaces

Samsung S95H mounted on a wall at CES 2026

The company behind quantum dots says that its OLED-crushing new TV tech should arrive in 2029 — could this beat inkjet OLED and microLED to be the next big thing?

By Carrie Marshall Published

QD-EL works like OLED, but could be brighter and more efficient – and it may not be a pip-dream any more

Pro-Ject Head Box S3 in silver against a black background with a pair of headphones on top

Love Pro-Ject decks? Now the firm wants to level up your head-fi game — with a Head Box

By Carrie Marshall Published

Pro-Ject's new balanced headphone amps promise to get the best from even hard-to-drive headphones

A screenshot of the Fender Play app on a Samsung TV

Fender is bringing its Play learning platform to TVs for the first time, in partnership with Samsung

By Carrie Marshall Published

Fender Play is making its TV debut — get ready to shred, only on Samsung screens

A woman in headphones looks shocked at her phone, holding her hand to her head

The AI explosion isn't just hurting the prices of computers and consoles – it's coming for TVs and audio tech too

By Carrie Marshall Published

Price rises could be coming for all AV tech, and budget sets may get hit hardest

Marantz AV 30 and AMP 30 shot against a gradient green to dark green background

Japanese hi-fi great Marantz has a new high-end AV system — ready for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and 4K 120Hz

By Carrie Marshall Published

Marantz' new preamp and amp are made for serious home theater – and are less expansive than its last AV beasts

Moondrop Skyland headphones resting on their aluminium protective case

A modern head-fi great is bringing out planar magnetic headphones with huge drivers and an even bigger frequency range — and yet the headband might be the coolest part

By Carrie Marshall Published

Moondrop's new planar magnetic headphones feature 100mm drivers and a 3D-printed headband

Soundpeats Aura Nebula earbuds and case on a white background

Take five! Soundpeats’ new affordable audiophile earbuds up the H3's driver count by two

By Carrie Marshall Published

Soundpeats' Aura Nebula features a five-driver design for a temptingly low price

Samsung LPDDR5X DRAM

Samsung warns of TV price hikes as AI eats all the chips

By Carrie Marshall Published

‘No company is immune to its impact’: Samsung warns the ongoing DRAM shortage will mean pricier TVs

Bose shows Sonos and Spotify how it's done — shutting down servers won't shut down your old SoundTouch speakers

By Carrie Marshall Published

Sonos take note: Bose is shutting down its older SoundTouch speakers' servers, but rather than brick them, the audio giant wants to help you keep using them

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A young woman with black hair wearing the Skullcandy Method 540 ANC earbuds in black

Skullcandy's new earbuds put AI in your ears – but there's a catch

By Carrie Marshall Published

Skull AI comes out of beta to bring AI, exclusively to your 540 ANC earbuds

AI Slop (edited by TechRadar)

YouTube Music users are furious about AI slop songs – and as a recording musician, I'm angry too

By Carrie Marshall Published

AI slop isn't made to be listened to: it's there to trick you – and as a recording musician, I'm angry it's dominating YouTube Music recommendations

Klipsch Atlas Series headphones, left to right: HP-3, HP-2 and HP-1 on a grey background

Klipsch and Onkyo celebrate 80 years of audio with the first Klipsch headphones in a decade, plus some cool new concepts

By Carrie Marshall Published

Klipsch reveals three new headphones and some sweet-looking speakers

Promotional image of the AWOL Vision Aetherion projector showing an underwater scene on a big screen in a room with a snowy scene visible outslde

Valerion just unveiled two elite ultra-short throw projectors made for massive 4K visuals

By Carrie Marshall Published

AWOL's ultra-short throw projector is made for massive images

Audio-Technica AT-LP7X turntable on a black amplifier near a window

Audio-Technica just updated one of its best ever turntables at CES 2026, and I want it

By Carrie Marshall Published

CES 2026 The new AT-LP7X updates an already talented turntable – and just look at it!

Close-up of two ears showing the two different fits of the Soundcore AeroFit 2 Pro earbuds

Anker Soundcore unveils open earbuds that can adapt to be ear-sealing ANC buds too — is this the best of both audio worlds?

By Carrie Marshall Published

Anker's new adaptable earbuds are tiny transformers

A Blu-ray disc held in a hand, so that its reflective surface catches the light

Blu-ray just turned 20 years old and it’s still my go-to optical disc for movies — here’s why

By Carrie Marshall Published

If thinking back to CES 2006 makes you feel old, don’t – just keep on collecting

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Two models in white tops and black trousers show a 77-inch Samsung 2026 QD-OLED panel TV

Battle of the OLEDs: LG and Samsung both unveil panels with 4,500 nit brightness claims — but there's a catch

By Carrie Marshall Published

Better, brighter OLEDs are here, but take the claimed output with a pinch of salt

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The Best Web Browsers for 2026: Expert Recommendations for a Superior Internet Experience

By Benedict Collins Last updated

Updated We list the best web browsers to help your browse the internet and better control your online privacy and security.

Earfun Clip 2 and Wave Pro X on a white surface, with a pink background

Earfun unveils an upgraded version of some great cheap noise-cancelling headphones — and some open earbuds that look like a total bargain

By Carrie Marshall Published

Seriously good value clip-style earbuds and over-ear headphones, from a big name in budget audio

Pro-Ject Debut Reference 10 promotional image of the turntable sitting on a white circular table against a graded grey background

Pro-Ject's new premium turntable promises "analogue excellence" — but it's from its more beginner-friendly range

By Carrie Marshall Published

The Pro-Ject Debut Reference 10 is another beautiful turntable from the Austrian audiophiles

Ultimea Skywave X100 booth at CES 2026

Looks like the best budget soundbar maker is bringing a 9.2.6-channel beast of a compact home theater system to CES 2026

By Carrie Marshall Published

Ultimea will launch a 9.2.6 soundbar system and multiple home audio products at CES 2026.

LG xboom Stage 501 shot from the front on a white background and surface

LG’s xboom Bluetooth speakers were some of the best of 2025, and 4 new models are coming in 2026

By Carrie Marshall Published

will.i.am's smart wireless speakers come in four new flavors

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