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

Alvaro Rico as Elmer in The Gardener. He's wearing fall-appropriate clothes and smiling at a person in what looks like a forest; the focus is pm Rico and the other person is blurred

This new hitman series is a streaming hit on Netflix – here are 3 more great thrillers to watch, including one with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

By Carrie Marshall published

I have good news for fans of sinister conspiracies, gangsters and ninjas. That's everyone, right?

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

Majority Stylo Bluetooth turntable

Two tempting budget Bluetooth turntables just landed in the UK, in time for Record Store Day 2025

By Carrie Marshall published

Majority launches two vinyl players for Record Store Day and every other day, and you can choose with or without speakers

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

By Carrie Marshall published

"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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

Sony PS-LX310BT turntable with green background and TR 'price cut' badge

This Sony turntable deal is the perfect beginner spinner for Record Story Day 2025 – it's automatic and has Bluetooth

By Carrie Marshall published

A good deal on a great automatic turntable for effortless audio enjoyment, and the sound is excellent 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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

Loewe We.BOOST home cinema audio system showing four speakers and a subwoofer in a brightly lit living room

Loewe unveils a wireless Dolby Atmos TV speaker system that's half the price of Sony's Bravia Quad, and I'm tempted

By Carrie Marshall published

720W, a real suboofer, and up-firing audio for considerably less than a Quad home theatre system.

Two young women in casual wear slouch on a sofa. The sofa is in a residential street and is bookended by small chests of drawers with cushions, boxes and other junk on top.

Netflix's #2 most-watched movie is a new buddy comedy with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes – here are 3 more to watch next

By Carrie Marshall published

Already streamed One Of Them Days? Here are three more of the best buddy comedies to stream on Netflix tonight.

A pale face with glowing red eyes

The Bondsman is Prime Video's most popular show – here are 3 more quirky series with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

By Carrie Marshall published

If you enjoyed Prime Video's Lazarus-like bounty hunter, we think you'll love these too

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

By Carrie Marshall published

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

Michael Rabinavitch looking at someone off-camera in The Pitt season 1

This new medical drama series on Max is The Bear meets 24 in surgical scrubs, and I've cried through every episode

By Carrie Marshall published

The Pitt is a new medical drama series on Max that's must-watch TV.

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