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

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

The Crosley C65 record player and speakers photographed from a slight angle

This turntable and speakers package is stylish and very affordable, and looks tempting for vinyl beginners

By Carrie Marshall published

Retro looks, a switchable amp and bookshelf speakers for a good price

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

TCL 98Q9BK on table showing Google TV interface

This can't be real – you can get an actually good 98-inch mini-LED 4K TV for just £999. No, I haven't missed a number off

By Carrie Marshall published

Costco's doing a staggering deal on a massive TCL TV

Portrait Of Caucasian Handsome Man Using Smartphone in 3D Cyberspace With Animated Social Media Interfaces, Video Games, Viral Videos, Internet Content. Visualization Of Blockchain Technology Concept.

The Best Web Browsers for 2025: 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.

A man with his eyes closed against a blue sky with a Baseus Bass BP1 earbud in his ear

New noise-cancelling earbuds with Bluetooth 6.0, LDAC, and now a sub-$25 price? The audio world's gone loopy…

By Carrie Marshall published

These adaptive ANC buds have a serious spec for a silly price

An angled overhead view of the Pro-Ject E1.2 turntable in black on a white piece of furniture

Pro-Ject’s new cheap turntable cuts out the bells and whistles to focus on sound – but it might be one cut too far

By Carrie Marshall published

Pro-Ject's E1.2 says "boo" to Bluetooth and uh-uh to USB

LG C5 with AI Personalized sound wizard on screen

New LG TVs just got a free upgrade that makes it super-easy for multiple people to listen with headphones or hearing aids

By Carrie Marshall published

Bluetooth Auracast enables easy listening for multiple people, without the hassle of pairing

A lifestyle shot showing a white set of Monitor Audio Bronze 7G Series speakers in a brightly lit, neutral colored room underneath a large TV

These new speakers from a hi-fi great are a well-priced step-up for either Dolby Atmos home theater sound or just better music

By Carrie Marshall published

Monitor Audio makes its Bronze Series speakers even better

Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2

The headphones bargain of the year for audiophiles? This is a ridiculously low price for Bowers & Wilkins noise-cancelling cans

By Carrie Marshall published

These extraordinary over-ears are now available for an extraordinarily low price – but it's only while stocks last…

The Philips OLED810 TV mounted on a wall, with an astronaut on-screen, with Ambilight spreading light onto the wall around it

Mid-range OLED mayhem! The successor to my beloved OLED TV is being sidelined in the UK, in favor of cheaper and more expensive models

By Matt Bolton published

I liked Philips' OLED TV so much I'm on my second, but I can't get a third with going higher or lower

Avid's Relveo turntable on a wooden table, with TR's Money No Object badge

Avid's first all-new turntable in 12 years is an $11k Relveo-lation

By Carrie Marshall published

The aspirational Avid Relveo has new suspension, a 'reimagined' platter and an advanced PSU – and just look at it… 

A moodily lit photo showing a young stubbly man with a Status Pro X earbud in his ear and a frown on his face. Maybe he's listening to something bad like Toploader.

Status Audio's new 3-driver wireless earbuds have us very excited – they could be the perfected version of some nearly-genius buds

By Carrie Marshall published

We're going to listen to Status Quo on the Status Pro (X) to see if they can live up to our audiophile earbuds dreams.

MIXX StreamQ D2 worn by a woman at home

These cheap new noise-cancelling headphones have the style of the Sonos Ace for a fraction of the price – but you can still get Sonos' originals for an amazing discount right now, too!

By Carrie Marshall published

It's a good deal day for wireless headphones buyers on a budget – but if you can spend more, there's a good deal available

The Campfire Audio Relay on the left, and the Pro-Ject Head Box E on the right

Two hi-fi greats just released very tempting small headphone amps: one for your phone, one for your desk

By Carrie Marshall published

Campfire Audio and Pro-Ject promise big audio upgrades in small packages, and with very reasonable prices

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