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

A photo of the front of the FiiO KA15 portable DAC showing its fun cassette-like interface

I reviewed this delightfully retro DAC dongle and at this price, it's a punchy and talented no-brainer

By Carrie Marshall published

Editor's Choice

FiiO's ultra-portable wired DAC delivers a significant audio upgrade to your computer, smartphone or tablet

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Product photo of the MECOOL MEon1 4K GTV Streaming Box on a dark surface in front of what looks like the lower section of a big TV

This new Google TV 4K box not only has Dolby Vision and Atmos, but another nice trick: you can add more storage using a microSD card

By Carrie Marshall published

A cheaper alternative to Google's own TV streamer

Holding the iFi GO Blu Air in a hand, with a pebbledashed wall behind it

Hit the road, jack? Not at all, iFi's tiny Go Blu Air DAC brings the headphone port back to your phone — and levels up the audio to boot

By Carrie Marshall published

This tiny Bluetooth DAC brings the headphone jack back to your smartphone, laptop and more. It delivers long battery life and impressive power output for such a small device. It sounds great too.

A rendered image showing the Optoma UHZ78LV projector displaying a live concert in a very large home theater

'Now that's home theater': Optoma's new 4K projector boasts Dolby Vision, HDR10+, hits 5000 lumens, 240Hz, and reaches 300 inches

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Optoma's new flagship projector is super-bright, super-stuffed with screen tech, and made for big screens

An Amazon TV showing the new Fire TV interface redesign

Your Amazon Fire TV is about to get a free upgrade to make it faster and easier to use — here's what you need to know

By Carrie Marshall published

Amazon's Fire TV update is rolling out to select models in the US first, and will be available more widely and in other countries soon.

Samsung's Micro RGB TV at CES 2026, with a sign saying Micro RGB 130"

A report details how much more expensive 130-inch TV screens are to produce than 115-inch screens — 27% larger screen for 50% higher price

By Carrie Marshall published

Massive TVs mean massive price tags for early adopters if you're waiting for next-gen RGB TVs at projector-beating sizes

The Humax Aura EZ set-top box with its remote next to it

The first 4K TV recorder box with Freely streaming built in is here — is it the ultimate way to watch things any time you want?

By Carrie Marshall published

The Humax Aura EZ can record multiple channels of live TV via an aerial, and has Freely streaming too

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Suno Studio

I'm old enough to remember when musicians wanted to ban synths — is AI music just another anti-tech panic?

By Carrie Marshall published

Is generative AI a helper for musicians, or an existential threat?

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A still from the Jia Zhangke AI generated short, Jia Zhangke's Dance

The internet says Hollywood is cooked — but I think Jia Zhangke’s AI short says something far more interesting

By Carrie Marshall published

Jia Zhangke’s AI short challenges the idea that Hollywood is finished because of the Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt clip created by Seedance 2.0

Roku Pro series TV main Roku interface

Your Roku just got yet more free streaming channels, including a Pokémon channel — but you should expect to see a bunch of AI ads on there in the future

By Carrie Marshall published

Roku has added nine more free, ad-supported channels to The Roku Channel

Samsung S95H mounted on a wall at CES 2026

Samsung explains the new tech that's making its 2026 flagship OLED TV so much brighter — and promises the screen should last twice as long, too

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung has explained the clever QD-OLED Penta Tandem technology that means its 2026 OLEDs will be much brighter and last longer

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LG B5 (left) and LG G5 (right) showing crocodile on screen

'I can see many people appreciating this change': LG's new free update to its best OLED TVs is delighting users with brighter Dolby Vision HDR performance

By Carrie Marshall published

LG's coming to brighten your day with its improvements to HDR in the C5 and G5 OLED TVs

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Majority Bowfell Halo Atmos in a neutrally decorated room, shot from behind the sofa. Two satellite speakers are in the foreground and there's a TV on the wall with the soundbar below it and subwoofer to one side of it

There's a new super-cheap Dolby Atmos surround soundbar in town — the Bowfell Halo promises heavenly home theater for small spaces

By Carrie Marshall published

Majority's new soundbars are extremely affordable, extremely small, and pretty well-equipped

Dolby Vision

Disney+ has lost Dolby Vision in some countries, and the US could be next — it says 'technical challenges', but a report says patents are to blame

By Carrie Marshall published

Reports say Dolby Vision is disappearing from Disney+ in Europe

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LG C5 OLED sound modes

Recent LG OLED TVs are getting a great free Dolby Atmos upgrade — get real surround sound without a soundbar, AV receiver or wires

By Carrie Marshall published

Some 2025 LG TVs can now work as a Dolby Atmos FlexConnect hub, meaning cinematic wireless sound without a soundbar

Google Chrome logo on macOS

Your browser wasn’t always a billboard — this free tool cuts the AI hype and gets back to the web

By Carrie Marshall published

No more popups, AI nags, or shopping junk – Just The Browser gives you back your space

LG Sound Suite H7 showing a soundbar and speakers, at CES 2026

LG's new Dolby Atmos FlexConnect soundbar and speakers make Sonos' equivalents look stuck in the past — and now a price cut in some countries just hammers that fact home

By Carrie Marshall published

LG has announced a Suite price cut for its Dolby Atmos FlexConnect speakers in some locations

Ulysses app on phone, Mac and iPad

I’m a writer who won’t use generative AI — here are 7 AI-free tools that actually support real writing

By Carrie Marshall published

Tired of AI writing tools that rewrite your voice? These 7 AI-free alternatives put writers back in control

A Barco Residential Runar video wall in a dark home cinema setup displaying a northern scene with the aurora borealis in the sky

Is this the ultimate home theater? A micro-LED wall with cinema-certified visual quality, and a 14.8.8-channel built-in sound system — yes, you are reading those numbers correctly

By Carrie Marshall published

The Luxury Immersion Cinema promises to redefine what you can expect from your luxury home theater

Best Streaming Device

Nvidia would 'love to' make new Shield TV hardware, its senior VP says — so here are the 5 upgrades I'd hope to see to help it beat Apple TV 4K, Roku and Fire TV

By Carrie Marshall published

Nvidia's hinting about new Shield hardware. Here's hoping you can customize its launcher

8K

LG reportedly stops making 8K OLED panels, as world is surprised to learn that was still an option

By Carrie Marshall published

LG is reportedly exiting the 8K TV business unless market conditions improve. Is 8K dead?

The JBL L100 Classic 80 on a blue background

JBL just gave one of world's most legendary stereo speakers a refresh — but still in the same awesome ’70s design

By Carrie Marshall published

JBL's much-loved hi-fi speakers are back in a strictly limited edition

Sonos products grouped together

‘Hardware launches will ramp up’: Sonos is apparently ready to release new products throughout 2026, after a year of cancelations and no-shows

By Carrie Marshall published

Sonos reportedly plans multiple hardware launches throughout 2026.

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a photo of the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro in silver

Samsung fans rejoice – the Buds 4 Pro and Buds 4 look set to beat inflation with very tempting prices

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung's 2026 Buds will reportedly stick to the same pricing as the current models

Ruark R810 MiE close up showing the controller and display

British speaker great Ruark has made two stunning 'radiograms' for its 40th anniversary — beautiful modern wireless speakers that double as a sideboard

By Carrie Marshall published

Ruark celebrates its 40th with two exquisite and extremely limited edition statement pieces

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