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 a dozen books. Her memoir, Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

Articles by: Carrie Marshall

Samsung S95D with flower on screen

Cheaper QD-OLED TVs and monitors may be on the way, partly thanks to Samsung's new recycling tech

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung has developed a clever system to recycle a crucial part of QD-OLED panel production – and that should mean lower prices for QD-OLED TVs

Sonos Arc Ultra in white with a woman's hand pressing the control

Some people got Sonos Arc Ultra early – here's what they think of the next-gen soundbar

By Carrie Marshall published

If these early experiences are any indication, Sonos' new soundbar could be a winner

VPI Model One turntable on black background

It's a Model and it's looking good: VPI's Model One turntable is simply stunning

By Carrie Marshall published

Turntables are often quite beautiful, but the Model One steals the front cover.

Cleer Arc 3 earbuds with a sky-blue background, showing the mirror in the case

Cleer is on the case with its new true wireless open-ears

By Carrie Marshall published

The smartest part of these earbuds may be the case you put them in

Audio-Technica ATH-ADX3000

Audio-Technica’s hand-crafted 50th anniversary headphones are a a serious audio celebration

By Carrie Marshall published

The new Audio-Technica ATH-ADX3000 headphones promise heavenly high fidelity

McIntosh subwoofer in listening room with money no object logo

McIntosh's giant new subwoofer is 1,000W of body-blasting bass

By Carrie Marshall published

Money no object: the sub with enough bass to blast you into space

Audio Pro C10 MK II WiiM edition

Audio Pro adds WiiM to its wireless speakers to show up Sonos’ woes

By Carrie Marshall published

Every one's a WiiM-er baby, that's the truth

Samsung AI wallpaper

Samsung’s latest TVs are getting AI wallpapers for their Ambient mode in a free update

By Carrie Marshall published

Generative wallpaper is coming to 2024 Samsung TVs in North America and Europe but there's no news for older models.

The noise-cancelling Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones

Sony WH-1000XM6: rumored release date, and early leaks

By Carrie Marshall published

The rumor mill is beginning to grind the sheafs of Sony speculation into the flour of fact

Screenshot of Channels for UK viewers on Google TV devices

Google TV's new free 'Channels' update in the UK makes it easier to drop the aerial – with one big problem

By Carrie Marshall published

There's one really big name missing from Google's free Channels line-up

Kay carefully walks along one of The Renaissance's many corridors in Alien: Romulus

Forget 4K Blu-ray for Alien: Romulus – get it on VHS instead, physical media fans

By Carrie Marshall published

In space, nobody can hear you scream (when the tape gets mangled or the tracking slips)

Sonos Ace headphones logo on the earcup

Sonos may drop the price of its ailing Ace headphones and launch a higher-end model – but this rumored cut wouldn't be enough

By Carrie Marshall published

The Ace may not be the straight hit that Sonos hoped for

inZOI

Create a whole new world for yourself with inZOI

By Carrie Marshall published

Discover the breathtakingly beautiful, incredibly immerse life simulation experience with added AI

Sonos Arc Ultra in a modern living room

Sonos confirms some missing details about Arc Ultra – and says its app now has 90% of its missing features back

By Carrie Marshall published

Sonos explains how one plus one equals four, how many HDMIs you're getting, and what's happening with the app

The Gadhouse Mathis turntable on a white surface

This cheap Bluetooth turntable looks ideal for vinyl beginners – with one potential problem

By Carrie Marshall published

The new Mathis starter turntable has almost everything a vinyl newcomer could ask for

Fuse Audio GLD vertical vinyl

I doubt this retro-style vertical turntable and speakers combo is a good idea, but doesn't it look incredible?

By Carrie Marshall published

Make your vinyl a visual experience as well as an audio one with this retro-style combo

Sony WF-1000XM5 held in hand on silver background

Sony's best headphones and earbuds just got a free update with new features – including one we've been really hoping for

By Carrie Marshall published

New firmware updates for the WF-1000XM5, WH-1000XM5 and LinkBuds S will help you find your 'phones

The Starry Night displayed on a Samsung The Frame TV

Samsung's Frame TVs now offer art from MoMA, and it looks fantastic

By Carrie Marshall published

The Samsung Art Store adds beautiful new artworks including 27 classics from the MoMA collection.

Baseus Bowie 30 Max ANC headphones

These noise-cancelling headphones with spatial audio look like a steal for their $69 launch price

By Carrie Marshall published

ANC and Spatial Audio for less than seventy bucks if you're one of the early buyers

Someone taking a vinyl record out of the sleeve

Vinyl sales drop 33⅓ as greed threatens to ruin the revival [Update: or maybe not]

By Carrie Marshall last updated

Vinyl sales are slumping after years of growth. Is greed killing the golden goose of old-school audio?

Sonos Arc Ultra in white with a woman's hand pressing the control

Sonos' Arc Ultra soundbar is official, with revolutionary new speaker tech that offers 'double the bass'

By Carrie Marshall published

9.1.4 channels using Sonos' new 'Sound Motion' designs – plus a Sonos Sub 4.

Nvidia Shield TV's latest update

The Nvidia Shield TV is still a great streaming box, and it just got its first update in a year

By Carrie Marshall published

Nvidia's Shield TV has just been given an update, the first such update in a year.

a photo of the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro in silver

Your Samsung Buds 3 Pro will get a free upgrade with audio and reliability improvements

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung has provided a free update to fix bugs and improve audio in its flagship earbuds

Philips Hue HDMI Sync Box 8K with three different examples of on-screen content

Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K review: the sync box gamers have been waiting for

By Carrie Marshall published

The new Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K isn't just for 8K TVs. It also delivers HDMI 2.1 for gamers.

A woman wearing a Victorian dress leans on the ropes of a boxing ring

Peaky Blinder creator’s new Disney Plus series A Thousand Blows looks like a knockout in first trailer

By Carrie Marshall published

Disney Plus goes into the murky world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London in A Thousand Blows first trailer.

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