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

Maxell MXCP-P100 cassette player on a light grey background

Maxell's Bluetooth cassette player is probably the tape revival player you're most likely to want to own – if you can get one

By Carrie Marshall published

20th Century retro meets 21st Century tech in this gorgeous tape player

HDMI 2.1 cable

HDMI 2.2 is officially ready to bring 4K 480Hz, and even up to 16K video – here’s when to expect it on TVs and monitors

By Carrie Marshall published

The HDMI 2.2 specification has been officially released, but beware manufacturers' spec sheets

Roland Mood Pan lifestyle shot: a young woman with dark hair wearing a white shirt and blue jeans is tapping a Mood Pan while sitting on grass. A bay is behind her and the sun is going down.

This Bluetooth speaker is also a 'soulful' musical instrument that requires 'no experience or special technique' to play, and wants to relax your mind

By Carrie Marshall published

Roland's Mood Pan percussion instrument looks like a spaceship and sounds like a spa

A man with cornrows wearing a white t-shirt and grey leather jacket models the Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 earbuds in white

Cambridge Audio's affordable earbuds deliver lossless and LDAC through Class AB amps

By Carrie Marshall published

Some of my favorite ANC earbuds are back with a stem design and a serious audio upgrade

A TV playing Umbrella Academy next to a Chromecast with Google TV remote and a Chromecast 4K dongle on a table

The Chromecast with Google TV is finally getting its long-delayed free update – here's what's new

By Carrie Marshall published

Guess who's back / back again / Android 14's back / tell a friend

iFi GO Pods Max product shot showing a closeup of the product on a black background

Turn any elite wired earbuds into hi-res true wireless buds with this smart add-on – but brace yourself for the price

By Carrie Marshall published

Make your elite IEMs into true wireless ones with this impressive but expensive adaptor

The Philips OLED+950 OLED TV showing a field with flowers

LG G5 OLED TV's screen for cheaper than the LG C5? Philips’ 2025 OLED range is more affordable – and it has 2 top features LG doesn't

By Carrie Marshall published

Philips' 2025 OLED TVs are very keenly priced, especially for buyers in the UK

An exploded view of the Tronsmart Fiitune X30 speaker showing its tweeters and mid/bass drivers

This spatial audio wireless speaker is less than half the price of the Sonos Era 300, but it’s missing one crucial feature to really compete

By Carrie Marshall published

Tronsmart's Fiitune X30 is like a half-price Sonos Era – but its spatial audio isn't Atmos

Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro Presidents' day deal

Deal of the year! Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are cheaper than half price – yes, for real

By Carrie Marshall published

A ridiculous price for great earbuds

Apple's SVP Craig Federighi in front of a screen

Apple quietly just unveiled a new spatial audio format that expands on Dolby Atmos, and that could rival Google and Samsung's Eclipsa Audio

By Carrie Marshall published

Apple has quietly launched a new spatial audio format called ASAF – but its appeal may be limited

Leaked images of Nothing Headphones 1 in silvery white

The design of Nothing's first over-ear headphones leaks – and these are going to be divisive

By Carrie Marshall published

Nothing is bringing its phone and earbuds aesthetic to wireless over-ear headphones

Ty Burrell and Julie Brown in a scene from Modern Family

This family sitcom with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is consistently among the most-watched shows on Disney+ and I know why

By Carrie Marshall published

Modern Family is a TV show with a big heart, a big cast and big laughs.

Woman holding phone in field with Spotify app onscreen

'The best way to listen in Lossless is Spotify Connect': Spotify's hi-fi tier may have leaked again in the app's code – it looks like 24-bit lossless is finally coming

By Carrie Marshall published

After more than four years, it looks like Spotify's higher quality tier is finally coming… probably. Maybe

Samsung QLED TV

Cheaper QLED TVs might be on the way: Samsung is developing a less expensive quantum dot layer

By Carrie Marshall published

One of the most expensive bits of a QLED display is getting a whole lot cheaper

A young man with neck tattoos wearing a white top and black jacket is also wearing Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW2 earbuds and a black hat. He is photographed on a black background

Audio-Technica’s new wireless earbuds have a genuinely mind-blowing upgrade that leaves my AirPods feeling utterly inadequate

By Carrie Marshall published

Audio-Technica's new earbuds promise 65 hours of battery life and feature an unusual magnetic switch

The slightly redesigned homescreen currently being tested by Roku

Don't worry if your Roku homepage suddenly changes – a smarter new layout is being tested for a lucky few

By Carrie Marshall published

Roku is trying some improvements to its homescreen, but only for selected viewers

AirPods 4 worn in a man's ears

Yes, you can get AirPods updates early in July's iOS 26 public beta. No, you probably shouldn't

By Carrie Marshall published

Apple's optional download will drop in July to make your AirPods beta, but are you sure you want to risk it?

FiiO M21 music player lifestyle shot on a round wooden table with the screen active and showing icons for music tracks

Our favorite budget audiophile brand has a new affordable hi-res music player, with a desktop mode to make it part of your hi-fi setup

By Carrie Marshall published

The FiiO M21 offers high-spec hi-res without a high price – and has a cool cassette deck case, because why not

Samsung RGB micro-LED on display at CES 2025

Samsung's next-gen RGB TV tech is starting production – but you probably won't like the size

By Carrie Marshall published

A big tech mini-LED tech upgrade is coming at a big size, just like Hisense's rival

Edifier ES Series speakers and headphones on a display stand that puts them all at different heights.

Edifier’s new retro-style wireless speaker range looks very cool, and has the features to take on JBL and Sonos

By Carrie Marshall published

Edifier reveals a high-spec tabletop, two portables and ANC headphones too

Three versions of the HiBy R3Pro II music player in orange, green and black

This cheap Hi-Res Audio music player is like a modern iPod mini, with the funky colors to match

By Carrie Marshall published

This dual-DAC audio player mixes cute colors with serious specs for wired wired or wireless headphones

A pair of Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) on a dark background.

Bose unveils next-gen QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds with better noise cancellation, plus 2 new portable speakers – all in color options I love

By Carrie Marshall published

The best noise-cancelling earbuds just got even better, and more fun

Apple TV 4K (2022)

Home theater fans rejoice! The Apple TV 4K's next free update will give you a much-wanted option for elite audio systems

By Carrie Marshall published

Apple's tvOS is getting an update that will enable audio passthrough

Astell & Kern Luna shot on a white background

Astell & Kern's new titanium earbuds with planar magnetic drivers are the portable music upgrade of my dreams – but my wallet's nightmare

By Carrie Marshall published

Astell & Kern's luxury IEMs are inspired by the moon and priced like a space rocket

Apple TV 4K Gen 2 and Gen 3 side by side against black background

Good news, Apple TV fans: the big tvOS free upgrade at WWDC today works on models going back 10 years – though not all features will be available

By Carrie Marshall last updated

Updated Your Apple TV isn't going to be obsolete any time soon: tvOS 26 will come to 2015 models

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