Marc Chacksfield

Marc Chacksfield

Marc Chacksfield is the Editor In Chief, Shortlist.com at DC Thomson. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.

Articles by: Marc Chacksfield

What it’s like to watch A Quiet Place in one of the world’s quietest places

By Marc Chacksfield published

in depth Watching A Quiet Place, when you can hear your own heartbeat, is an unnerving experience.

Why little robots may be the next big thing in smart home tech

By Marc Chacksfield published

In Depth Anki co-founder speaks to us about his plan to bring robots - and personality - to the smart home.

Now TV box and remote

Now TV review

By Steve May, Marc Chacksfield published

We revisit Sky's Now TV service to see how it squares up against Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video.

Tommy Hilfiger TH24/7 You review

By Marc Chacksfield published

A fashion-focused smartwatch that looks great on the wrist but its features aren’t as chiselled as its looks.

Anki Cozmo review

By Marc Chacksfield published

Recommended

An intelligent, fun toy that only gets better with age.

The Netflix Originals World Cup: which is the greatest show of them all?

By Marc Chacksfield published

32 shows but only one winner: we reveal which Netflix series is the greatest.

How football is turning to videogames to stay relevant

By Marc Chacksfield published

World Cup 2018 The beautiful game is embracing videogames in more ways than you think.

Fortnite opens its $100 million war chest - first official esports tournament arrives

By Marc Chacksfield published

Summer Skirmish Series has an $8 million prize fund as part of the competitive season.

AirPlay 2 speakers: these are the speakers that will use Apple’s big streaming update

By Marc Chacksfield published

updated Apple lists the speaker manufacturers compatible with AirPlay 2.

Sonos Play:5

Sonos Play:5 review

By Marc Chacksfield published

Recommended

Updated Sonos' flagship speaker system has been redesigned, re-engineered and re-imagined. And the results are fantastic.

Sonos finally gets AirPlay 2 - comes to Sonos Beam, Sonos One and more

By Marc Chacksfield, Nick Pino published

AirPlay 2 coming to Sonos via an update today.

Apple's latest move is set to make Siri a whole lot more smarter

By Marc Chacksfield published

Apple gets serious with Siri as it becomes part of the company’s machine learning arm.

Drake is first artist to have 1 billion streams in a week, thanks to Scorpion

By Marc Chacksfield published

Drake takes to streaming, like a duck to water.

Netflix will no longer let users write reviews of its content from next month

By Marc Chacksfield published

Little used desktop-only feature is getting the chop.

A photo of the spotify mobile app on an iphone in someone's hand

Spotify Lite being tested - will stop eating all of your data

By Marc Chacksfield published

Spotify Lite, available in Brazil in beta.

Netflix looks to hit Hollywood hard with blockbuster billboard campaign

By Marc Chacksfield published

Streaming giant goes big on posters.

Drake takes over Spotify playlists and breaks records, but people aren’t happy

By Marc Chacksfield published

Drake's Spotify takeover: music celebration or cynical marketing ploy?

The technology and equipment needed to film all 64 matches of the 2018 World Cup

By Marc Chacksfield published

World Cup 2018 The best shots aren’t the ones taken on the pitch, but taken of the pitch - this is how it’s done.

What is VAR? The controversial star of World Cup 2018 decoded

By Marc Chacksfield published

World Cup 2018 Video Assistant Referees: football's enemy or much-needed game changer? It seems, the jury is still out...

Nanoleaf Light Panels review

By Nick Rego, Marc Chacksfield published

Updated A mesmerizing lighting experience that is an instant conversation-starter

This is the team that's going to win the World Cup... according to FIFA 18

By Marc Chacksfield published

EA has done the number the crunching, and this is who it’s backing to win the World Cup.

Satellites and microchips: the surprising tech behind the World Cup ball

By Marc Chacksfield published

World Cup 2018 Adidas’ World Cup ball is one of the most advanced around – here's why.

Fortnite now boasts 125 million users - teases $100 million Fortnite World Cup

By Marc Chacksfield published

Fortnite continues to grow into in popularity and its celeb charity tournament was one of the highlights of E3.

How to play Skyrim: Very Special Edition on Alexa devices

By Marc Chacksfield published

E3 2018 Skyrim on your Alexa is real - a joke that you can actually play.

Google creates its own AI rulebook - promises it won't go all Terminator on us

By Marc Chacksfield published

The only way is ethics, with Google's AI plans.

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