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

Product shot of the FiiO K13 R2R DAC on a light grey background with a black sound wave image behind it

Join the resistor-ance with FiiO's new super-smart (and refreshingly affordable) desktop DAC

By Carrie Marshall published

FiiO promises 'a brand new kind of listening experience' for your high-end headphones and IEMs with its new K13 R2R headphone amp/DAC.

AirPods Max in green, shown from above, looking past the mesh headband to the earcups

AirPods Max 2: all the rumors, possible release dates and what we want to see

By Carrie Marshall last updated

Updated Apple events have come and gone – and AirPods Max 2 still did not arrive

Teaser image: a close up of "ear (3)" on what is presumably the Nothing Ear (3) charging case

It's official: the Nothing Ear (3) launch is just days away

By Carrie Marshall published

The fourth generation of Nothing's affordable earbuds is incoming – and really, that's all Nothing wants you to know right now

Powerbeats Fit earbuds on a white background

They're Fit and you know it: Powerbeats Fit leak ahead of Apple's AirPods Pro 3 launch

By Carrie Marshall published

The Powerbeats Fit have leaked, but the feature we really want hasn't been confirmed

Beyerdynamic Aventho 200 held in somebody's hand. The person is wearing dark trousers and there's a blurry building in the background

Beyerdynamic unveils a tuneful trio of over- and open-ear headphones, including refreshingly affordable earbuds

By Carrie Marshall published

Beyerdynamic launches new over-ear headphones and two pairs of stylish open-ears

The AirPods Pro 2 earbuds held in a hand

Forget AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 4 are the ‘more significant' update you want, tipped for 2026

By Carrie Marshall published

Why 3 may not be the magic number for AirPods Pro – and the numbers 4 and 2026 might be much better

Samsung The HiFi Frame TV in a neutrally decorated room displaying a geometric artwork similar to a black and white one on the wall opposite it

Samsung teams up with Danish designers to create the ultimate art TV

By Carrie Marshall published

Samsung has teamed up with Danish Hi-Fi brand Canvas to create The HiFI Frame TV

A section of an RGB backlit mini-LED panel, showing the letters R, G and B lit up in red, green and blue respectively

RGB LED TVs could be affordable 'OLED killers' sooner than anyone expected

By Carrie Marshall published

Current RGB Mini-LED TVs are massive and expensive. Smaller, more affordable ones are imminent

The Valerion VisionMaster Max on a marble table

The VisionMaster Max 4K projector promises 'unrivaled black level performance', and there's a matching wireless 5.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos sound system

By Carrie Marshall published

Just in time for Spinal Tap 2, this elite laser projector is none more black

Arcam A25+ on yellow background

Arcam's upgraded integrated amps add Snapdragon Sound and HDMI eARC

By Carrie Marshall published

Arcam has unveiled three new integrated amplifiers with upgraded electronics and better Bluetooth.

Xgimi Horizon 20 projector

This new 4K laser projector is so bright, it really could replace a TV – and it has both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support

By Carrie Marshall published

XGIMI unveils exceptionally bright projectors with native Netflix and good HDR support

An Audio Pro A15 W speaker on top of a wooden kitchen countertop or island

Audio Pro's huge new WiiM-powered wireless speaker range might be the biggest threat to Sonos I've seen so far - Update: Or maybe forget the WiiM part

By Carrie Marshall published

From little cylinders to massive floorstanders, there's a speaker for everyone

Front view of the Technics SL-40CBT turntable in terracotta

Technics introduces a terracotta turntable with a Bluetooth boost, and it's absolutely beautiful

By Carrie Marshall published

Technics' new Bluetooth turntable is available in terracotta as well as black or grey

A lifestyle photo of the Elipson Premium SUB next to a TV and speaker in a neutrally decorated room

Hi-fi great Elipson has a new subwoofer range to rock your home theater – including a 15-inch beast (and two more reasonable options)

By Carrie Marshall published

Elipson's new Premium SUB range offers three sizes of serious subwoofer

The Soundcore X1 Pro projector, showing its front and rear, with removable speakers

Anker just put a 4K laser projector into a party speaker's body – it's the first portable beamer with both Dolby Atmos speakers and Dolby Vision HDR

By Carrie Marshall published

The Soundcore Nebula X1 is a portable cinema all-in-wonder

A young woman in a blue shift dress with dark brown hair is listening to a pair of EarFun Air Pro 4+ earbuds against a blue and slightly cloudy sky

One of the best cheap headphones makers just unveiled new high-spec wireless earbuds and ANC cans – all under $100

By Carrie Marshall published

EarFun continues to offer impressive headphones and earbuds for very affordable prices

Sony IER-EX15C USB-C in blue, black, pink and white

Sony's new cheap USB-C wired earbuds look set to deliver well-balanced sound and cool colors for the those who don't want wireless

By Carrie Marshall published

The USP here is simplicity – and a super low price

A young woman with black braided hair and a white vest top models a pair of JBL Tune 780NC headphones

JBL just launched a load of new affordable Bluetooth 6.0 headphones with big battery life and adaptive noise cancellation

By Carrie Marshall published

JBL's four Tunes headphones don't cost a fortune

The Cambridge Audio Melomania P100, Sony WF-C710N, AirPods Pro 2 and Nothing Ear (a), which all feature in this student headphones guide, on a wooden table next to a stack of exercise books, a diary and a pen

The best headphones and earbuds for students 2025: the top buys to help you study, all tested by our experts

By Becky Scarrott last updated

We've picked out the best headphones for studying based on price, comfort, portability, sound and more.

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3 box office hits are leaving Prime Video soon – here’s how I’d prioritize your watchlist

By Carrie Marshall published

Three great movies are leaving Prime Video soon – here’s why you should stream them now.

Two pairs of jewel-studded headphones, one with white diamonds, one with rainbow-effect jewels

Shine on you crazy diamonds: Loewe's jewel-studded headphones cost nearly $140k, making my AirPods Max feel like a bargain basement buy

By Carrie Marshall published

Loewe's gem-studded headphones are probably not the best choice for a trip to the bad side of town

Copilot on a Samsung TV

Samsung is bringing Microsoft's Copilot AI to its newest TVs – at least it's better than Bixby

By Carrie Marshall published

Ask for more information on the big-screen from ChatGPT-powered Copilot

Lifestyle shots showing a model's hands holding the iFi GO Blu Air portable DAC

This teeny tiny headphone DAC adds hi-res wireless tech to any wired headphones, so you can go audiophile anywhere

By Carrie Marshall published

The iFi Go Blu Air promises big sound from a super-small package

Fictional KPop band Huntr/x prepare for battle in KPop Demon Hunters

Netflix is officially eyeing a KPop Demon Hunters sequel after hailing the hit movie a ‘cultural phenomenon'

By Carrie Marshall published

KPop Demon Hunters slays both demons and records – and now Netflix wants an encore.

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Best Employee Background Check Services of 2025: Expert Ratings and Reviews for SMBs

By Benedict Collins last updated

Updated We've tested and reviewed the best employee background check services, and ranked them here to help you find the best service.

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