"I'd like to try to go back to recording with just one microphone - the band gathering around - a really simple live thing, " he said.

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Designed for a top-quality high-definition videoconferencing experience, the OpenTablet 10 features a front-facing 720p camera, wide band stereo speakers with a connector for external speakers or headset hookup, a digital MEMS microphone, and HDMI port for 1080p output to an external HD display.

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In fact, if you want to take advantage of the drum kit, guitar and microphone in the hot-selling Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3 title "Rock Band" it helps to have more than a few friends.

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