The pandemic has hastened the livestreaming era, turning our phones into bona fide broadcast stations. One problem: a lot of streams seem exceedingly amateurish. Enter the Roland GO:LIVECAST, which makes it easy to ensure that live broadcasts look polished. The control room in miniature ($250) features mic and instrument inputs, controls to switch between smartphone cameras and more. Once connected, the device can send your footage to Facebook, YouTube or wherever your viewers are. —Jesse Will
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