GGH Beta.25: Randomize II is now available for download as the finished MP3. Enjoy and please send us your feedback.
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Just finished listening to the episode and have a couple of thoughts. I'll keep them short!
1.) Are there any other tablets besides the Microsoft product that can run GSAK? I am assuming that it would have to be Windows 8 based for GSAK to run.
2.) It will be interesting to see what happens with smartphones as a navigation device when more places are banning the use of phones in cars. Usually this means talking on a phone but legally it could get messy if the laws are not clearly defined on what activity is banned. Either way, whether you use a dedicated device or a smartphone, it is still distracted driving and you need to pay attention to the road and not your phone/GPS.Jun 25, 2012
I was excited when I saw the Surface, as I really haven't seen a need for a tablet. But if it can run GSAK, that would definitely be something useful. However, if it's up in the 900-1000 range, then well, that's just too far out of range for me.
Clyde (the GSAK developer) has said he will not develop for any other platform (iOS, Android, Mac, etc.) So to answer Carl's question, I don't see how any other tablet would be able to run GSAK. What they could run is programs that use output from GSAK, but you'd still need a PC as that intermediate step. Jun 25, 2012- I agree with the price range being too high. That's a deal killer when there are plenty of other options for mobile computing at that price.
My feeling is that if I'm going to spend the money on a tablet it needs to do 95% of what I can do on a laptop/desktop and that includes running GSAK and being able to connect to a GPS. I still don't like the idea of caching with an expensive phone or tablet as opposed to a GPS just for the durability factor.Jun 26, 2012