Land Rover wants to take autonomous vehicles to all terrains

Self-driving car research is moving along on nice, paved roads. But it hasn’t really made any progress off-road. And that’s what Land Rover is working on. They’re working on all-terrain, self-driving technology that will allow the cars to be used on varied surfaces. This technology makes use of cameras, radar, ultrasonic sound, and lidar to sense the terrain their driving on and adapt accordingly. It can even account for low-hanging branches as well as other obstacles that can ruin the ride or put you in danger.

Another feature is allowing cars to be linked together in an “off-road connected convoy” so the cars will share everything from location to things like suspension and wheel positions. If, for example, the lead car gets stuck, then the others can stop or change course to not fall into a similar predicament. There isn’t any specific timeline yet when we’d see these driverless off-road vehicles but we’d love to see them soon..

Source: Engadget

PrimeDay promises Christmas in July for Amazon Prime members

Canadians may not yet have access to Pokémon Go, but who really cares, there's a monster sale hitting Amazon.ca starting tonight at midnight PT.  Only Amazon Prime members can avail of the deals, The one-year membership for Canadians costs $79 (plus tax).

Here's some of what Prime members can expect to enjoy in terms of deals and discounts.

Speaking of discounts, check out this sneak peak of what is in store for Amazon Prime Canada members starting at midnight tonight PT:

• $70 off the Kindle Voyage
• Kindle Paperwhite, $99.99
• Save up to 70% on select headphones from Sennheiser and other brands
• More than 45% off the Seagate Backup Plus 6TB Desktop External Hard Drive
• Save up to 40% on select SanDisk memory products
• 35% off select AmazonBasics products
• More than 35% off the Brother Wireless All-In-One Color Laser Printer
• More than 35% off a GoPro HERO Session Camera bundle
• More than 25% off the ASUS 15.6″ HD Laptop
• Save 25% or more on select VIZIO Smart TVs

 Check HERE for information on Amazon Prime Canada.  Members also get unlimited online original size photo storage direct from their phones or desktops, 5 GB video with options for more.

Source: Techuntangled.ca

Preview of iOS 10 Public Beta

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

iOS 10 is the biggest update to Apple's mobile operating system that's now celebrating it's 9th birthday.

Apple is making iOS 10 and macOS Sierra available as public beta. This is so the public can install the OS's and act as beta testers to help squash bugs and get a feel for what's coming. I don't advice anyone to install beta software, specially a device's operating system, on any device they use on a daily basis. That said, you can find out out more about Apple's Beta Releases here.

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Microsoft kicks off 2016 Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto

Microsof's Worldwide Partner Conference kicked off in Toronto this week with 16,000 attendees from 144 countries and is expected to yield 145,000 onsite meetings. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took to the stage to share how partners across various industries can leverage the Microsoft cloud to drive digital transformation. The Microsoft Worldiwde Partner conference, which sold out all tickets, runs until July 14, 2016.