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Gogoro’s Eeyo 1 is a lightweight e-bike designed for the city

Range should reach 40 to 55 miles on a charge.

Gogoro says its designers have prioritized “agility over utility” with the Eeyo 1. This e-bike will lead its push into the European and US markets with a focus on enhancing the riding experience over maximizing range or transporting groceries.

Built on a carbon fiber frame, the bike weighs in at 27.5 pounds — not the lightest e-bike around, but less than competitors like the VanMoof S3. Plus, all of its electric components fit in a rear SmartWheel hub instead of between the pedals. The standard model will go on sale for $3,899 next month.
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Xbox Series X can improve older titles with HDR and 120 fps support

Going back to the original Xbox.

Microsoft’s first summer preview for the Xbox Series X focused on upcoming third-party games, and now it’s looking back. A new blog post explains that on the new console, Backwards Compatibility can make Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles look better than ever with HDR, 4K resolution and higher frame rates.

With the new system’s SSD, they should also have shorter load times, and they can even take advantage of its Quick Resume feature to keep multiple titles on standby at once. So that’s a few thousand games players can experience at the system’s launch, but we’re sure many of you are still waiting to hear about exclusives like Halo Infinite. Microsoft says you will, “soon.”
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At last, you can watch early ‘Simpsons’ episodes as intended on Disney+

Hopefully this is the last time we have to deal with that problem.

When Disney shifted The Simpsons back catalog from FXX to Disney+, it unfortunately defaulted to a 16:9 widescreen presentation that awkwardly cropped many older episodes. Now all those old episodes are available for viewing as originally presented, but you’ll have to choose to see them that way with a toggle. At least it’s available?
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