Month: June 2026

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With the rising cost of gas and cars in general, now’s a good time to consider if an electric bike or scooter can fit into your life (and more importantly, save you money). These increasing costs come at a time when these smaller, last-mile transportation devices are actually getting less expensive to own—what used to cost $800 for a capable commuter now sits closer to $300, and the specs have kept pace with the price drops. 

Case in point: Aovopro’s Esmax 500W Foldable Electric Scooter usually costs $539, but this Walmart sale brings the price down to $259. This is popular for its meaty build, from the tires to the steering column to the deck, which are capable of handling any kind of city terrain.

Aovopro Esmax 500W Foldable Electric Scooter, $259 (was $539) at Walmart

What Shoppers Should Know

• Motor and Range: 500W motor, 27-mile range, 20 mph top speed
• Battery: 14.5Ah lithium, 5-hour charge time
• Tires and Suspension: 10-inch puncture pneumatic tires, front and rear shock absorption
• Brakes and Safety: Dual electronic and drum braking, UL 2272 certified
• Best For: Urban commuting, last-mile transit, recreational riding

Aovopro’s scooter features a 500W motor and a 14.5Ah battery pack, a combo that gets you 27 miles of range at a 20 mph top speed (covering most real-world commutes without a midday charge). The 10-inch pneumatic tires are the right call at this price point because air-filled tires absorb road imperfections, and the front-and-rear suspension system adds another layer of smoothness on cracked pavement or curbs. It folds down to a manageable 47x18x23 inches and weighs 41 pounds, which isn’t the lightest, but reasonable for a scooter with this much battery on board. 

$260 for a scooter with these specs is genuinely strong value at current market rates. Similar commuter scooters with pneumatic tires, dual suspension, and a 500W motor usually start around $400 and climb quickly from there. Getting all three in the same package under $300 (even at a sale price) is the kind of deal that’s worth taking seriously, especially if you’ve been on the fence about getting an electric scooter. 

Related: Is an Electric Tricycle Worth the Splurge? This One That’s Almost $500 Off at Walmart Might Be

What Shoppers Are Saying

One helpful shopper wrote, “It’s very well built. Feels like I’m riding on a cloud but still stable.” Another reviewer ended up loving this scooter so much that they bought multiple: “I like it so much I’ve purchased four.”

If you’re not sure about this brand, you can rest easy knowing that multiple reviewers vouched for it: “Initially, I had my doubts about purchasing the scooter, but it exceeded my expectations.”

The Aovopro Esmax 500W Foldable Electric Scooter is available now for $259. Since this is a flash deal, it’s a good idea to act soon, because there’s no guarantee that it will be on sale for much longer. 

Shop More Deals

• Mihover 12″ Electric Scooter, $269 (was $500) at Walmart
• Aovopro TMAX 500W 10′ Foldable Electric Scooter, $248 (was $429) at Walmart
• Dierttier Electric Scooter, $200 (was $300) at Walmart

Earlier this year Roku announced it surpassed 100 million streaming households as many around the world continue to cut cords.

“Surpassing 100 million streaming households is a defining moment, not just for Roku, but for the future of television,” Anthony Wood, Founder and CEO, Roku said in a statement at the time. 

“We’re helping shape the entertainment landscape by making it easier to discover great content, more affordable to watch it, and more effective for advertisers and partners around the world to connect with audiences.”

Roku Adds New Channels in Time for World Cup

In keeping with their mission statement, Roku continues to add new content, including four new channels that come just in time for World Cup action.

Here are the four channels added today, per Cordcutters News:

• Channel 5243: FIFA Plus Women – Dedicated to women’s soccer with live matches, highlights, and athlete-focused stories.
• Channel 5306: Stingray Hooked – Immersive fishing adventures, tips, and global angling expeditions.
• Channel 227: Sports Illustrated – Comprehensive sports news, analysis, and highlights from top leagues.
• Channel 929: FIFA Plus Espanol – Spanish-language soccer coverage emphasizing women’s games and international events.

Roku Keeps Adding New Content

Late last month, Roku announced the company will increase the amount of licensed programming the platform has from top creators, with FAST channels from Prof G Podcast, iShowSpeed, Jesser, Stokes Twins and future creators.

“We just see that the demand among both audiences and, really significantly, advertisers has just continued to grow, and as Roku thinks about its content offering, we want to make sure that we have a good selection of anything that a consumer wants to watch,” Roku head of content Lisa Holme told the Hollywood Reporter.

The announcement was a part of 19 shows added by Roku in May:

• Alaska State Troopers
• A&E Live PD Greatest Shifts
• Lead Story Breaking News
• Preston & Brianna
• The Prof G Channel
• Stokes Twins
• America’s Got Talent Relive Last Season
• Caracol Mix
• Modern Wisdom
• Nomad Travel
• Astro Ciencia
• ArtFlix
• Rawhide Pluto
• The Beverly Hillbillies Pluto
• Property Brothers
• Ink Masters Pluto
• Tosh.o Pluto
• Complex TV
• MTV En Espanol

Roku’s content catalogue keeps growing.

Related: Netflix Quietly Cancels New Series After Just 1 Season

Capcom dominated the scene in the 90s and early 2000s with massive hits like Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, and Street Fighter, but the now-beloved developer and publisher went through a rough patch, especially with its fighting game offerings like Street Fighter X Tekken and the initial launch of Street Fighter V. Luckily, Capcom recovered, and one of its best games just turned three years old.

Today, June 2, 2026, marks the third anniversary of the release of Street Fighter 6, arguably the most well-received and popular fighting game of the modern era. The sixth mainline entry in the long-running series would see Capcom approach single-player content more actively and also refine its online play and tournament scene.

According to Metacritic, Street Fighter 6 sits at a very impressive 92 metascore, ranking higher than both its major competitors that also had new releases in 2023–Mortal Kombat 1 and Tekken 8. Critics praised the game’s art direction, style, easy-to-learn, hard-to-master mechanics, single-player content, online netcode, and improvement over the controversial release of Street Fighter V, which was lacking content and simplified the fighting systems.

There was, however, some criticism from critics and fans aimed at the game’s relatively small base roster of playable characters and the execution of the World Tour mode.

Since its initial release, Street Fighter 6 has stayed relatively the same. Drive Rush is still a very powerful tool that every character has access to. Throw loops dominate the game. And new content is slow to come out. However, that doesn’t seem to be bothering too many players from logging in, hitting the streets, and duking it out with friends or strangers online.

Street Fighter 6 is still getting new content updates, with the latest character, Ingrid, releasing last week and closing out season three. Unlike previous seasons, an announcement for season four has not occurred yet, but it seems likely to happen either at the PlayStation State of Play or Summer Game Fest, both events happening later this week.

Whether the rumored DLC list that includes guest character Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy 7 is true or not may be revealed this week.

A new month means new content coming to Netflix.

The massive streaming platform is adding a hoard of new content with over 50 movies for its nearly 200 million monthly users to enjoy.

Among the movies coming to Netflix this month is a 2013 comedy that seemed to divide critics and audiences alike – though not every critic was a fan either.

‘Drinking Buddies’ Flopped at the Box Office

Drinking Buddies delivered an all-star cast of Jason Sudeikis, Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick Jake Johnson and Ron Livingston.

“Kate and Luke work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more,” reads the synopsis of the film. “But Kate is with Chris, and Luke is with Jill. And Jill wants to know if Luke is ready to talk about marriage. The answer to that question becomes crystal clear when Luke and Kate unexpectedly find themselves alone for a weekend.”

The strong cast, though, couldn’t save the film from becoming a box office flop. With an estimated budget of $650,000, the 2013 comedy delivered just a hair over $400,000 at the worldwide box office.

Netflix Adding ‘Drinking Buddies’ on June 15

The movie divided critics and fans, with critics giving the film a “certified fresh” ranking of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes while audiences panned the film with a 49%.

Fans will get their choice to decide who is right when the film hits Netflix on June 15.

Here’s everything hitting on the same day as Drinking Buddies:

• Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution (2020)
• Flowers in the Attic (2014)
• Hip Hop Treasures (2023)
• Origins of Hip Hop (2022)
• Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
• Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
• Stuart Little (1999)
• The Smurfs (2011)

Drinking Buddies was directed by Joe Swanberg.

Related: Netflix Quietly Cancels New Series After Just 1 Season

Rick Adelman, who coached the Portland Trail Blazers to a pair of NBA Finals appearances and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, has died. He was 79.

Adelman died Monday, the National Basketball Coaches Association confirmed in a statement this evening.

“The membership of the National Basketball Coaches Association joins the NBA family in mourning the passing of legendary Head Coach and Hall of Famer, Rick Adelman,” the NBCA release said.

“Adelman will be remembered not only as a coach and a player, but also as a mentor to so many in the basketball community. Rick was a husband to Mary Kay for 56 years; father to Kathy, RJ, Laura, David, Caitlin, and Patrick; and a grandfather of twelve. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Adelman family during this difficult time.”

Adelman made NBA impact as player, coach

A star at Loyola Marymount, Adelman was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in 1968. A 6-foot-1 point guard, he played in 462 regular season games for five franchises across seven NBA seasons, averaging 7.7 points, 3.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game.

Adelman’s coaching career began at Chemeketa Community College from 1977-83 before he joined the Trail Blazers’ staff as an assistant from 1983-89. He then took over the reins in Portland, leading the team to the 1990 and 1993 NBA Finals and going 291-154 across six seasons.

After leaving Portland, Adelman spent two years in charge of the Golden State Warriors (1995-97) before being hired by the Sacramento Kings prior to the 1998-99 season. He made the playoffs in all eight seasons in Sacramento, going 395-229 overall and reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2002.

Adelman later coached the Houston Rockets (2007-11) and Minnesota Timberwolves (2011-14). His 1,042 regular season wins rank 10th all time among NBA head coaches, and only four men-Pat Riley, Gregg Popovich, Jerry Sloan and George Karl–coached more games and had a better winning percentage than Adelman’s .582.

Adelman’s son David went on to follow in his father’s footsteps, winning an NBA title as a Denver Nuggets assistant in 2023 and going 54-28 in his first campaign as head coach this season.