[科技新闻] 行李滑板车

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赶搭飞机时，拖著行李在机场狂奔，对很多人来说都是噩梦一场。
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英国一家公司研发出一款“行李滑板车”，可让旅客踏著滑板车，连人带行李“飞车”赶抵登机口。
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“行李滑板车”是由一个容量26升的行李箱及一架小型滑板车组成，用家只要把置於行李箱背部的踏板及扶手拉出，就可当作滑板车使用，轻轻一划就能全速前进；亦可隨时把滑板车收起，变回普通行李箱。不过，“行李滑板车”价格不菲，每个售250英镑。: ^5 k% P; j1 Y& C, b( _2 |3 e" [
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Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de2 d" T1 C! V7 h5 i9 s9 N9 z0 S
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Trying to run with a suitcase because you're late for your flight is a nightmare that most of us have had to deal with.; V, D+ P4 r5 a; ^; F2 j! y; K

$ @% {# m' O" K) y( e( V6 x) y3 pBut now a firm has designed a case that could make the desperate dash across Heathrow a breeze - with a bizarre 'commuter scooter'.
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6 ~3 i; C2 ~* F5 _The Micro-Luggage case has an in-built scooter so travellers can ride their case to the gate after dropping up to 20kilos of luggage off at check-in.
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The new £250 bag consists of a 26-litre case and a lean-and-steer scooter. It is being marketed at frequent business flyers and people making short commutes to work.
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The case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.' j, n5 n: J0 K. @- y4 \
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It is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s.% o4 k% `$ ^: [4 r& e; I
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A spokesman for the company said: 'Micro Scooters UK has already changed the face of the school run with thousands of families having swapped their gas guzzling 4x4s for the Mini and Maxi Micros.+ _5 r8 ~; h+ l! ]

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Carry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers