[科技新闻] 行李滑板车

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。人在德国 社区/ A+ j. N9 R. Z: A: k/ G
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Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'
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! F- E/ h* T% P8 m. i& XTrying to run with a suitcase because you're late for your flight is a nightmare that most of us have had to deal with.
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But now a firm has designed a case that could make the desperate dash across Heathrow a breeze - with a bizarre 'commuter scooter'.* ~: C0 H# a& G4 Q) v7 f% I, Q+ ^

; `  _3 V1 @3 h2 U! N. d$ TThe 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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6 ]. w# I; B6 ~4 @9 m/ G( XThe 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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; c) V. ~5 ^4 V: T; Z, Y; H, O* M+ SThe case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.
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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.
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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.人在德国 社区( ~( Z5 ~! b2 q9 J. z7 Z4 I

2 J, i- U: ]# A9 \'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter., U3 H# Z3 a" ]" ^

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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