[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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, }0 n4 K7 Q; d: X# ?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。4 G2 }1 l( L7 o) R. N2 c2 V
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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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de: c! h9 i, ]; R3 q& L' H

8 n& s% `1 ?7 e7 X1 m$ |+ V- [1 NForget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'人在德国 社区* k. G1 f0 \; i( t

9 J/ o. n; _8 y7 h: V1 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.% y# Z3 u* _) A- o( m

- ?% |8 k, b2 w/ `3 y5 BBut now a firm has designed a case that could make the desperate dash across Heathrow a breeze - with a bizarre 'commuter scooter'.* h( @" b. a) V0 ~/ m7 k
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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.  [! A2 Q/ z% x/ e
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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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% [8 R& \1 Q- U$ K# c, U6 nThe 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.; X0 H" ^  q+ Y* ~! Z) e7 ?, P
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'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.
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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