[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。( h. ^2 O7 E" S4 Z4 C
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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。
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: z! A& S( _6 I! J人在德国 社区Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'0 D  H8 h: u, B. F, o+ ^) i! P2 R
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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.$ T: s: u8 n: ]' V  w& x
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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'.
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+ |  A& w  H" U; R  O% AThe 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.人在德国 社区0 k; C( o+ P% r+ k; w" r) h

; k" Y- j9 w, t人在德国 社区The case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.
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3 k# |9 B& `# LIt is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s.9 f! W4 z7 |8 p. B- E+ y3 f
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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, \- L; j7 m) p' 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