[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。- f; L% F4 ~  q* I6 ?* |9 B1 i8 r: Y
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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。0 j2 l* s, R" z: v- n2 H& x* f: u# O
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Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'1 h( e$ P* t  I& I/ m/ A
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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.8 Z2 s. g/ b. C% t
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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'.人在德国 社区' Z4 X" I; I. f, s  g( d, Y

1 ~/ F0 D' z  s& d2 Q$ \人在德国 社区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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# D. N) c  L+ D5 pThe 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de% H, Q# x$ d  `5 ?+ ~2 M8 P
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The case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de; c- I: a- {$ V7 k: e% M( d

0 \4 i% [: w' \7 j6 ?% i+ l) X; wIt 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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$ }5 R: D" G. v  u3 Lrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deA 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.! @$ T7 I/ M5 j9 K
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'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.4 n7 Z" X' f, C  K. g/ f# u% ]
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) k* E" d( ?1 c9 L0 f人在德国 社区Carry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers