[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。2 G% D" u! E5 K3 {% j
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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.de3 v8 F& A" O! V# U5 Q/ D4 `/ |
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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.
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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'.1 e) U7 c( N7 s! F; G# C

0 t2 D+ |$ k+ w1 l. S- ZThe 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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. n; u; p1 \9 A* N/ o. S. G8 [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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- v7 j7 r+ Q6 @- X

& F. P! e. A$ M4 d8 x) \rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.人在德国 社区( \% X9 E( U* k% ~3 [1 l

2 ]( H$ n' S! `: M0 Y$ q' hIt is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s.' {" Z4 @* W0 H* V( t5 X- q
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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.
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7 s) S# N6 q* \  y7 Q6 y'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.
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0 a- V( [3 q5 F" ]3 v) h5 a5 {Carry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers