[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。( {' @+ ]4 f5 z4 x) a0 o

( _" b9 j9 Q/ m1 ^; l) g' C. ]rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de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。  R3 Z. q; W1 J

% F9 a+ G0 b5 P$ jForget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'
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5 t$ g' d+ k2 l. l7 bTrying 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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. q5 S5 {: Q% Z5 `But now a firm has designed a case that could make the desperate dash across Heathrow a breeze - with a bizarre 'commuter scooter'.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de7 z5 v- F+ u, Y  F

, D9 P$ x" E8 r9 l' d( Q4 PThe 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.2 d3 O: G% \* S9 b

* z0 o8 g/ b; E* f) f# B$ R* K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.  M1 I. [3 q) s# Y3 |" I/ @$ f

2 Z7 Q# {! M0 O; K+ fIt is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s.: h9 z: B$ ?; M9 Z' _

9 |2 P1 u2 z, D3 A人在德国 社区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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. U% t0 F- ^- X: \" F% Q6 I/ D5 z人在德国 社区'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.
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2 r$ J! {5 X3 s4 PCarry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers