[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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7 z* Q$ p1 d0 qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de“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& x2 N6 Y6 p; P( F
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Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'
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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'.
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. ?, P/ {2 n  B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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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.! r3 P5 ^4 N  O, l7 J  }8 D
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The case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.- q" q# h) U# `# }$ f+ O
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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.! Y. `; U% _" X$ M

7 ~$ a# z# j$ S7 L; U! [  x'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.人在德国 社区5 Z6 S  z$ r, U: i: U8 m
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; J( |" _; y2 G/ XCarry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers