[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。; r' j0 i9 ]( n5 `

3 J+ u# D8 ?. X  }3 l6 {4 e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。6 n) d  u: i8 W' Z& I" ~
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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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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.$ B1 u# z9 T- O

* ^* q& x7 o- R. g! d! W/ X: ^* z( ~9 k/ MBut 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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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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) t5 X1 {- l5 h: O2 MThe 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: @5 s1 j8 I1 d; T7 c

+ @, r( y: B; i: S# J2 [. P& j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.人在德国 社区( Q: D  p$ y1 Z

+ U, [- i" g% b人在德国 社区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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1 v) g- z# l4 Y' T; v3 w* \' \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.www.csuchen.de  r5 I# v5 j) Q6 K; }  z9 C3 G
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'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.
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& o8 t) Z# M: l: j& mwww.csuchen.deCarry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers