[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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6 M1 c0 |' [/ ?  G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。人在德国 社区9 d( c+ [# ~" d  s1 V$ n' ?7 U
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Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'www.csuchen.de4 f! }& `' `) U! s7 v7 @* Q8 g+ f

, b8 A" z3 G! F, a: WTrying 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'.7 }' C4 u; \- ^  Z

- p" D7 O& A! k$ u3 I6 H5 m, m0 YThe 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.人在德国 社区" o% x9 s; p: H/ c1 _7 b/ I

9 ~6 o* ~/ k( @8 O; vwww.csuchen.deThe 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.
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The case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.) k% M% x+ B0 B6 p( _; z2 c

' J! l- N3 m0 }It is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s.2 j- @) r. f& ?& x3 s! Z: |
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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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+ h) u! h% P" s4 J' _人在德国 社区'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.( l/ ?0 Y: O$ r
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Carry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers