[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。
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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。$ `6 p0 Q' X# q$ G5 X& X6 |# J$ X" y
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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'www.csuchen.de( @' g  F" K, t- K) r. i' _0 z

  ]% F$ i3 [6 p5 h' y' l2 XTrying to run with a suitcase because you're late for your flight is a nightmare that most of us have had to deal with.5 y3 c; R0 w/ X+ Y0 P, t

& r7 U% U! z1 {/ M. s/ L3 yBut 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.  \5 j" ~6 a' x; s: n  \( t/ D

7 y  L3 Q1 O$ D人在德国 社区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.
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The case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.
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" W6 w, }. r  c$ v1 }) n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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) g5 K# a; q( L5 g& I7 l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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! l, j6 G3 L) G$ ~) Gwww.csuchen.de'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.  P/ S& ]% d( U* x8 t- Y6 i% P7 T- [
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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