[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。* J4 ^1 _& E, K" r) }4 E
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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  d. u! I7 l& G, c0 H

% e. ~2 s/ W4 xForget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'9 O7 {( ^% m. o" f  v) C

; {# ]" k8 A( Z9 C人在德国 社区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.0 }  i7 C! g+ Z

* x& T( _. O. K0 Q7 ~8 C人在德国 社区But now a firm has designed a case that could make the desperate dash across Heathrow a breeze - with a bizarre 'commuter scooter'.2 n; @3 V' }1 E& k7 ^( {3 q- e
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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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! U% E1 |) _8 W8 m: {; `& m% v" n( lThe 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.人在德国 社区/ e! ^$ X6 R9 l, R4 p( \# F+ t

6 |/ t, |) V( X* m! T8 e8 XIt is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s.* I" B0 i4 [5 a) k* Y: @+ N) d) A

/ K9 `$ m& ]2 j% S" Q" {0 g6 qA 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.de3 _1 c/ V- z8 V2 x

3 l6 d2 Y5 u$ K6 [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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Carry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers