[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。人在德国 社区8 `0 F% k$ S! c
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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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$ t8 V2 I" ^7 W  t4 ?“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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, I* v0 n* L: t$ @. B+ e/ b# aTrying 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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6 |' x0 P9 u7 q" A" `, _" Z& ~7 U9 G3 IBut 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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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.% `8 d7 I( T: ]* R3 j7 K

- l$ M! j2 d+ {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, F- Q; m+ t; w. f
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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.- F; ]) m5 o$ C# @1 e5 ~( Y) O

. g5 H# F7 j0 X9 d- g5.35.249.64A 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.5 P- }6 F8 P% O1 A9 h$ A0 y
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'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.( e# h1 U7 @( `* k5 e7 R

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% z, ^0 }4 ?7 c' b. xCarry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers