[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。7 _# D! R) v! O
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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。1 C$ T! u& }( Y) k0 S' a: z

9 }4 M! `  h0 B人在德国 社区Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'2 }- v2 y+ U4 T+ P! R, x

" L! K- W% L5 }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.
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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'.# D- ~6 D6 V; Q: X, \+ U4 Q
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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.( T  ?; B) Y5 {5 S/ E( k
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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.人在德国 社区8 D* W2 m7 R1 M) i; O. j
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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& \& t  T+ [1 ?- y* M* M
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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.
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2 N" F7 |# N  ?8 y" S) l3 r" Z  YA 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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'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.3 [+ j0 I+ j; [# C$ [# _3 T$ l
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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