[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。
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. V! M  d; s& h% J* s/ f人在德国 社区“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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3 u4 Y& T: q6 x/ W9 v6 m  K+ iForget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'6 f" Y$ T0 D0 @- @# ]( m; X; M

% O: y0 o# ^- H% A7 C# STrying to run with a suitcase because you're late for your flight is a nightmare that most of us have had to deal with.# s9 f" S5 ~: _3 `. [3 u8 M" N
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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'.
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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.& g+ v4 `# a9 {2 w( m6 P' }6 m

$ O/ l2 f3 ]- |, aThe 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6 Q% D% H* @; V! O
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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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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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) l# P/ D( b) G# F' k9 hA 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.1 M* I" R* |# H4 Z. A+ o) E

5 ]1 p2 q4 Z# `5.35.249.64'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