[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。4 W, j/ C2 t# }3 E
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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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“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'人在德国 社区& I' A/ K4 h5 m* X: U6 }5 _" B1 K

3 x8 G; `: M; k) X  V8 R7 V! R* UTrying to run with a suitcase because you're late for your flight is a nightmare that most of us have had to deal with.人在德国 社区% J- f4 w' _: u% Y9 S7 g% o
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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'." g$ g/ I7 X) ?( m
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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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. Y6 m. K0 j; a1 L" qThe 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.7 c. m2 Z+ i% b; [1 [& w
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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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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.csuchen.de$ e4 o  J, n1 I" O* z) x2 z! }% j

) j- [. W' Z! z& F'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