[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。  f8 _8 e0 p8 l0 j

" y& [, A" _7 c1 D! r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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, D* z) D/ |" z: C) ^/ w, n“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'2 B4 I( I" |' L+ M0 T
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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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/ {4 O" H) s& h" t1 uBut 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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6 g/ n. a9 K2 F6 |3 U( t. U) L* rThe 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.
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0 |* f3 I0 I  o0 Q7 J# lThe case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.) B1 c% u. o: s+ k) c2 E
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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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'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