You have power steering on a car and even power assistance with an electric toothbrush so why not on a piece of luggage? The good news is with today�s technology you can haul your luggage around with ease and without worry and know that there is technology out there to support you in moving your personal belongings, just as you have power assistance for hundreds of domestic and garden appliances now there is for hauling luggage about. I was determined to find a better solution for future far-flung excursions, and the engineers at live luggage have come up with a solution that will change your lifestyle.

For decades people have been hauling their personal belongings around, heaving and puffing and in some cases damaging their health. Now live luggage have come up with the perfect solution a case with Nano wheel technology, wheels with motors built inside them.

Just as power steering has revolutionized the three-point turn, Live Luggage's new Hybrid PA Series Bag promises to transform travel into a far less tortuous ordeal.

Let's start with what makes it no ordinary piece of luggage., it features an extendable "anti-gravity" handle that can pivot away from the case. The handle operates in a similar fashion to one of those crazy looking Segway two-wheeled vehicles made infamous by George W Bush. In short, it means that 85 per cent of the weight of the luggage is automatically balanced over the bag's two powered wheels, where the motors are actually inside, so none of this technology is wasted taking up valuable packing space.

If you happen to be transporting gold bullion or have temporarily weak wrists, the remaining 15 per cent may still be a struggle. Fear not, the Hybrid PA's "pancake motors" (Nano technology) come to the rescue. While strong and reliable are two words I would not normally associate with a pancake, these motors, powered by rechargeable batteries, combine an intelligent torque control system with sensors in the anti-gravity handle to make luggage feel light as feather, even if you're running up and down the streets of San Francisco.

The impressive performance of the Hybrid PA Series Bag; is really the ultimate travel gadget, and will power up for a mile and a half on one charge uphill, enough to get you to most destinations where you can use the adaptors supplied and plug-in just like your mobile phone. With a modular multi-bag design,( with separate laptop and weekend bag that zip together and can be used as single hand luggage or separately on the main bag). With flat motor technology which kicks in whenever it senses you need an bit of extra muscle and even an umbrella included in the bag handle the Hybrid PA will be the first bag you look forward to trundling for your next away trip. It really is the ultimate in flexibility especially with airline terms and conditions changing all the time.

So at last hi-tech power steering has finally come to the luggage world - because it�s not just about looking cool it�s also about arriving at your destination in full health.

Live Luggage is designed and manufactured in the UK.

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