
Advantages vs. disadvantages
ADVANTAGES:
I can save the 10 seconds it takes to pick-up the charger plug and plug it into the socket on my phone.
DISADVANTAGES:
It will cost more for no additional device functionality.
Inductive charging automatically means no "energy star"
My iPod automatically charges anyway when I put it in the dock on my HiFi.
The £0.50 USB cable I use to charge my phone at work will now be a £?? mat and always take up desk space*
The £0.50 car cable I use to charge my phone in the car will now be a £?? mat and the phone will slide off it on roundabouts*
* OK so I could still use a cable to charge at work and in the car, but if I use a cable then, what's the point?
Come back when it can charge anywhere in my house and I'll give you my money.