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I just got several of the magnetic USB charging cables.
While Qi/inductive is neat from a tech perspective, a magnetic connect is just as easy, especially considering how tricky it is to align a Qi receiver pad for optimal charging current.
I can't say how well they will last but they do short the smart charge data pins which is more than the universal Qi pads I found did.
There is no exposed ribbon, just a microusb to magnetic adapter plug which fits pretty flush inside the phone.
The cable has a USB male side and the magnetic attach side, it pulls pretty hard on the phone adapter and anything else magnetic is comes near. Watch your credit cards and any floppy disks you still have laying around.
So far the magnetic microUSB to USB charge cable and adapter is doing almost everything I had hoped from the Qi pad, including (I hope) protecting my microUSB port.
The only downside I see two hours into using the mag adapter is the fear of loosing the little adapter plug if using anything else in my USB port.
 

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