http://www.macstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_001...
illustrates just how ugly and annoying those wires are. Perhaps we'll eventually see wire-free ipads. OTA syncing as an option, for a start, and perhaps Apple will be the company to bring us wireless electricity. Just like with many other products and services, Apple's not the first to tackle something, but they refine it to such a degree that it's usable for the masses.