Maybe they're on top - the pictures don't cover that area. But the d-pad/Menu button location and loss of Home/Back buttons is all wrong, very wrong (are you listening Nokia?)

Anyone hazard a guess what the transparent vertical plastic strip on the left hand side is (my guess: a touch sensitive slide control) Or it s a slot for something? The pictures aren't clear enough.

My only thought is that the transparent plastic (if that's what it is) could be a substitute for the d-pad up/down functionality (which is what I use most when scrolling in the web browser), and maybe the Home/Back buttons are located on top? If so, maybe I could live with the d-pad being positioned on the keyboard, which I would use only occasionally.