It is very hard for companies to keep anything secret these days, thanks to the Internet. That said, I am surprised images of the Android handset from HTC haven't made the rounds sooner. Some blurry shots circulated a while ago, but today we've got three clear shots of it.

According to Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins, "One of my super secret spies at Google just happened to trade contact information with someone who admitted that the phone in his hand was the rumored Dream."

You can view the goods here.

Clearly visible is the large touch screen, which slides up to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. There also are some control buttons along the bottom of the phone, and what appears to be a trackball for interacting with the device.

Enjoy the pics. Over The Air will have a whole batch of pictures and video after the announcement next week.

Stay tuned!