In fact, like Palm's Pre, the HTC Hero seems ready to fully integrate your local data with all your subscribed social media sites.

ENGADGET: HTC Hero running Android and Sense UI leaks from HTC's own website (updated, official, video)

That's definitely odd, considering how big a bet Motorola seemed to be placing on Blur as its handset differentiator -- and doubly odd since the HTC Hero Eric Schmidt was holding at the same photo op was running Sense on top of Android.

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Hero includes the new HTC Sense widget-based interface that puts at-a-glance info right up front on the home screen where it belongs.

ENGADGET: HTC Hero running Android and Sense UI leaks from HTC's own website (updated, official, video)

As we prepare for HTC's official launch event today, we're starting to see some details appear on HTC's own website of the much rumored Hero.

ENGADGET: HTC Hero running Android and Sense UI leaks from HTC's own website (updated, official, video)

As a bonus, we've got giveaways for everyone in the audience, plus one of the lucky attendees will walk away with that Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle we just got our hands on -- and HTC will be giving away a Droid Eris Sprint Hero as well!

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