Honestly, it'd be a lot easier to judge the new Microsoft keyboard if I could see some hi-res static images rather than a gratuitous, hyperbole-filled flash animation. What little I can see looks compelling. Having a single charger for both the keyboard and mouse would certainly be convenient. Though having a numpad would be nice, since it's designed to be "couch friendly" I suppose it's not that big a loss.

(BTW, W3bbo, what exactly do you mean by "no home row"? The way I learned it, the home row is merely the center row of alphabetic keys, which are clearly there. Also, the F* keys are there, but they're thiner than the other keys for whatever reason--screen capture here.)