Is This Possible? topic

Just wondering if the digitizer of the phone extended into the black area on the face of the phone where the HTC logo is, if so, would it be possible to produce a screen protector with button outlines on it that would go over this black area and mod the software so that it detected touch in those areas. The screen protector could have two buttons printed on it and the same button layout as the HTC one. Any screen protectors or mods like this?, possible in the future?, thanks