DL I must like you or something
Dunno how this compares to the Droid X KB you are mourning but it's kinda cool.
It's got a push up number row. Push up, slide to the number or symbol you want.
It didnt work with 2.1 but now that we are on 2.2 it does. Tested.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743726