Swype -- A new way to type from the creator of T9 predictive texting

I long held to the belief that the chief advantage of a good smart phone was its keyboard.  This was a key deterrent for me with the iPhone.  That being said, the iPhone is the most popular single handset on the market  today and most of its slimmest smart phone peers today have sacrificed their keyboards in favour of larger screens.  I'm starting to come over to the screen keyboard and a prime factor for me is this new technology -  Swype.  The concept is that your finger stays on the screen through each individual word, only lifted your finger for a new word.  Swype is both rapid and accurate.  I learned about the feature as it is part of the just announced Motorola Droid X.  That being said it is already in some Samsung phones and could be featured by other phone makers.