There's the Archos 28 [1], which is a little taller (3.9" instead of 3.25"), but thinner and lighter (9mm and 64g instead of 15mm and 103g), and costs less than $100. Runs Froyo.

The Veer's screen looks better, though, at 320x400 instead of 320x240.

[1] http://www.archos.com/products/ta/archos_28it/index.html