Jason,
We have been waiting for quite a while for a U.S. ETF for gold. But bureaucratic issues have held it up. However, London has one up and running. Here are a couple of links that should get you up to speed with what is going on with Gold ETF's.
http://goldeconomy.com/indexETF.html
http://www.mips1.net/mggold.nsf/Current/4225685F0043D1B285256DF000416F0D?OpenDocument
Larry