Okay, I’m taking a deep look into my crystal ball tonight. It’s cloudy, but I think I see something. I predict that what people are calling Gmail 2.0 is actually a first step to the gPhone. Here’s my reasoning:

Starting with the gPhone, the rumors went from some grand piece of perfect hardware to a much more conventional suite of mobile software. And it looks like Gmail 2.0 is really just revamped contact management across Google’s platforms. Now, what’s the most important thing that people always are afraid of losing on their mobile phones? Their contacts.

Everyone’s looking to keep them safe, move them to their next phone, etc. No one wants to reenter them. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone developed a solution to sync and store them across multiple platforms on multiple devices?

Easy contact syncing would make for pretty good incentive to install software on your mobile phone. It also fits into Google’s mission of making the world’s information more accessible.

Now let’s wait and see if I’m psychic or not.