Apple has signed deals with four major telecommunication companies in four countries to help the company surpass its iPhone sales goal of 10 million units by the end of 2008.

Singapore’s SingTel, India’s Bharti Airtel, Phillipines’ Globe Telecom, and Australia’s Optus, will begin carrying the iPhone “later this year.” A specific date has yet to be announced.

And it is safe to assume that the model would be a new 3G-enabled one, since 3G is the industry standard for this part of the world.

Good news for you patient ones still waiting for its official launch. Bad news for my soon-to-be-unexclusive iPhone.

It’s that time of the year again for the Creative Warehouse Sale here in Singapore. From June 23-25, our typical bargain-hunting Singaporeans would spend hours queuing up at the entrance just so they could snap up some great deals.

And from this picture shown at Creative Singapore’s website, it looks like Creative is giving a go at the iPod Nano. It says “Mystery MP3 Player to be unveiled! Tiny with a price to match!“. Sounds good, but it best be nice-looking.

Other offers include:
SG$235 ZEN AURVANA In-Ear Earphones
SG$369 DiVi CAM 525D

Early bird offers for Day 1:
SG$1 Refurbished MuVo TX FM 128MB (30 units)
SG$399 GigaWorks G550W (5 units)
SG$249 DiVi CAM 525D (20 units)
SG$89 MuVo S200 1GB (50 units)

Early bird offers for Day 2:
SG$1 Refurbished Rhomba 128MB (30 units)
SG$399 ZEN Vision 30GB (5 units)
SG$189 ZEN Neeon 6GB (20 units)
SG$89 GigaWorks T20 (50 units)

Early bird offers for Day 3:
SG$1 Refurbished MuVo USB 2.0 128MB (30 units)
SG$299 ZEN Vision:M 30GB (5 units)
SG$199 ZEN MicroPhoto 8GB (20 units)
SG$99 Wireless Headphones SL3100 (50 units)

Look forward to some live pictures of this mystery MP3 player from us this weekend!

Two Industrial Design students from the National Univeristy of Singapore (NUS) are the first Asians to win the Design Lab Award at the international Electrolux Design Lab 2005 competition! Their product? A waterfall-inspired washing unit that require neither water nor detergents. Need I say more? Imagine the amount of water it can save!

Gabriel Tan and Wendy Chua, both third year students in NUS, beat 3,000 other students from over 88 countries. Ahh…you two make me proud to be a Singaporean!

“Called Airwash, the waterfall-inspired washing unit is waterless and does not use detergents. Instead, it utilises negative ions, compressed air and deodorants to clean clothes. By using atmospheric air and negative ions � a natural cleansing agent � it fights dirt and bacteria with nature’s own weapon. Airwash is also designed to be placed anywhere in the home, instead of the designated laundry area.”

- National Univeristy of Singapore

As good as it seems, The Straits Times has quoted Wendy Chua as saying it’s not meant to replace the traditional washing machines. But more a hybrid of the washing machine and the dry cleaner. Bummer…

There should be a strong market for this if it’s not too costly. After all, a large portion of potential buyers will likely be those looking to save some money on water usage.

Update 1: Here are some pictures of the Airwash, Airwash’s inventors, and some other worthy products showcased at the Electrolux Design Lab 2005 competition.

Update 2: “I’ve heard of this for the future of space travel. they should expect NASA to be knocking on their door soon.” – BLACKANGEL32076

I don’t know much about space travel, but this is perhaps the most qualified comment around the web so far. Everyone, including myself, has been thinking about home usage. But yeah, what about space travel usage? The water saved could mean a lot. Any experts in the spacecraft field could give a comment?