Manufacturer of insulated beverage bottles Thermos is joining a number of other companies that use iPhone app as a marketing tool. Their offering (app) is called OasisPlaces and it’s designed to help folks stay cool and hydrated while on-the-go. The free application acts like a location-aware user-generated guide that allows users to track locations, ratings and even photos of public water fountains across the U.S. Additionally, registered users can add their own fountains and comments. As you may know, it can be challenging to keep a reusable bottle full of fresh water while away from home or work. OasisPlaces comes with tons of locations where users can refill their Thermos (or some other) bottles while travelling. According to the official press release, using an insulated beverage bottle is not only environmentally friendly, but also cost effective — in comparison, buying just one disposable water bottle a day can cost an average Read More

By Chris Hall on August 6th, 2010 Thermos wants us to stop using disposable plastic bottles and start using public water fountains. In their latest effort to stop people’s wasteful use of plastic water bottles (I definitely just ruined my chances for covering the next Ozarka app), Thermos, the “leading manufacturer of vacuum-insulated reusable beverage bottles,” has come out with OasisPlaces. “OasisPlaces is a lifestyle user-generated app used to locate accessible public water fountains in cities across the United States and Canada.” Once you are a registered user, you can GPS tag (or type in the address of) public water fountains, wherever they may be. In a stroke of genius, the app even lets you rate the fountains for their “coldness, cleanliness, location and flavor.” Being a kid raised in the “public water fountain” generation, I definitely appreciate a cold blast of water coming from a water fountain. I’m a bit Read More