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title: Uber meets IoT
description: Thanks to Ninjablocks and their Ninjasphere, Uber meets IoT. Use gesture
  control to call for an Uber ride. Uber revolutionised the world of personal transport
  via an app on your mobile. Imagine the same power of apps onto any smart device
  in your home, business, city, etc. using the operating system you are already familiar
  with.  […]
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[Maarten Ectors](https://canonical.com/blog/author/maarten-ectors "More about Maarten Ectors")

on 8 April 2015

# Uber meets IoT

[Ubuntu Core](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-core)

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Thanks to [Ninjablocks](https://ninjablocks.com/) and their [Ninjasphere](https://ninjablocks.com/ninjasphere/buy), Uber meets IoT. Use [gesture control to call for an Uber ride](http://blog.ninjablocks.com/ideas/tap-to-ride-an-uber-button-for-the-ninja-sphere/). Uber revolutionised the world of personal transport via an app on your mobile. Imagine the same power of apps onto any smart device in your home, business, city, etc. using the operating system you are already familiar with. Try out [Snappy Ubuntu Core](http://ubuntu.com/things) today and show the world what you are capable of.

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