# Gyroscope on The No Agenda Show

Gyroscope comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from July 2018 to September 2025.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** July 2018 – September 2025
- **Related topics:** [Accelerometer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/accelerometer.md), [Darren O'neill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/darren-o-neill.md), [Hoverboard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hoverboard.md), [Northeastern University](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/northeastern-university.md), [Privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/privacy.md), [Segway](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/segway.md), [Silicon Valley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/silicon-valley.md), [Squeaky Chair](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/squeaky-chair.md), [Transportation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transportation.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Fitness Tracker Tip and End of Show Mix

- **Episode:** [1803: Drone Wall](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1803-drone-wall.md)
- **Published:** 2025-09-28
- **Time:** 2:57:00–3:06:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1803-drone-wall/chapter/fitness-tracker-tip-and-end-of-show-mix.md

John Dvorak provides a "Tip of the Day" regarding affordable $25 fitness trackers that monitor sleep and blood oxygen using Chinese sensors. The show concludes with a classic "End of Show Mix" by Darren O'Neill, featuring a song about Dvorak's famously squeaky chair. The hosts sign off from Fredericksburg and Northern Silicon Valley, promising to return for the next episode.

Keywords: fitness tracker, blood oxygen, [gyroscope](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gyroscope.md), [darren o'neill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/darren-o-neill.md), [squeaky chair](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/squeaky-chair.md), [silicon valley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/silicon-valley.md)

### Electric Unicycles, Gyroscopic Balance, Road Safety

- **Episode:** [1407: Gob of Goo](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1407-gob-of-goo.md)
- **Published:** 2021-12-12
- **Time:** 1:50:50–1:53:40
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1407-gob-of-goo/chapter/electric-unicycles-gyroscopic-balance-road-safety.md

John Dvorak describes seeing a person on a high-speed electric unicycle zipping through an intersection at an estimated 40 miles per hour. Adam Curry explains that these devices use gyroscopes for balance, similar to a Segway, and are controlled by leaning. They debate the safety and difficulty of riding such "hands-free" transportation devices in urban environments.

Keywords: electric unicycle, [segway](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/segway.md), [gyroscope](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gyroscope.md), [hoverboard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hoverboard.md), [transportation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transportation.md)

### Side Channel Attacks, Smartphone Sensor Spying

- **Episode:** [1051: Liberal World Order](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1051-liberal-world-order.md)
- **Published:** 2018-07-16
- **Time:** 2:32:49–2:35:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1051-liberal-world-order/chapter/side-channel-attacks-smartphone-sensor-spying.md

Researchers at Northeastern University demonstrated "side channel attacks" that use a smartphone's accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer to track a user's location without GPS permission. These sensors can be accessed by malicious apps, such as a simple flashlight app, to guess where a user lives or works. The researchers note that there is currently no way for users to turn these sensors off.

Keywords: side channel attack, [accelerometer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/accelerometer.md), [gyroscope](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gyroscope.md), [northeastern university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/northeastern-university.md), [privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/privacy.md)

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