# Ep 364: Clocks, Cameras, and Free Will

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2026-04-03
- Length: 48m
- Episode: 364
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will-46615bb6
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2026/04/03/hackaday-podcast-episode-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will/

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review the week's hacks, including Mirko Pavlesky's PVC enclosures, Utani's Saturnix retro camera, and Andy Isaacson's mathematical clock. They also discuss Signal Snowboards' cardboard guitar, solar balcony power plants in Europe, and Microsoft Copilot's 'entertainment only' terms of service.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will-46615bb6#t=1) Introduction and Hackaday News
- [5:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will-46615bb6#t=352) What's That Sound and April Fools
- [16:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will-46615bb6#t=965) Mirko Pavlesky's PVC Enclosures
- [20:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will-46615bb6#t=1242) Retro Cameras: Saturnix and Pixel Camera
- [25:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will-46615bb6#t=1551) Momentous Clock and SMT Tape Counter
- [32:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will-46615bb6#t=1941) Cardboard Guitar and Quick Hacks
- [41:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will-46615bb6#t=2496) Solar Balconies and Copilot Terms

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Mirko Pavlesky (other)
- Saturnix (product)
- Raspberry Pi 0 (chip)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Andy Isaacson (other)
- Signal Snowboards (company)
- Microsoft Copilot (product)

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- [469: It’s My Fault, But Also Your Fault](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-01-31-469-its-my-fault-but-also-your-fault) (Making It)
- [474: The Doublemint Gum Remote Control](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-03-07-474-the-doublemint-gum-remote-control) (Making It)
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- [Can AI Design IoT Hardware? | Flux's Matthias Wagner | Internet of Things Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2026-04-14-can-ai-design-iot-hardware-fluxs-matthias-wagner-internet-of-things-podcast) (IoT For All Podcast)

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