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Extension-C Cables™
The Unnecessary Inventions archive
Solving problems that don’t exist.
Real inventions. Entirely unnecessary. An ongoing collection of overly engineered ideas by Matty Benedetto.
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Extension-C Cables™
Ten-foot USB-C charging cables with the chunky look of classic extension cords.
The Citicar Project Is Back!
The Citicar rebuild returns with a refreshed look and plans to get running before winter.
The Buzz Buddy™
A mini digital drinking companion with sip-detection tech — every sip you take, he takes one too.
The Pixel Lamp
A clap-activated pixel lamp with 168 programmable LEDs, reimagining the Autodesk logo — double-clap to change modes.
How I Built Offscreen
From chaotic prototype to a single clean PCB — how OFFSCREEN came to life.
Offscreen
A simple PCB game board built to cut screen time — 5 minutes offscreen instead of on your phone.
3D Printed Suitcase — The Airport Test
Putting my 3D printed suitcase through a real carry-on and checked flight — research for v2.
The Snack Safe™
A snack safe that only unlocks once you’ve walked a set distance — earn what’s inside.
The Mood Mug™
The only coffee mug with 5 different handles — pick one based on your morning mood.
The Intersection Opener™
NYC street signs reimagined as bottle openers — each a different iconic intersection, sold blind-box style.
I Redesigned My Studio Entrance with ChatGPT
Redesigned my studio entrance with ChatGPT — picking the blue and calculating the paint.
Studio Upgrade
Small, nuanced life problems deserve overly engineered solutions.
The Tragic Mouse™️
the first iPhone case that doubles as a fully functional computer mouse.
Carvana sent me their own invention, so I put it through the test
Testing Carvana’s World Cup-Holder, an unusual way to carry a trophy.
DAS CLOG™️
The classic beer boot glass reimagined and inspired by everyone’s favorite clogs.
How I built my 3D Printed suitcase
Start to finish, this is how I built my 3D Printed suitcase.
Evidence that these actually work
Inventions in motion.
The idea is ridiculous. The prototype is real.
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Extension-C Cables™
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The Citicar Project Is Back!
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The Buzz Buddy™
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The Pixel Lamp
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How I Built Offscreen
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The Ui Studio · Burlington, Vermont
Meet the person responsible
I had a bad idea. So I built it.
I’m Matty Benedetto. From my studio in Burlington, Vermont, I design and build solutions to problems nobody asked me to solve. This is where all those ideas live.
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Unnecessary. On purpose.
A few ideas escaped the archive
Some of these you can actually own.
The inventions are here. The objects made for real life are at MATTY.