YouTube Music might let you upload your own music library

YouTube Music might be taking cues from what it's done with Google Play Music by letting you upload your library to the service. 9to5Google found the feature in the latest APK file of the app. New strings of code say it can have "all your songs in one place." It also talks about tracks from your album will show alongside the liked and added songs. 

The option could appear as a new tab in YouTube Music's Library section with a possible way to adjust what you see there in the settings page. The feature could look like the screenshot above, but that might not be the final form. 9to5Google believes this could also include content from Google Play Music. Google hasn't enabled this feature yet, so we're waiting for the time the company decides to do so.

CES 2020: L'Oreal Perso wants to customize your skin care and makeup routines

L'Oreal Technology Incubator

The idea behind L'Oreal Technology Incubator's newest project revolves around personalization. It's even in the name itself. The L'Oreal Perso uses augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and environmental data (like weather and UV index) to mix and dispense the exact amount of product you need from three NFC-enabled cartridges. The products in these cartridges could be serum, antioxidant, and moisturizer. 

Perso uses the app first to scan your face so it can analyze your skin's condition. It will grade your skin's quality based on criteria like dark spots, radiance, sagging, wrinkles, and pore visibility. The app will also take into account your skin-care goals, like getting rid of dark spots. 

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CES 2020: BMW's AR windshield concept uses your body language to understand what you want

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Perhaps it's already in its name, but BMW believes we would like to expand how we interact with our vehicles. The carmaker believes it doesn't just have to be through conversation, but through our body language, gaze, and gestures as well. So, BMW showed off the i Interaction EASE at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The concept windshield for self-driving cars also analyzes the rider's nonverbal signals.

Similar to what the company unveiled last year, the concept shows a windshield overlaid with a transparent display. Through augmented reality, the windscreen can show contextual information about nearby objects. The car's eye-tracking sensors will follow your gaze and show you more information about what's captured your attention. The i Interaction EASE will need you to gesture to interact with the item further.

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CES 2020: PopSockets introduces a wireless charger that works with PopGrips

One of the downsides of having a PopSockets PopGrip attached to your phone is that you won't be able to charge your device wirelessly unless you take it out. But the company remedies that with its new PopPower Home wireless charger. The US$60 charger debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It sports a hole in the middle of the charging pad so you can place your supported Apple or Android smartphone on it while it charges.

The PopPower Home charger works with phone cases that are up to 5mm thick. And it can even charge devices and accessories that don't have a PopGrip attached to it. So, it can also charge your AirPods with its wireless charging case—even if it has one of those case covers from PopSockets. There is an LED indicator on the side that will let you know if the case is charging.

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