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Building REST API in Python using FastAPI

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Building REST API in Python using FastAPI In this article I will discuss some basics about RESTful webservice and developing a web service in Python using Fast API framework. First let’s see what a RESTful service is. REST stands for Representational state transfer. It is a standard for developing interactive applications that use web services. We have multiple architectural guiding constraints in developing RESTful services. For detailed information on RESTful services, I recommend to below resources: ·         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer ·         https://flask-restful.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ (Flask is another Python framework for building web services) What is FastAPI? FastAPI is a modern high-performance web framework that with Python3.6+ based on standard Python. While there are many articles out there mentioning about performance of FastAPI, the FastAPI documentation itself has explained very well about the benchmarks and speed wi

Connect Smartly to Your Baby With Owlet Sock

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Owlet, a startup based out of Utah has introduced the smart sock for new born babies. This smart sock uses a hospital technology Pulse oximetry, which is test to measure the oxygen level of blood.The smart sock owlet will alert if baby stops breathing. Owlet is wireless and gentle. This sends signals to independent base station. The independent base station has both green and red light indicator. The green light keeps glowing for normal heart rate, when heart rate or oxygen appear to be out of normal range the independent base stations glows up red light. And now to monitor the numerical values you need an apple device. The owlet application works on any device running iOS 8 or higher. Using the application you can monitor heart rate and oxygen level. When either heart rate or oxygen level is out of normal range then owlet alarms from base station and phone.

Trivoly: We make your watch a smartwatch!

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Unable to afford a smartwatch? Can't resist from using your normal watch? But in dire need of smartwatch? Here is a solution coming for you from Trivoly, which could easily turn your favourite watch into smart watch. This device uses a small super thin disc which is 3.0mms thick which is placed back of the watch and then this disc is connected to your phone via bluetooth. This device has got inbulit long lasting baterry upto 4days and also this can be charged using a USB charger. This device is compatible with regular watches and you will be able to control many smart phone apps. Features that Trivoly packs up with : Step Counter Messages Calls, Alerts, Notifications  Apps that can be used: Camera, Spotify, itunes and many more Hypo allergic mulitcolored LED's Works with iOS 8 - 9 on iPhone 5 and above Works with all Android 4.4+ phones Where as Trivoly 2 comes up some more features in addtion to above like Full Fitness tracker Heart Rate Sens

China into Passenger Aviataion: First Large Passenger Plane

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China releseases its first large passeger plane. Though it is not into air the state owned COMAC is behind its fabrication and manfacturing. They have introduced it to market in Shanghai's International Airport. This is going to give a tough competition for Airbus and Boeing. COMAC also stated officially that, they have orders prebooked most of them are in state airline and in addition to these  they also have few orders from GE Aviation. The plane is narrow body twin engine and named as C919(COMAC919). COMAC has used foreign made jet engines and aviation techniques and where as design and assembly is populated in Shangai. The seating capacity of this flight ranges from 156-174.

Nokia raised curtain for Android Platform Mobile Phone at MWC2014

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Nokia leading mobile manufacturer unveiled its Android based mobile phones NokiaX, X+ and XL. As of now all the three Phones run on customized Android OS which will not let the user to have access for Play Store and in addition this the design is also not that innovative it stands physically replica to Asha and While coming to UI/UX internally Asha + Windows Phone OS like mono-body design of Lumia Series and interestingly all the three models have Windows Phone OS feature Live Tiles even in this Android Phones and fast lane tasking is inherited to these models from Asha series. These Phone are not completely Android Phones but they rely on open source Android Platform and all these Phones are provided with cloud storage from Microsoft's One Drive with 10 GB of free storage.All three mobile Phones are available in SIX colors. Specs: Nokia X : Screen: 4"" LPS with 800*480 p RAM: 512 MB Camera 3MP Rear fixed focus SIM: Dual Sim Processor: 1Ghz dual core S

BBM 2.0: Voice Calls for iOS and Android

BlackBerry has updated its messenger BBM to BBM 2.0 with new features that allows users to share data and make free calls to BBM contacts using either cellular data or Wi-Fi.  BBM 2.0 has feature called BBM voice that lets users to make free calls to their BBM contacts using either cellular data or Wi-Fi, one more new feature that allow users to share their real time location. This version also includes one click sharing of your photos, documnets, and other files to thier connections even BBM 2.0 has update emoticon with 100 new ones. Sharing of documents, photos and files is powered by Drop Box and sharing location is powered by Glymse. BBM 2.0 features: Free voice call to BBM contacts via cellular or Wi-fi One Click loaction sharing One Click File Sharing Add 100 new emoticons

Twitter into e-commerce service

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Twitter, a social networking site expanding its services to e-commerce on its social networking site Twitter. Re/code a tech news site posted screenshot of service and it also confirms that twitter is about to finalize the deal with payment services company Stripe. Stripe is going to handle the back end processing services for twitter e-commerce as of now for front end service twitter is about to join hand with fancy.com which lets user to purchase inside twitter app and website. The screenshot is part of documents which are mock-ups created by fancy.com. In addition to fancy.com it also presumed that Twitter may partner with other services also. As the screenshots show, the Twitter Commerce tweets will appear inside of Twitter users streams, much like the company’s Promoted Tweet advertising products. Some Commerce tweets will also show up inside Twitter’s Discover section, which shows off a mix of activity from a user’s network of people they follow (including, interestin