computer science

Tomofun

Tomofun is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tomofun rather than just read about it. In short: Tomofun is an international pet technology startup founded in 2014 by Victor Chang and mentored by Steve Chang, chairman of the global software security company Trend Micro. Tomofun's debut product, Furbo, an interactive pet camera, was launched through the crowdfunding website Indiegogo in 2016 and became one of the fastest growing crowdfunding campaigns in history, reaching its crowdfunding goal in less than 8 hou…

Key takeaways

Tomofun belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tomofun to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tomofun from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Tomofun is an international pet technology startup founded in 2014 by Victor Chang and mentored by Steve Chang, chairman of the global software security company Trend Micro. Tomofun's debut product, Furbo, an interactive pet camera, was launched through the crowdfunding website Indiegogo in 2016 and became one of the fastest growing crowdfunding campaigns in history, reaching its crowdfunding goal in less than 8 hours.

Products Furbo Dog Camera Furbo Dog Camera, launched in April 2016 through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, is an interactive pet camera designed specifically for dogs that features 2-way audio, live video streaming, and a "treat-tossing" feature that allows users to launch treats in the air in order to remotely play and interact with their pets. It has been featured in online consumer tech publications including The Verge, TechCrunch, and Gizmodo and has become one of the fastest growing crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo. Furbo Dog Nanny Furbo Dog Nanny is a dog monitoring service that alerts dog owners to dog activities and potential dangers in real-time. Notifications such as Dog Activity Alert, Person Alert, and Dog Selfie Alert allow dog owners to know what is happening at home.

References

External links Official website Furbo Indiegogo campaign

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tomofun

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tomofun claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tomofun before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tomofun ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tomofun

In research: Tomofun appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tomofun in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tomofun is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American companies established in 2014, Cameras, Consumer electronics, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tomofun outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tomofun in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Tomofun means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Tomofun out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Tomofun in simple terms?

Why does Tomofun matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tomofun?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tomofun.