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How Homeless People Use Technology: A Photo Essay On Street Poverty And Consumer Gadgets
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-homeless-people-use-technology-2014-11?op=1This is Calvin, who owns both a Dell Inspiron laptop and a Samsung smartphone.
"King" is originally from Virginia. While he has been in New York for most of his life, King is trying to change that. "I'm trying to move away as we speak," he said. "I would like to go to North Carolina."
King uses a Blackberry that a stranger gave him (after the stranger upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S3). "I want to get on Facebook, Twitter, all that stuff," he said. King also uses mobile email to find odd jobs.
Mux is a NYC native who uses his Toshiba Satellite laptop to mix music using a program called Camtasia. When asked about his favorite music, Mux quickly said, "Dean Martin, my favorite album is his love songs."
