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The man who rammed a pickup truck into revelers on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day wore Meta smart glasses when he was planning and conducting the attack, the FBI said Sunday. IDC has also found that the smart wearable market is dominated by smartwatches and ear wear, but smart glasses are expected to slowly increase in sales over the next few years. “Meta glasses appear to look like regular glasses, but they allow a user to record videos and photos hands-free. “Jabbar was wearing a pair of Meta glasses when he conducted the attack on Bourbon Street, but he did not activate the glasses to livestream his actions that day. “They’re not cost-prohibitive.”The video shot by the Meta glasses also shows areas from a slightly more intuitive angle than a smartphone or a helmet-mounted camera would, he said.

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☆ How the New Orleans suspect Shamsud-din Jabbar planned the truck attack
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-07 | by ( Celina Tebor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Nearly a week after Shamsud-din Jabbar rammed a pickup truck into a busy crowd celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans, killing 14, details of how he planned the attack are becoming clearer. As investigators piece together his movements and motivations, it appears Jabbar – whom officials have said acted alone and was radicalized – was preparing the Bourbon Street attack for months. The person who sold the rifle didn’t know Jabbar or that he was planning the attack, Jackson added. Gerald Herbert/APWithin an hour, home camera footage showed him unloading the white truck outside the Airbnb in New Orleans. He had driven from Houston to New Orleans by himself, and was the only person seen entering and leaving the Airbnb, officials said.

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☆ Meta glasses were used by the New Orleans attacker. Here’s what they do
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Auzinea Bacon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The attacker who drove a truck through New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day used Meta smart glasses to scout the scene weeks earlier, according to the FBI. “Jabbar was wearing a pair of Meta glasses when he conducted the attack on Bourbon Street, but he did not activate the glasses to livestream his actions that day,” Myrthil said on Sunday at a press conference. Meta released its smart glasses in 2021 in collaboration with Ray-Ban, called Ray-Ban Stories. The Meta smart glasses are priced as high as $379, according to the Ray-Ban website, and can be purchased at Best Buy, Target and T-Mobile, among other retailers. A still from a video released by the FBI from when Shamsud-Din Jabbar used Meta glasses to record as he rode a bicycle in New Orleans on October 31, 2024.

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☆ New Orleans ramps up security ahead of Mardi Gras and Super Bowl, but concerns and questions remain
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The city had also been gearing up for Carnival, with weeks of parades, performances and parties starting Monday. And in February, the crown jewel of American sports: Super Bowl LIX. The Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) designation and five-tiered ranking system determine whether events require federal security support such as field intelligence teams, air security, bomb detection dogs and more. The Super Bowl has been designated SEAR 1, the top tier reserved for “significant events” with national or international importance requiring “extensive” support. But there were no such sturdy bollards on New Year’s Eve; they were under repair, with new barriers set to be installed before the Super Bowl takes place.

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☆ New Orleans attacker filmed visits to city weeks earlier, wore Meta smart glasses during attack
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-05 | by ( Doha Madani | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | She Her. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The New Orleans terrorist attacker visited the Louisiana city twice in the weeks before the attack and recorded video of the area using Meta smart glasses, the FBI revealed Sunday. He wore the smart glasses to record video as he rode a bicycle through the French Quarter during that trip, FBI Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil said on Sunday. FBI“Meta glasses appear to look like regular glasses, but they allow a user to record videos and photos hand-free,” Myrthil said. One subject of further inquiry is a trip Jabbar made to Cairo in 2023 and another trip to Canada roughly a week after his return. “Our agents are getting answers as to where he went, who he met with, and how those trips may or may not tie into his actions here in our city in New Orleans,” Myrthil said.

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☆ The New Orleans attacker wore Meta smart glasses to record the area in advance, FBI says
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-05 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The New Orleans attacker used Meta glasses to record the area before the massacre, the FBI says. The FBI also said the man stopped a multiple gun stores in Texas the day before the attack. The Army veteran who attacked a crowd in New Orleans on New Year's Day wore Meta smart glasses to record the area in advance, the FBI said at a press conference on Sunday. "Meta glasses appear to look like regular glasses, but they allow the user to record videos and photos hands-free," Myrthil told reporters. ADJabar was wearing the Meta glasses during the attack, but he did not livestream it, Myrthil said.

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