Meta, the glasses and Orleans

The New Orleans attacker wore Meta glasses. What can they be used for?
The attacker who drove a truck through Bourbon Street in New Orleans used Meta smart glasses to scout the scene ahead of New Year’s Day, according to an announcement from the FBI on Sunday.
Meta smart glasses worn by the New Orleans attacker have raised privacy concerns
The man who rammed a pickup truck into revelers on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day wore Meta smart glasses when planning and conducting the attack, the FBI said Sunday. While there’s no indication that the glasses were essential to the assault,
Meta Smart Glasses First Big Cultural Moment Is a Terror Attack
Meta’s grand innovation in the smart glasses space is concealment. Ray-Ban is one of the most iconic and ubiquitous sunglasses brands in the world. Its Wayfarer is so popular that it’s inspired countless knockoffs. A passing glance at a pair of Meta glasses doesn’t register alarm in people. Unless you’re looking closely, they’re just glasses.
What are Meta glasses, the eye tech used by the New Orleans Bourbon Street attacker?
The glasses can take photos and videos and even use an AI assistant to answer questions about a wearer's surroundings.
What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter
They're frames with a built-in camera, speakers and artificial intelligence that can be controlled with your voice, buttons and some simple gestures.
The New Orleans attacker wore Meta smart glasses to record the area in advance, FBI says
The New Orleans attacker used Meta smart glasses to record the area in advance and was wearing them during the attack, the FBI said at a press conference on Sunday.
FBI says New Orleans attacker surveyed area using Meta smart glasses
Shamsud-Din Jabbar wore the same Meta smart glasses when he carried out his New Year’s Day attack, but there’s no indication he was recording, authorities said.
FBI: Meta Smart Glasses Used to Plot New Orleans Attack
The New Year's Eve attacker recorded footage of Bourbon Street with smart glasses in the months before he killed 14 people by driving into them with a rented pick-up truck.
FBI Says Meta’s Smart Glasses Used to Help Plan New Orleans Terror Attack
The driver who mowed down a Bourbon Street New Year's crowd and killed 14 made two earlier visits to New Orleans, where he used the device to shoot video of the target area.
Image shows IED that was placed in French Quarter by truck attacker
Authorities say the New Orleans truck attacker placed two IEDs in the French Quarter. The photo shows rolls of nails and what appears to be a radio receiver inside a cooler.
New Orleans institutes changes in French Quarter
As carnival season kicks off in New Orleans, changes to increase safety have been put in place in the wake of the New Year's Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street.
Meta glasses allowed truck-ramming suspect to blend in: Experts
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Law Enforcement Finds Bourbon Street Attacker Used Meta Glasses To Survey The Area Months Before The Attack
The glasses, created by Meta, permits hands-free recording, allowing the new Orleans attacker to capture footage without ...
What are the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter?
Shamsud-Din Jabbar recorded video with the glasses as he cycled through the French Quarter and plotted the attack ...