article_snippet: Usually when President Obama steps out on St Patrick's day, it's President Obama brilliant green tie which steals the show.
article_snippet: But today another accessory won the day - the enormous new 'smart watch' festooning the Commander-in-Chief's wrist.
article_snippet: President Obama was seen today wearing the hefty item - a Fitbit Surge device - as President Obama walked around D.C. and met with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, and later lunched with congressmen on Capitol Hill.
article_snippet: New accessory: President Obama sported the watch at a meeting today with Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland .
article_snippet: Check a meeting today with Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland: President Obama has recently said that President Obama was considering getting a Fitbit, or President Obama rival the Apple watch .
article_snippet: President Obama has previous expressed President Obama interest in emergent 'wearable' technology.
article_snippet: Suiting up: President Obama was pictured earlier today with an Apple watch while getting dressed .
article_snippet: The testing had evidently begun by Tuesday, when President Obama prominently wore the device for President Obama public engagements.
article_snippet: One feature the President may be particularly keen on is that the device is programmable to have a golf mode.
highlights_snippet: President wore $250 body-monitoring device around Washington, D.C.
  Was spotted with the item speaking to Enda Kelly, Ireland's Prime Minister .
  
highlights_snippet: In February gave interview saying he was toying with buying on of the item speaking to Enda Kelly, Ireland's Prime Minister .