Google Glass works great in low 20-degree weather, as I proved today when I walked from the US Capitol to the Washington Monument in Snowstorm Janus. It took about 20 minutes and I encountered tourists, dogs, snowballs, snow angels, reporters, and even a museum alarm (plus a guy running away: exciting). Along the way I talked to myself. About whatever came to mind (including Glass).
I tweeted a lot of photos from Glass. I’ll add them below. But, in the meantime, I wanted to upload, embed, and tweet this video, literally while the snow is still flying. Thank you to everyone who favorited and commented on those tweets, I enjoyed the feedback while I was out and about in the biggest DC snowstorm in three years! (Which is not so big as all, since I grew up in northern Idaho and norther Illinois.)
I am heading out into the Washington DC snow storm am I dressed appropriately
— Charles Webster, MD ()
here is a vignette of the National Building Museum with snow before
— Charles Webster, MD ()
I learned that on the head detection is interfered with by ear muffs but the micro display doesn't fog
— Charles Webster, MD ()
these two guys are playing chess in the snow but I had to closely examine his hand to figure that out
— Charles Webster, MD ()
I call this picture the United States Capitol and obey this signal
— Charles Webster, MD ()
I'm not the only one out taking pictures of the Washington DC monuments in the snow pic.twitter.com/Mbszpa5Oul
— Charles Webster, MD ()
looking from the US Capitol toward the Washington Monument which is completely invisible in the snow
— Charles Webster, MD ()
what do you do if your primary Google glass runs out of power switch to backup pair
— Charles Webster, MD ()
starting to get a bit windy here in DC blowing the snow around
— Charles Webster, MD ()
the house of Sweden the Swedish embassy on the Potomac River is one of my favorite DC buildings
— Charles Webster, MD ()
looking up the Potomac toward the Key Bridge next to Georgetown
— Charles Webster, MD ()
looking along the Potomac towards the Watergate Hotel and the Kennedy Center
— Charles Webster, MD ()
oh look they just turned on the lights under the eaves of the Kennedy Center very pretty
— Charles Webster, MD ()
another shot of the house of Sweden which is the Swedish embassy it is a really beautiful building
— Charles Webster, MD ()
the street lights just came on and they glow in the snowflakes
— Charles Webster, MD ()
just when I was beginning to enjoy the solitude I'm joined by a DC snow plow
— Charles Webster, MD ()
Georgetown Washington harbor Ice Rink digs out from under the snow preparing for skating operations
— Charles Webster, MD ()
my trusty snow in crusted boots I salute you for I could not have had so much fun today without you
— Charles Webster, MD ()