In keeping with its mixed reality promise, the Lowe's HoloLens showroom, which Microsoft says will kick off this month at a Lynwood, WA location, will be a mock-up of a mostly empty kitchen. That way customers can properly select from amongst different features like countertops, tables and cabinets, and view them all at scale. Microsoft says these holographic kitchen options will be at a high enough visual fidelity that customers will be able to distinguish key design elements such as how a matte or shiny appliance might look within a space. These holographic design plans will also be shareable online, so customers can walk away with a visual of their work in progress.

The first phase of this pilot program is slated for a select number of stores in the greater Seattle area, a location that's close to home for Microsoft, and will initially be used for internal testing before being open to customers. But there are plans to expand its reach to locations in Raleigh, North Carolina, which also conveniently happens to be nearby Lowe's own headquarters.

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