Get excited, because this is where smart home begins (again)! Despite what you may have heard, the smart home is not dead. It just moved. Smart home innnovation has moved away from the companies and people you expected to make your smart home dreams a reality. It's now in the hands of a few innovators. Today, I'll show you where those innovators are and how you can start to build a truly smart home with tech from around the world. Join this channel's member program to get access to extra videos, early releases, and our member's vault! (Automater II and higher), plus other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtRSKEipM17PF7n0mi66btQ/join Timecodes for today's video: 00:00 - The Smart Home Is Not Dead 0:40 - The Movers 2:25 - Anti-Google 5:39 - The Geniuses Of Smart Home 8:00 - The Smart Home Grew Up Channel links: Subscribe to Take The Frustration Out Of Automation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtRSKEipM17PF7n0mi66btQ?sub_confirmation=1 Automate Your Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com and other Amazon websites. Thanks for watching, and Live Smart. Brian

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